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Names That Mean Water

Names that mean water include names that mean ocean and sea, waves and tide, and rain and mist. The names of notable rivers, such as Hudson and Jordan, and other bodies of water are listed here. The names of gods and goddesses of the sea can be counted as water names, as can the names of mythical mermaids and other water creatures.

Along with Hudson and Jordan, other water baby names in the US Top 1000 include Beckett, Brooks, Fisher, Ford, India, Maren, River, and Talia. Many water names are suitable for boys and girls, such as Bay, Lake, Nile, and Pacific.

Names with water-related meanings might be right for babies born under one of the water signs of the zodiac: Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio. Or you may simply love the image of water reflected in your baby's name. Names with water meanings can be found in cultures all around the world for both baby girls and baby boys.

Rafferty

Meaning: floodtide, abundance, prosperity

Origin:Irish
125
River A name as beautiful as River is another grea...
Origin:Nature name
1065
Beckett

Meaning: bee hive, little brook or bee cottage

Origin:English and Irish
115
Maxwell

Meaning: great stream

Origin:Scottish
237
Moses

Meaning: delivered from the water

Origin:Egyptian
817
Aalto

Meaning: wave

Origin:Finnish
1859
Malik

Meaning: king; wave

Origin:Arabic; Greenlandic
425
Neptune Neptune is a gender-neutral name and the mea...
Origin:Roman god of the sea, freshwater springs, and horses.
1823
Jordan

Meaning: flowing down

Origin:English from Hebrew
1197
Ren

Meaning: water lily; lotus

Origin:Diminutive of Rene or Japanese
250
Ocean

Meaning: ocean

Origin:English, nature name
598
Brooklyn Brooklyn is a name derived from an English s...
Origin:Place-name
1379
Immokalee

Meaning: tumbling water

Origin:Cherokee
9681
Tahoe

Meaning: edge of the lake

Origin:Native American
5595
Misty

Meaning: mist

Origin:English
1092
Delta

Meaning: letter or island

Origin:Greek
1238
Undine

Meaning: little wave

Origin:Latin
2637
Adair

Meaning: shallow place in a river near oaks

Origin:English and Scottish
3315
Nixie

Meaning: water nymph

Origin:German
768
Winslet

Meaning: Wynn's channel or stream

Origin:English surname and place-name
1915