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Names meaning sea, water, river and wave
Names of water: the sea in Marina and Maren, the wave in Undine and Vilnis, rain in Varsha and the river in Jordan. 175 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aallotar
“wave maiden”
Finnish
Ahti
“name of the sea god”
Finnish
Alsu
“scarlet water”
Turkic
Amaya
may mean “night rain”
Basque and Japanese
Aphrodite
may mean “risen from sea foam”
Greek
Aras
may mean “the Aras river”
Turkish and Lithuanian
Arda
“river Arda”
Turkish
Arfor
“by the sea”
Welsh
Arnab
“ocean”
Sanskrit, via Bengali
Arnav
“ocean”
Sanskrit
Arnob
“ocean”
Sanskrit, via Bengali
Avital
“father of dew”
Hebrew
Aviva
“spring”
Hebrew
Bahar
“spring”
Persian
Baran
“rain”
Persian and Kurdish, via Turkish
Beryl
“sea-green gemstone”
Greek
Bev
“beaver stream”
Old English
Beverlee
“beaver stream”
Old English
Beverley
“beaver stream”
Old English
Beverly
“beaver stream”
Old English
Brook
“small stream”
Old English
Brooke
“small stream”
English
Burim
“spring, source”
Albanian
Cansu
“water of life”
Turkish
Caspian
may mean “from the Caspian Sea”
English
Chun
may mean “spring”
Chinese
Clodagh
“from the river Clodiagh”
Irish
Darya
“sea”
Persian and Greek
Delmar
may mean “of the sea”
Spanish
Deniz
“sea”
Turkish
Derya
“sea, ocean”
Persian, via Turkish
Dima
“steady rain”
Arabic
Dögg
“dew”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Doogie
“dark stream”
Gaelic
Doug
“dark water”
Scottish Gaelic, via English
Dougie
“dark stream”
Gaelic
Douglas
“dark stream”
Scottish Gaelic
Dylan
may mean “son of the sea”
Welsh
Eunwoo
may mean “grace and rain; or kindness and friend”
Korean
Gal
“wave”
Hebrew
Giang
may mean “river”
Vietnamese
Glyndwr
“valley of the water”
Welsh
Guadalupe
may mean “river of the wolf”
Spanish, from Arabic
Hải
may mean “sea, ocean”
Vietnamese
Haru
may mean “spring; or sunlight”
Japanese
Haruka
may mean “distant; or spring flower”
Japanese
Haruki
may mean “spring and tree”
Japanese
Iara
“lady of the waters”
Tupi, via Portuguese
Ibai
“river”
Basque
Iiris
“rainbow”
Greek, via Finnish
Iride
“rainbow”
Greek, via Italian
Iris
“rainbow”
Greek
Irmak
“river”
Turkish
Itxaso
“sea”
Basque
Jalaja
“born of water”
Sanskrit
Jarmila
“spring + dear”
Slavic
Jūratė
“of the sea”
Lithuanian
Kai
may mean “sea”
Hawaiian, Frisian, Japanese
Kailani
“sea and sky”
Hawaiian
Kaimana
“diamond; or power of the sea”
Hawaiian
Kainalu
“the wave”
Hawaiian
Kaito
may mean “depends on kanji; e.g. ocean and soar”
Japanese
Kastehelmi
“dewdrop”
Finnish
Kawailani
“the heavenly water”
Hawaiian
Kēhau
“the dew”
Hawaiian
Kēhaulani
“the dew of heaven”
Hawaiian
Kehlani
may mean “sea and sky”
Hawaiian-inspired, American
Keld
may mean “spring, or cauldron”
Old Norse, via Danish
Kendall
“valley of the river Kent”
Old English
Lachlan
“from the land of lakes”
Scottish Gaelic
Laine
“wave”
Estonian
Lana
may mean “light; or calm water”
Several
Lincoln
“lake colony”
Celtic and Latin, via English
Lynn
may mean “lake”
Welsh, via English
Lynne
may mean “lake”
Welsh, via English
Maayan
“spring, fountain”
Hebrew
Maren
“of the sea”
Latin, via Danish
Maria
may mean “beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Greek and Latin
Marijn
“of the sea”
Latin, via Dutch
Marin
“of the sea”
Latin
Marina
may mean “of the sea”
Latin
Marinela
“of the sea”
Latin, via South Slavic
Marinette
“of the sea”
Latin, via French
Marino
“of the sea”
Latin, via Italian and Icelandic
Marinus
“of the sea”
Latin
Marisol
“sea and sun”
Spanish
Marissa
may mean “of the sea, or Maria”
Latin, via English
Maristela
“star of the sea”
Latin, via Portuguese
Marlowe
“remnant of a lake”
Old English, via English
Marni
“of the sea”
Latin, via English
Marnie
may mean “of the sea”
Latin, via English
Mary
may mean “beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Greek and Latin
Maryna
“of the sea”
Latin, via Polish
Maxwell
“Mack's spring”
Scottish
Maya
may mean “illusion; or water”
Sanskrit, also Hebrew and Greek
Mayim
“water”
Hebrew
Meera
may mean “prosperous; or ocean”
Sanskrit
Meltem
“summer sea breeze”
Turkish
Meri
may mean “sea”
Finnish|Estonian
Meryem
“beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Arabic and Turkish
Mihika
may mean “perhaps mist, dew”
Sanskrit
Moana
“ocean”
Hawaiian, Maori and Polynesian
Molly
“beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via English
Morgan
may mean “sea-born; or sea circle”
Welsh
Mortimer
“dead sea, still lake”
French, via English
Morven
may mean “big mountain; or sea gap”
Scottish Gaelic
Muireall
may mean “bright sea”
Scottish Gaelic
Muireann
may mean “sea-white”
Irish
Murchadh
may mean “sea warrior”
Scottish Gaelic|Irish
Murdo
“sea warrior”
Scottish Gaelic
Muriel
“bright sea”
Celtic
Murphy
may mean “sea warrior”
Irish
Murray
“sea settlement”
Scottish Gaelic
Nada
may mean “hope or dew”
Slavic|Arabic
Nadeesha
may mean “of uncertain meaning; perhaps of rivers”
Sinhala
Nalu
“wave, surf”
Hawaiian
Nanami
may mean “seven seas”
Japanese
Nehir
“river”
Arabic, via Turkish
Nilofer
“water lily, blue lotus”
Persian, from Sanskrit
Nilufar
“water lily”
Persian
Nilüfer
“water lily”
Persian, via Turkish
Nomvula
“mother of rain, with rain”
Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa)
Ocean
may mean “ocean”
English
Océane
“ocean”
Greek, via French
Pelagia
“of the sea”
Greek
Pelagius
may mean “of the sea”
Greek, via Latin
Pınar
“spring, fountain”
Turkish
Pontus
“sea”
Greek, via Latin and Swedish
Rabia
may mean “spring, or fourth”
Arabic
Rain
“rain”
Old English
Raine
may mean “queen, or rain”
French and English
Rasa
“dew”
Lithuanian
Rasma
may mean “dew”
Latvian
Rayan
may mean “gate of paradise; or well-watered”
Arabic
Rinus
“of the sea”
Latin, via Dutch
Rio
“river”
Spanish and Portuguese
Ritu
“season”
Sanskrit
River
“river”
English
Rocio
“dew”
Spanish
Romy
may mean “dew of the sea (as Rosemary); or Roman”
German
Ronan
“little seal”
Irish
Rosemary
“dew of the sea”
Latin, via English
Rositsa
“dewdrop”
Bulgarian
Sabrina
“from the River Severn”
Celtic, via Latin
Sæbjörn
“sea + bear”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Sæmundur
“sea + protection”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Sær
“sea”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Sæþór
“sea + Thor”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Saikat
“sandy shore”
Sanskrit, via Bengali
Sarita
“river”
Sanskrit
Seabert
“sea bright”
Old English
Şebnem
“dew”
Persian, via Turkish
Selin
may mean “flowing water, stream”
Turkish
Shabnam
“dew”
Persian
Shannen
may mean “old river”
Irish
Shannon
may mean “old river”
Irish
Shishir
“cool season”
Sanskrit
Tal
“dew”
Hebrew
Talia
“dew of God”
Hebrew and Greek
Talya
may mean “dew of God”
Hebrew
Tansu
may mean “dawn water”
Turkish
Thủy
may mean “water; or jade green”
Vietnamese
Undine
“wave”
Latin
Varsha
“rain”
Sanskrit
Varun
“the god of the waters”
Sanskrit
Vasant
“spring”
Sanskrit
Vesna
“spring”
Slavic
Vidyasagar
“ocean of knowledge”
Sanskrit
Vilnis
“wave”
Latvian
Xuân
may mean “spring”
Vietnamese
Yağmur
“rain”
Turkish
Ylber
“rainbow”
Albanian
Yoko
may mean “sunlight child; or ocean child”
Japanese
Yu
may mean “rain; jade; or universe”
Chinese
Yuval
“stream”
Hebrew