The Year of the Ox

Today we usher in the Chinese new year, the year of the Ox.  An appropriate symbol of hard work, steadfastness, and conservatism, you may wish to consider a name that reflects these qualities. The Ox is an Earth sign known for supreme intelligence, speaking only when necessary, and keeping to himself.  

For more Earth-bound ideas, please see Autumnal Names.  You can read about Chinese naming practices and suggestions for what might work well in both languages in Names for Your Chinese-American Baby.

Below are a few internationally inspired choices that might be appropriate for your ox stot:

 

GIRLS

Avani- Sanskrit, “earth”

Ceres- Ancient Roman, “to grow”, Roman goddess of agriculture

Demeter- Greek, “earth mother”, Greek goddess of agriculture

Gaia- Greek, “earth”, and the goddess of the earth

Georgia, Georgina, Georgianna- Greek, “farmer”

Hui- Chinese, “intelligent, wise”

Kun- Chinese, “earth”

Maha- Arabic, “wild cow”, which represents beauty

Millicent- From Amalswinth, “meaning work + strength” or “industrious”

Pratibha- Sanskrit, “light, splendor, intelligence”

Terra- Latin, “earth”

 

BOYS

Adam- Hebrew, debated meaning; man formed from the Earth

Aqil- Arabic, “intelligent, wise”

Aristaeus- Greek, “the best”; son of Apollo, and a god of agriculture, hunting, and cattle

Byron- English, “place of cow sheds”

Daichi- Japanese,  ”large, great” combined with”earth, land” or ”wisdom, intellect”

Enki- Sumerian, “lord of the earth”, god of water and wisdom

George- Greek, “farmer, earthworker”

Gopala- Sanskrit, “cow protector”

Gotama- Sanskrit, “the best ox”

Hugh, Hugo- Germanic, “mind, intellect”

Kun- Chinese, “earth”

Minh- Vietnamese, “bright, intelligent”

Selby- English, derived from Old Norse meaning “willow farm”

Sothy- Khmer, “intelligence”

Warwick- English, “dam farm”; pronounced WAHR-ik

Volos- Slavic mythology, the god of cattle; derived from volu meaning “ox”