Hi, Lovelies.
I recently came back from my trip to Maine and it was amazing. Shout out to my friend Lizzy, who showed me her beautiful town. Now unfortunately, we were two hours away from the ocean and we didn’t manage to go to the beach, but just being able to be surrounded by stunning lakes and rippling streams was so healing for my soul. I truly believe that a part of me belongs in the water.
Which made me come up with what I wanted to write about. I’ve been meaning to create another name list and thought I should do a water inspired name list. So if you’re looking for a name for your pirate, mermaid, or just water powered character, this is for you.
Girls Names
A. Adva: Hebrew name that means “small wave or ripple”
B. Brook: English name meaning “small stream”
C. Cordelia: Latin name meaning “daughter of the sea”
D. Doris: Greek name meaning “gift of the ocean”
E. Eyre: Norse name meaning “gravel bank river”
F.
G. Guinevere: Welsh name meaning “white wave”
H. Hali: Greek name meaning “the sea”
I. Isla: Scottish or Spanish name meaning “island”
J. Jenna: English name meaing “white wave”
K. Kailani: Hawaiian name meaning “sea and sky” for Kai meaning sea and Lani meaning sky
L. Lorelai: German name meaning “alluring temptress.” The name comes from German legend about a siren. Might I suggest nicknaming them Lore, gives the perfect bookish and fairytale vibe.
M. Marella: Italian name that means “Bright, shining sea.”
N. Nerissa: Greek name meaning “from the sea”
O. Ona: Catalan name meaning “wave”
P. Pearl: Latin name meaning exactly what you think.
Q.
R. Riviera: Italian twist on river, which also means “coastline”
S. Shannon: Irish name meaning “old and wise.” However, the Shannon River is the longest river in Ireland
T. Talia: Hebrew name meaning “Gentle dew from heaven”
U. Undine: Latin name meaning “little wave”
V. Vanora: German name meaning “white wave”
W. Winslet: English name meaning “Wynn’s channel or stream”
X.
Y. Yara: Brazillian name meaning “water nymph”
Z. Zarya: Slavic name that originates from the name of water priestess and protectors in Slavic mythology
Boys Names
A. Arnav: Hindi name that means “ocean”
B. Beck: English name meaning “small stream”
C. Carlow: Irish name meaning “four-part lake”
D. Dylan: Welsh name meaning “son of the sea”
E. Eaton: English name meaning “riverside”
F. Ford: English name meaning “river crossing”
G. Glaucus: Greek name meaning “bluish-gray, gleaming”. The name is also of an ocean deity from Greek mythology
H. Hudson: English name meaning “Hugh’s son”, but also gives water vibes because of the Hudson river
I. Irving: Scottish name meaning “green river, sea friend”
J. Jordan: Hebrew name meaning “flowing down”, but is also reminiscent of the Jordan River
K. Kelwin: Scottish name meaning “narrow or wooded river”
L. Lochlan: Gaelic name meaning “Land of Lakes”
M. Maxwell: Scottish name that means “great stream”
N. Neptune: Greek name meaning “wet, damp, clouds” but is also the name of the Roman god the the sea
O. Ocean: Modern name meaning exactly as it sounds. (Sidenote, it’s the name of an amazing poet Ocean Vuong
P. Proteus: Greek name meaning “first” and is a minor Greek god of the sea
Q.
R. Rillian: German name meaning “small stream”
S. Saylor: Modern name based off the occupation of sailor
T. Thames: English name of the Thames river
U.
V.
W. Wade: English name meaning “river crossing”
X.
Y. Yangzi: Chinese name meaning inspired by the Yangtze River
Z. Zale: Greek name meaning “sea-strength”
Final Thoughts
This was kinda of a challenge and obviously some letter like X and Q were going to be harder than others, but I hoped you enjoyed the list just like I enjoyed making it. If you guys have any suggestions to any ocean themed names that can go in the blanks, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll add it when I see it. I hope these were helpful for all you writers searching for water themed names and if you need additionally help, I highly suggest going to Nameberry.
