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Used for girls and boys

Literal meaning
the English word rain, from Old English regn Likely
Origin
English word
Element: Water

meaning: rain

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: #1239 (girls), #1751 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1512 (girls), #1613 (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

The same meaning in Chinese

  • 雨 yǔ rain
  • 霖 lín long rain
  • 澍 shù timely rain
  • 霈 pèi heavy rain

Related in meaning in Chinese

  • 雪 xuě snow
  • 霜 shuāng frost

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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