What the birth date & the badges mean
The βNaming forβ bar (above). Enter the child's birth date β future or past β and, optionally, birth time and the family surname. It's not required: leave it blank to just browse by popularity. When a date is set, every name is scored for how well it aligns with that birth date in traditional naming systems, and you unlock the β¨ Auspicious sort. Time and surname make the reading more precise.
β1 Numerology number (Expression number). Every name reduces to a single number 1β9 by mapping each letter to a value and adding them up. Each number carries a traditional trait β e.g. 1 = Leader, 3 = Creative, 6 = Nurturer, 8 = Executive. A β marks a βmaster numberβ (11/22/33), considered especially intense. Open any name to see its full meaning.
Harmonious / Neutral / Perfect Alignment with the birth date. This compares the name's number to the birth date's Life Path number: Perfect = an exact match, Harmonious = the same energetic family (e.g. 3-6-9 creative, 1-5-7 independent, 2-4-8 material), Neutral = workable but takes a little more effort. It only appears once a birth date is set.
Water Five-Element reading. The colored pill is the name's element (Wood/Fire/Earth/Metal/Water), read from its first sound.
Restrains the year Element relationship (last badge). When a birth date is set, this shows how the name's element relates to the birth-year element in the traditional element cycle: Nourished by the year = the year's element feeds the name's (support flows to the child) Β· Nourishes the year = the name's element feeds the year's Β· Same element = identical, reinforcing Β· Restrains the year = the name's element restrains the year's (adds control/structure) Β· Restrained by the year = the year's element restrains the name's (more friction) Β· Neutral = no direct tie. Open a name to see the full explanation.
These are traditional belief systems shown for cultural interest β not predictions about your child.
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- Glenise Girl β8 Wood New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Winsome Girl β8 Water New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Erena Girl β7 Earth Brazil, France +4
- Soane Boy β9 Metal Brazil, France +2
- Nardia Girl β11β Fire New Zealand, U.S.A. +1
- Tineke Girl β1 Fire Belgium, East Frisia +5
- Anayat Unisex β8 Earth Canada, New Zealand +3
- Eseta Girl β5 Earth New Zealand, Scotland +2
- Tupou Unisex β3 Fire New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Olwyn Girl β8 Earth Ireland, New Zealand +3
- Raewyn Girl β5 Fire New Zealand, Scotland +1
- Tayne Boy β2 Fire Brazil, New Zealand +3
- Jind Girl β1 Metal New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Elahi Girl β8 Earth New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Aroha Girl β7 Earth Maori (New Zealand), New Zealand +4
- Grahame Boy β8 Wood Great Britain, Ireland +4
- Noelene Girl β7 Fire Brazil, Ireland +3
- Peta Girl β6 Water East Frisia, New Zealand +3
- Tui Unisex β5 Fire Maori (New Zealand), New Zealand +2
- Chontelle Girl β4 Metal New Zealand, Scotland +2
- Dougal Boy β6 Fire Great Britain, New Zealand +3
- Franciscus Boy β5 Water Belgium, Canada +5
- Gurniwaz Boy β11β Wood New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Miriama Girl β1 Water New Zealand, Scotland +2
- Nadar Unisex β2 Fire New Zealand, Scotland +2