Phoenix
FireUsed for girls and boys
- Linked by tradition
- the phoenix, the mythical bird that burns and rises from its ashes Well attested
- Origin
- Greek, via Latin
- Element: Fire
linked with: phoenix
BaZi is a centuries-old Chinese way of reading the moment you were born, and naming with it sorts names by the five elements.
Inspired by Chinese naming: the element comes from the name's meaning, never from its letters or sound.
- Popularity
US 2025: #534 (girls), #329 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #733 (girls), #287 (boys)
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Names with a similar meaning
Related in meaning in Chinese
- 烽 fēng beacon fire
- 焰 yàn flame
- 焱 yàn blazing flames
- 燃 rán ignite
- 炽 chì blazing Traditional form: 熾
- 炎 yán flame
Source: Unicode Unihan