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Baby Names Meaning Sea, River or Water

160 names with meanings: 83 girl names and 77 boy names.

Names linked to the sea, rivers, streams and rain are popular for their calm, flowing sound. They come from Irish, Welsh, Greek, Latin and many other languages.

Names are matched by the words in their traditional meaning, and meanings can vary by source.

Girl Names Meaning Sea, River or Water

83 girl names. Here are the first 10.

  1. 1.
    AftonEnglish
    Meaning: Afton river
  2. 2.
    AmayaBasque
    Meaning: The end; night rain
  3. 3.
    BeverlyEnglish
    Meaning: Beaver stream
  4. 4.
    BrookeEnglish
    Meaning: Small stream
  5. 5.
    BrooklynEnglish
    Meaning: Broken land; stream
  6. 6.
    ClodaghIrish
    Meaning: River name
  7. 7.
    CordeliaLatin
    Meaning: Heart; jewel of the sea
  8. 8.
    DelmaSpanish
    Meaning: Of the sea
  9. 9.
    DeloraLatin
    Meaning: Of the sea
  10. 10.
    DorisGreek
    Meaning: From the sea

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Boy Names Meaning Sea, River or Water

77 boy names. Here are the first 10.

  1. 1.
    ArnavSanskrit
    Meaning: Ocean
  2. 2.
    BeckEnglish
    Meaning: Brook
  3. 3.
    BilalArabic
    Meaning: Water
  4. 4.
    BradburnEnglish
    Meaning: Broad stream
  5. 5.
    BrooksEnglish
    Meaning: Small stream
  6. 6.
    CalderScottish
    Meaning: Rocky water
  7. 7.
    ClayborneEnglish
    Meaning: Clay stream
  8. 8.
    CoburnEnglish
    Meaning: Cove stream
  9. 9.
    ConwayWelsh
    Meaning: Holy river
  10. 10.
    CromwellEnglish
    Meaning: Winding stream

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