[name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother passed away last year. When she was alive she often spoke about her brother [name_m]David[/name_m] Redfern who was a fisherman. He was 20 when he was Lost at Sea when his fishing boat ‘St [name_m]Romanus[/name_m]’ went down in the 60s. He sailed out of the [name_m]Port[/name_m] of Hull ([name_m]Kingston[/name_m] Upon Hull). We used to go to the docks to cast flowers out to sea to remember him each year, and still do now to remember them both.
I plan to use [name_f]Marilla[/name_f] meaning ‘Shining Sea’ for a girls name, probably in the middle, to honour this heritage and my Grandmother. Her name was [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] but everyone called her [name_f]Ella[/name_f].
I’d like to honour [name_m]David[/name_m] in someway, but without using the name [name_m]David[/name_m], because I have another family member called [name_m]David[/name_m] and everyone would think it was to honour him.
So far I have thought of:
[name_m]Romanus[/name_m]
Redfern
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u] (although I do think of it as a girls name)
[name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_m]Kingston[/name_m]
I think the idea of [name_m]Romanus[/name_m]. Can anyone suggest any other boys names linked with either deep sea fishing or the sea? I’d be really grateful. Thanks.
I think of [name_f]Meryl[/name_f] /[name_u]Merrill[/name_u]/ [name_u]Merle[/name_u], the name of an elderly relative in my family. According to my [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] Lansky baby name book, it can mean “shining sea.”
And for a fishing reference, I think of St. [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], the Biblical disciple of [name_m]Christ[/name_m]. He and [name_m]Simon[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] were fishermen by trade. I like that [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], Simon, and [name_m]Peter[/name_m] are all traditional names like [name_m]David[/name_m].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about just [name_m]Roman[/name_m], as a simpler form of [name_m]Romanus[/name_m]?
I like the suggestion of [name_m]Roman[/name_m], it sort of streamlines [name_m]Romanus[/name_m] a bit and is probably less likely to get teased.
[name_u]Kai[/name_u] is quite popular on here, and apparently means ‘sea’.
You could go with another name which means ‘beloved’ as [name_m]David[/name_m] does, perhaps.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Marilla[/name_f]! Such a sweet idea to honor your grandmother in this way
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] - [name_m]Son[/name_m] of the Sea
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u] - Descendant of a Sea Warrior
[name_u]Murray[/name_u] - Settlement by the Sea
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] - From the Sea
[name_m]Ervin[/name_m]/[name_m]Marvin[/name_m] - Sea [name_m]Friend[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - Sea
Edmar - Wealthy Sea
[name_m]Drake[/name_m] – In the 1500s, [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Drake[/name_m] sailed around the world
Philmore - Lover of the Sea
If for a girl, I think [name_f]Fern[/name_f] is beautiful and something you could definitely use.
You can also go another route. ‘[name_m]David[/name_m]’ means ‘beloved,’ according to Nameberry. Here are some other names meaning ‘beloved’, so as to honour Unclde [name_m]David[/name_m]:
Such a sweet idea to honor your grandmother in this way