Water related names?

Girl Names
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Does anyone here know of some good water-related girl or unisex names? :slightly_smiling_face: Thank you!

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[name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maridel[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Meraud[/name_f]
[name_f]Mistral[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Amphitrite[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Thaisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Searose[/name_f]
[name_u]Swan[/name_u]

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Forgot my favourite!! [name_u]Marinell[/name_u] ‘knight of the sea’

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[name_f]Amphitrite[/name_f] - the surrounding sea (the wife of [name_m]Poseidon[/name_m] in Greek mythology)
[name_f]Belinay[/name_f] - reflection of the moon on a lake (a modern Turkish name)
Callirhoe - beautiful flowing (one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology)
[name_f]Damla[/name_f] - water drop (Turkish)
Euri - rain (Basque)
Fumie - composed of elements meaning history and inlet (Japanese)
[name_f]Galia[/name_f] - wave (Hebrew)
[name_f]Hersilia[/name_f] - dew. Maybe. (The wife of [name_m]Romulus[/name_m] in [name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythology)
[name_u]Iara[/name_u] - lady of the water (Tupi. The name of a nymph in Brazilian mythology who lures men to their death)
[name_f]Kailani[/name_f] - composed from elements meaning sea and sky (Hawaiian)
[name_f]Lynnette[/name_f] - idol (in Arthurian Romance, she is a servant of the [name_f]Lady[/name_f] of the Fountain. In modern times, this is sometimes used as a diminutive of [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], which means lake)
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f] - bright sea (Irish)
[name_f]Niloufar[/name_f] - water lily (Persian)
[name_f]Océane[/name_f] - ocean (French)
[name_f]Pelagia[/name_f] - the sea (Greek)
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] - dew (various [name_u]South[/name_u] Slavic languages)
[name_f]Saraswati[/name_f] - possessing water (Sanskrit, a Hindu river goddess)
[name_f]Tamya[/name_f] - rain (Quechua)
[name_f]Undine[/name_f] - water (a water spirit in 16th century Swiss literature)
[name_f]Vaihere[/name_f] - composed from elements meaning water and love (Tahitian)
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] - the second element might mean stream (a legendary Welsh martyr who was decapitated by a prince after she spurned his advances. Where her head fell there arose a healing spring)
[name_f]Yaritza[/name_f] - elaboration of [name_u]Iara[/name_u], see above (Latin American Spanish)

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[name_f]Nixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerida[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]
[name_f]Arethusa[/name_f]
[name_f]Dwynwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_u]Nairne[/name_u]

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[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]
Laken/Lakyn
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] (bit of a stretch, from the song [name_f]My[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] Lies Over The Ocean)

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Already lots of great suggestions, so just adding two unisex options: Dylan and Mariner. :ocean:

Edit: Tahnee/Tarni is another option.

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[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Oceane[/name_f]
[name_u]Delta[/name_u]

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[name_f]Maren[/name_f] / [name_u]Marin[/name_u] / [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_u]Lakelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Branch[/name_u]
Lots of good suggestions already, tried add some I hadn’t seen yet. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though [name_u]River[/name_u] and [name_u]Branch[/name_u] are a little obvious.

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[name_f]Naia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sirena[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Nerine[/name_f]
[name_f]Stellamaris[/name_f]
[name_f]Loire[/name_f]
[name_f]Mayim[/name_f]
[name_f]Saraswati[/name_f]

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[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]

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[name_u]Marley[/name_u] (pleasant seaside meadow) :ocean:

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[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
Baleen (whale family)
[name_m]Farley[/name_m] (ocean conservationist [name_m]Farley[/name_m] Mowat)
[name_f]Meg[/name_f] (humpback whale’s scientific name, MEGaptera novaeangliae)
[name_u]Nova[/name_u] (humpback whale’s scientific name, megaptera NOVAeangliae)
Noaa (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Dew
[name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_u]Otter[/name_u]
[name_m]Tide[/name_m]
[name_u]Wave[/name_u]
[name_m]Seaton[/name_m] (sea town)
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
Ondine/Onda (wave)
[name_u]Nori[/name_u] (seaweed)
[name_u]Ridley[/name_u] (a type of sea turtle)
Matira (a beach in [name_f]Bora[/name_f] Bora)
Sirenee (siren)
Vaquita (type of dolphin)
[name_m]Hurley[/name_m] (sea tide)
[name_u]Mako[/name_u] (mako shark)
[name_u]Ren[/name_u] (water lotus)
Gully (channel made by running water or sea gull)
[name_m]Arledge[/name_m] (dweller at the rabbit lake)
Beck/Becky (small stream)
[name_m]Ford[/name_m] (dweller at the ford)
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u] (Hudson River)
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u] (mouth of the [name_u]Roe[/name_u] River)
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] (river near oaks)
[name_u]Harbor[/name_u]
[name_m]Devere[/name_m] (of the fishing place)
[name_u]Morrissey[/name_u] (choice of the sea)
[name_u]Calder[/name_u] (rocky water)
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m] (ruler of the sea or branch of a river)
[name_f]Kendra[/name_f] (clear water)
[name_f]Cascade[/name_f]
[name_u]Ripley[/name_u] (like ripples)
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] (dolphin)
[name_f]Avonlea[/name_f] (field near the river)
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] (island)
[name_f]Rialta[/name_f] (deep brook)
[name_f]Lucerne[/name_f] (lake)
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f] (lady of the lake)
[name_f]Sereia[/name_f] (mermaid)
Brenna/Brennan (drop of moisture)
[name_u]Fen[/name_u] (low land covered by water)
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u] (from the waterfall)
[name_u]Shore[/name_u]
[name_f]Ula[/name_f] (sea jewel)

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[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] “daughter of the sea, heart”
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] “from the sea”
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] - the name of the Celtic river goddess
[name_f]Sirena[/name_f] “siren, enchantress, mermaid”
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] “leaping waters”
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f] “drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + famous battle”
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u] - island nymph in Greek mythology
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] “beautiful voice” / associated with mermaids and the siren song
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f] “sea circle”
[name_f]Yemaya[/name_f] - the name of the Afro-Caribbean ocean mother goddess in the Santeria religion
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f] “a flowing stream”
[name_f]Sereia[/name_f] “mermaid”
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] “coral”
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] - the name of a river nymph in Greek mythology
[name_f]Lana[/name_f] “calm, still waters” in Hawaiian
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] “white wave”
[name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] - the Greek goddess of love & beauty who was born from seafoam
[name_f]Amphitrite[/name_f] “the surrounding sea” / goddess of the sea & the wife of [name_m]Poseidon[/name_m] in Greek mythology
[name_f]Chantara[/name_f] “moon water”
Aquareine “water queen”
[name_f]Zarya[/name_f] “water priestess”
[name_f]Naia[/name_f] “ocean”
[name_f]Nixie[/name_f] “water spirit”
[name_f]Moana[/name_f] “ocean or sea”
[name_u]Kalani[/name_u] - combo of “sea+sky” in Hawaiian
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] “ocean”
[name_f]Marella[/name_f] “shining sea”
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Oceane[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] / [name_u]Brook[/name_u] “small stream”
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] “island”
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u] / [name_u]Arielle[/name_u] (doesn’t have a water meaning but is very tied to water because of The [name_m]Little[/name_m] Mermaid)
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] “island of apples”
[name_f]Misty[/name_f] “covered in mist or dew”
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] “waves of the sea”
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f] “the sea”
Thaissa “the sea”
[name_f]Darya[/name_f] “sea”
[name_f]Sedna[/name_f] - Native American goddess of the ocean
Aquaria “water bearer” (female version of Aquarius)
[name_f]Talise[/name_f] “lovely water”
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] “water lady, small butterfly”
[name_f]Yareli[/name_f] “water lady, water lily”
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] “dew of the sea”
[name_u]Laken[/name_u] “from the lake” (I went to school with a girl who had this name. Her last name was Waters & her whole family had water related names.)
[name_u]Callan[/name_u] “flowing waters”
[name_f]Laguna[/name_f] “pond or lake” (never heard it used but why not)
[name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] “son of the sea”
[name_u]Gale[/name_u] “sea storm”
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u] “from the waterfall”
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] “lake remains”

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[name_u]Marinell[/name_u]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] (leaping waters)
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (daughter of the sea)
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] / [name_f]Marine[/name_f] (of the sea)
[name_f]Nanami[/name_f] (seven seas)
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Océane[/name_f] / [name_f]Oceana[/name_f]

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These are the english water related names.

Beckett
Talia
Maya
Ren
Maxwell
Clyde

if you don’t find these ones unique, you might wanna see Japanese water names.