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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- Pacey Boy β5 Water France, New Zealand +3
- Lynley Girl β3 Fire New Zealand, Scotland +1
- Alaska Girl β9 Earth New Zealand, Scotland +3
- Alfie Boy β6 Earth France, Ireland +8
- Jiraiya Boy β1 Metal New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Mele Girl β8 Water New Zealand, U.S.A.
- Ivor Boy β1 Earth Brazil, Canada +10
- Aliesha Girl β1 Earth New Zealand, Scotland +2
- Bronwen Girl β1 Water Canada, Great Britain +6
- Treena Girl β9 Fire Canada, New Zealand +2
- Saphire Girl β4 Metal France, New Zealand +3
- Ottilie Girl β9 Earth Austria, France +9
- Gwendolen Girl β9 Wood Canada, France +6
- Esmae Girl β7 Earth Canada, Ireland +5
- Atreus Boy β3 Earth Canada, New Zealand +2
- Dene Boy β1 Fire Brazil, New Zealand +3
- Tarryn Girl β33β Fire New Zealand, Scotland +2
- Tevita Boy β5 Fire New Zealand, Scotland +2
- Anthea Girl β22β Earth Canada, France +9
- Yu Girl β1 Earth Brazil, Canada +12
- Darran Boy β11β Fire Canada, Ireland +4
- Cassian Boy β3 Wood Brazil, France +5
- Esma Girl β11β Earth Albania, Armenia +15
- Jodeci Unisex β1 Metal Brazil, New Zealand +1
- Halsey Unisex β7 Earth New Zealand, U.S.A.