I love anything related to the ocean. For me, that means brisk air, wild water, and salty skin. For others it might mean soft sand and azure waters. What are some names that make you think of the ocean? These could be word names ([name]Ocean[/name], [name]Tempest[/name], [name]Pearl[/name], etc.) or names that sound like the belong to someone who lives near the sea.
[name]Nautica[/name]
[name]Crew[/name]
[name]Sailor[/name]
[name]Blue[/name]
[name]River[/name]
Whisper
Allure
Girl names:
[name]Alcyone[/name] (Greek Mythology; means “Kingfisher”. After Alcyones husband died in a shipwreck, [name]Alcyone[/name] threw herself into the water. The Gods saved her and turned [name]Alcyone[/name] and her husband into kingfishers.)
[name]Darya[/name] (Persian; means “Sea”)
[name]Delfina[/name], [name]Delphine[/name] (means “Woman from [name]Delphi[/name]”; reminds me of Dolphine)
Helle (Greek mythology; In Greek mythology Helle was the daughter of Athamus and [name]Nephele[/name]. She & her brother Phrixus escaped sacrifice by fleeing on the back of a golden ram, but during their flight she fell off & drowned in the strait that connects the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which was thereafter called the Hellespont (“the sea of Helle”).
Itsaso (Basque; means “[name]Ocean[/name]”)
[name]Lorelei[/name] (Germanic mythology; means “luring rock” & the myth goes that the maiden lures the men to their deaths and there’s a river named [name]Lorelei[/name] that flows through Germany)
[name]Maris[/name] (English; means “of the sea”)
[name]Marisol[/name] (Spanish; means “sea and sun”)
[name]Mary[/name] (means “Sea of Bitterness”)
[name]Melusine[/name] (Mythology; form of [name]Millicent[/name] & is the name of a woman who married a king & turned into a serpent on Saturdays & didn’t want her husband to see her on that day as he didn’t know she turned into a serpent & he broke his promise & [name]Melusine[/name] left him forever.)
Meraud (Cornish; means “Sea”)
[name]Meri[/name] (Finnish;means “the Sea”)
[name]Mira[/name] (Sanskit; means “Sea, ocean”)
[name]Nereida[/name] (Spanish; means “Nymphs, sea sprites”)
[name]Nerissa[/name] (Literature from Shakespeares “The Merchant of [name]Venice[/name]”; supposedly means “Nymphs, sea sprites” as it’s derived from a Greek sea God [name]Nereus[/name], who fathered the Nymphs)
Océane (French; means “[name]Ocean[/name]”)
[name]Rosemary[/name] (English; means “Dew of the Sea” and comes from the Latin [name]Ros[/name] Marinus)
Siren (means “Siren”)
[name]Tempest[/name] (English; means “storm”)
[name]Undine[/name] (Literature; means “wave”)
Boy names:
[name]Alwyn[/name] (Welsh; from the [name]River[/name] Alwen in [name]Wales[/name])
[name]Delmar[/name] (English; means “from the pond”)
[name]Douglas[/name] (Scottish, English; means “dark river”)
[name]Dylan[/name] (Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology; means “great-tide, flow” or “son of the sea”)
Glyndwr (Welsh; means “[name]Valley[/name] Water”)
[name]Merlin[/name] (Welsh Mythology, English; means “Sea Fortress”)
[name]Mortimer[/name] (English; means “Still Water”)
[name]Muir[/name] (Scottish; means “Sea”)
[name]Kelvin[/name] (English; means “narrow water”)
[name]Lake[/name] (English; means “lake”)
Pegasus (Greek Mythology; means “from a water spring”)
[name]Pelagius[/name] (Ancient Greek, latinized; means “the sea”)
[name]River[/name] (English; means “[name]River[/name]”)
[name]Windsor[/name] (English; means “Riverbank with a windlass”)
Unisex:
[name]Aeron[/name] (Welsh; means “berry” or the name of a river in [name]Wales[/name])
Derya (Turkish from Persian; means “[name]Ocean[/name]”)
Kaimana (Hawaiian; means “[name]Power[/name] of the [name]Ocean[/name]” (also transcription of “[name]Diamond[/name]”))
[name]Meredith[/name] (Welsh, English; means “Sea [name]Lord[/name]”)
[name]Morgan[/name] (Welsh, English, French; means “circle, sea”)
[name]Ocean[/name] (English; means “[name]Ocean[/name]”
[name]Sailor[/name] (occupational name)
[name]Storm[/name] (English; means “[name]Storm[/name]”)
[name]Leander[/name] & [name]Hero[/name] ([name]Leander[/name], male & [name]Hero[/name], female, were lovers. [name]Leander[/name] would swim across Hellespoint to meet her, but he drowned in a vicious storm. Upon seeing Leanders body,[name]Hero[/name] threw herself into the water and drowned.)
[name]Mayim[/name]- Hebrew for water
[name]Pacifica[/name]- such a peaceful name!
[name]Marina[/name]- has the feel of a dock
[name]Salina[/name]- love this salty name!
[name]Venice[/name]- the watery Italian city
[name]Cyprus[/name]- in the Mediterranean Sea
…and Sea.
Such simple beauty!
[name]Marina[/name] -> docks, [name]Marina[/name] in latin means ‘of the sea’.
[name]Maris[/name] - noun in genitiv, nominativ [name]Mar[/name] means the sea, also latin. [name]Mar[/name] is also spanish name
[name]Afrodita[/name] -> she was born in the sea foam.
[name]Cordelia[/name] - gift from the sea
[name]Thalassa[/name] - greek mythology, sea goddess.
[name]Circe[/name] - from the Greek [name]Kirke[/name]. In the myth of [name]Odysseus[/name] she is the sorceress who keeps him enthralled for twenty years.
[name]Sirena[/name] - derived from a mixture of Siren and Sirenia. Sirens from the greek mythology are beautiful women who lure men to their death with their beautiful song. Sirenia’s are sea cows are seaquatic herbivores - their name comes from the myth of the Siren because they were ‘discovered’ by a sailor who though they were mermaids.
[name]Serena[/name] - from the greek word [name]Serene[/name].
[name]Serenity[/name] - like the word.
I just want to say that I am so happy someone started this thread! I have always loved the ocean and recently married my best friend on the beach. I plan to use a name with some ocean meaning/significance when naming our future children. [name]One[/name] of my favorites is [name]Mira[/name].
Girls
[name]Coralie[/name] - derived from coral.
[name]Thalassa[/name] - sea goddess.
[name]Nerida[/name] - Australian Aboriginal word for “red water lily” so not extremely beachy but nature/watery and this is MY list. It is also used for mermaids in Greek mythology.
[name]Lorelei[/name] - connected to legends of mermaids.
[name]Ondine[/name]/[name]Undine[/name] - water spirits.
[name]Morwenna[/name] - Cornish name, ‘waves of the sea’
Boys
[name]Ronan[/name] - little seal.
[name]Dylan[/name] - [name]Son[/name] of the sea.
[name]Douglas[/name] – Gaelic for ‘dark water’