What are some ocean/sea/island type names for girls? We settled on the name [name_f]Isla[/name_f] but I am starting to second guess the fact (again) that many people cannot say it or spell it properly. We live on an island in [name_f]Maine[/name_f] and both feel our ties to the ocean have a lot of meaning for us.
Thanks!
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] is gorgeous and it is only four letters to spell. Islen, Isley are also options.
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Skyla[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Cyan[/name_u]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_u]Brighton[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] - means dew of the sea
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - means from the sea
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f] - sea nymph
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] - [name_f]Martha[/name_f]'s Vineyard
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - means light (like a light house)
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] - means light
[name_u]Harbor[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f] - means moonlight
[name_f]Azure[/name_f] - means blue
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] -a shade of blue
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
Isola - Italian for island
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] means island in Turkish and it is an international name too.
[name_f]Mai[/name_f] means blue in Ottoman Turkish and I think it is borrowed from Arabic or Persian, it can be spelled Mavi too.
[name_f]Lara[/name_f] means water fairy, Turkish form of Aegean is Ege and it is an unisex name on Turkey.
I don’t have any other girl names related to sea/ocean at the moment but I want to suggest Damla and Katre both mean drop of water in Turkish.
[name_f]Doris[/name_f] (a sea nymph in Greek mythology, whose name represented the bounty of the sea)
[name_f]Dulcie[/name_f] (based on Dulse - a type of edible seaweed)
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] (a sea nymph or oceanid)
Eurybia (goddess of mastery of the sea)
Galene (goddess of calm seas)
Kelpie (a waterhorse)
Mazu (Chinese goddess said to protect seafarers)
[name_f]Nix[/name_f] (water spirit)
[name_u]Nori[/name_u] (also seaweed but I think it sounds pretty)
[name_u]Ridley[/name_u] (sea turtle)
[name_f]Sirena[/name_f] (Phillipine mythology - mermaid)
As for [name_f]Isla[/name_f] - well, I’m sure that people will quickly learn to pronounce it correctly - so go with your heart.
I knew a girl in high school named [name_u]Ocean[/name_u], that could work. What about [name_f]Marin[/name_f] or [name_f]Aqua[/name_f]? [name_u]Ariel[/name_u] reminds me of the ocean because of the [name_m]Little[/name_m] Mermaid. It’s a bit out there, but I think Wave could work as a middle name. As for [name_f]Isla[/name_f], I pronounced it correctly the first time I saw it without having heard it said before/knowing the pronunciation, so I think it’s pretty straightforward. There’s also the similar [name_f]Islay[/name_f], which is also spelled unintuitively but is more well-known because of the Scottish island.
[name_f]Undine[/name_f], a female water spirit, is found in the writings of Paracelsus. [name_f]Ondine[/name_f] is the [name_m]French[/name_m] form.
[name_f]Nereida[/name_f] is a from Nereides, sea sprites in Greek mythology, supposedly fathered by the sea god [name_m]Nereus[/name_m]. A few of their names: [name_f]Clio[/name_f], [name_f]Halie[/name_f], [name_f]Ione[/name_f], Maera, and [name_f]Thaleia[/name_f] / [name_f]Thalia[/name_f].
[name_u]Morgen[/name_u] / [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is a siren-like water spirit found in Welsh mythology.
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] is a very special name. It’s always been top of my lists. I love how it is written and I really do think people will know how to spell it. I’m also a huge fan of the ocean (thinking of calling my son ocean!). [name_f]Isla[/name_f] is your name.
Aw, I’m from [name_f]Maine[/name_f] too.
[name_u]Harbor[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Oceana[/name_f]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]
[name_u]Saylor[/name_u]
Caspia
[name_u]Laken[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f] immediately came to mind. Other options:
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Moana[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ula[/name_f]