Names Xihe

Xihe

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Xihe is a combination of two Chinese characters that mean "sun" and "river." In Chinese mythology, Xihe was the goddess who controlled the sun and determined the length of days.
Scripts(How to write)
羲和(Japanese Kanji, Chinese)
西河
Popularity
The name Xihe is not currently ranked in the top 1000 baby names in any country in the world.

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Xihe Name meanings & History

Xihe is a combination of two Chinese characters that mean "sun" and "river." In Chinese mythology, Xihe was the goddess who controlled the sun and determined the length of days. A Chinese sun goddess, mythologically she was the wife of Emperor Jun, and once the 'mother' of ten suns, in the form of Three-legged birds, residing in a mulberry tree in the eastern sea named Fusang. Each day one of the sun birds would be rostered to travel around the world on a carriage driven by Xihe. It's written 羲和, with the characters 羲 meaning "vapour, breath" and 和 meaning "harmony, peace, calm". The name Xihe is mostly used in China and other countries with Chinese-speaking populations.

Zodiac Sign of Xihe: Excited Gemini

Synonyms of Xihe:

X: Extravagant,X marks' the spot,Exaggeration,Extreme,Extensive,Exhaustive,Excitement

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

H: Hope,Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hyper

E: Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate,Environment,Enlighten,Expressive

Xihe is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Devious name