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Names That Mean Ocean

Baby names that mean ocean or sea are a subset of names that mean water. Included here are names with ocean or sea related meanings, such as Kai and Morgan, the names of specific oceans and seas, as well as the names of sea creatures and mythological aquatic figures.

Along with Kai and Morgan, names meaning ocean that rank in the US Top 1000 include Dylan, Jennifer, Kailani, Malik, Marina, Marley, Mira, and Wade. Unique names with ocean meanings that strike a stylish note include Caspian, Neri, Rafferty, and Ocean itself.

If you love the ocean and want to draw on its power and mystery for a name for your child, consider the choices on this list.

Marilla

Meaning: shining sea

Origin:Latin
1397
Marina

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Latin
287
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Origin:Diminutive of Margaret and Mary; month name
415
Guinevere

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Welsh
174
Maribel

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + beautiful

Origin:English combination of Mary and Bel
1290
Cordelia

Meaning: heart; daughter of the sea

Origin:Latin; Celtic
33
Thalassa

Meaning: the sea

Origin:Greek
1626
Miriam

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew or Egyptian
157
Kai

Meaning: sea

Origin:Hawaiian
22
Maire

Meaning: sweet; drop of the sea, bitter

Origin:Finnish, Irish variation of Mary
1911
Anamaria

Meaning: grace + drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian combination of Ana and Maria
2952
Aphrodite

Meaning: foam or born from the sea

Origin:Greek mythology name
396
Mira

Meaning: admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean

Origin:Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
114
Marine

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Latin
1974
Maren

Meaning: sea

Origin:Latin
179
Tiberius

Meaning: of the Tiber

Origin:Latin
255
Caspian

Meaning: white

Origin:Place name
10
Rafferty

Meaning: floodtide, abundance, prosperity

Origin:Irish
125
Malik

Meaning: king; wave

Origin:Arabic; Greenlandic
425
Dylan

Meaning: son of the sea

Origin:Welsh
182