Entry № 1259 · Chinese origin

Banzhao Banzhao — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BAN-jow /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Chinese
Meaning
"Earliest known female Chinese historian"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Chinese)

A name that means "earliest known female chinese historian".

Banzhao (班昭, c. 45-c. 120 CE) was the Han Dynasty historian and court teacher — daughter of Ban Biao, sister of Ban Gu and General Ban Chao. Tutored the Empress Deng.

Among the most important Han literary figures.

Earliest known female Chinese historian — a Chinese name.

The name in its native script.

班昭
Transliteration
Bān Zhāo
Pronunciation
/ ˈbæn.dʒaʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Banzhao stands.

Banzhao does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Banzhaos before her.

Real people
Ban Zhao
Han Dynasty historian.
c. 45 – c. 120 CE
In fiction
Banzhao
Completed the Book of Han.

Names connected to Banzhao.

The number behind Banzhao.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Banzhao reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.