Looking for cute baby names that mean water? This list has over 100! There’s a little mix of everything to do with water themed names like oceans, and the sea, rivers, bodies of water, waves and rain too.
Water is a universal of life so it bears a lot of importance across all cultures. This water-themed names list will include baby names inspired by water from all over the world. It’s a universal connection to nature and let’s not forget both the entire world and even our bodies are made up of 70% water.
Water is life.
It’s also perfect if you have a water baby, as in a baby born in under of the water signs in astrology.
Whatever your reason for choosing a baby name with a water theme, there are so many beautiful ones to choose from.
Let’s look at some of the best water inspired baby names!
WHAT NAMES ARE RELATED TO WATER?
For this list of watery names, I took inspiration from everything water themed including ocean names, large bodies of water like lakes, smaller ones like streams, creeks and brooks.
Water comes in so many forms, including weather too. So you’ll see some weather related water names that involve rain and storms too.
There’s also water inspired names taken from magical and mystical creatures of the sea as well as gods and goddesses of the oceans.
I tried to include all kinds of names that are related to water in many different ways.
SPARKLING GIRL NAMES MEANING WATER
First up, we will look at some beautiful girl names that mean water. As I mentioned before, we’ll look at all things inspired by water like ocean themed names, seas, waves, rain, and bodies of water. To make things more fun, I’ll do my best to include meanings and origins for all the names.
A
Aberdeen
Aberdeen – this cute Scottish aquatic girl name means ‘mouth of the river’
Adair
Adair – is another Scottish baby girl name and it means ‘a river near oak trees’
Adaliah
Adaliah – is a biblical girl name meaning ‘one that draws water’
Amaya
Amaya – is a girl name of Japanese origin and means ‘night rain’
Anupa
Anupa – is a cute Indian girl name meaning ‘pond’
Aqua
Aqua – is a unisex sea themed name that comes from Latin and means
‘water’ or ‘sea blue’
Ara
Ara – is an Arabic girl name meaning ‘brings rain’
Ariel
Ariel – this beautiful girl name is related to water only in that it’s the name of the Little Mermaid (so technically it isn’t really a water name but I wanted to include it anyway) it actually means ‘lion of God’ and comes to form Hebrew
Atlantis
Atlantis – I had to include this supposed city that has been lost to the sea, it comes from Greek and means ‘island of Atlas’
Avonlea
Avonlea – this cute English girl name means ‘field near the river’
Avisa
Avisa – meaning ‘ocean’ comes from Sanskrit, it can also mean ‘pure water’ in Persian and Iranian
B
Baia
Baia – is a cute Portuguese girl name meaning ‘bay’
Bay
Bay – this short and cute English girl name is a water name referring to ‘sea inlet’
Beverley
Beverley – is an Old English girl name meaning ‘dweller at the beaver meadow’
Brooke
Brooke – this classic English girl name means ‘small stream’
Brooklyn
Brooklyn – is an English baby girl name that means ‘water’ or ‘stream’
C
Cascade
Cascade – comes from French and means ‘to fall’ or ‘waterfall’
Chantara
Chantara – is a Thai name and means ‘moon water’
Chelsea
Chelsea – this Anglo-Saxon name means ‘port by the sea’
Chenelle
Chenelle – is a cute French girl name meaning ‘canal’ or ‘channel’
Cherith
Cherith – this uncommon girl name means ‘winter stream’ and comes from Hebrew
Cora
Cora – the Scottish girl name can mean ‘seething pool’ or ‘maiden’
Cordelia
Cordelia – this pretty water related Welsh girl name means ‘jewel of the sea’ or ‘daughter of the sea’
Coral
Coral – this lovely girl name is English and refers to ‘reef formations in the oceans’
Coventina
Coventina – this uncommon Celtic baby name means ‘water goddess’
D
Dalila
Dalila – this Greek girl name means ‘water bearer’
Dallas
Dallas – is a Celtic baby girl name meaning ‘dwells by the waterfall’
Darya
Darya – this cute Persian girl name means ‘sea’
Delora
Delora – this pretty Latin girl name means ‘from the seashore’
Delta
Delta – is a Greek baby name meaning ‘mouth of a river’ or ‘fourth’
Derya
Derya – is a Turkish girl name that means ‘sea’
Dorea
Dorea – is a water themed baby name meaning ‘of the sea’ and comes from Greek
Doris
Doris – is a Greek baby girl name meaning ‘sea’
E
Eathelin
Eathelin – is a rare English baby name meaning ‘noble waterfall’
Ebba
Ebba – is an English baby name that means ‘flowing tide’
Eirene
Eirene – I’m including this name because she was the daughter of Poseidon but her actual name means ‘peace’
Eldoris
Eldoris – is a Greek baby girl name meaning ‘of the sea’
Evian
Evian – is a water-inspired baby name that’s actually a place name referring to the famous town in France known for it’s water springs
Eyre
Eyre – is an English and Norse girl name meaning ‘gravel bank river’
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F
Firth
Firth – this uncommon Scottish baby name means ‘arm of the sea’
Fontana
Fontana – is a pretty girl name of Spanish, Italian and Catalan origin and means ‘dweller near the spring’
G
Gali
Gali – this sweet and short Hebrew girl name means ‘ my wave’ or ‘fountain’
Genevieve
Genevieve – this pretty Celtic girl name means ‘white wave’
Ginevra
Ginevra – is a strong Italian girl name meaning ‘white wave’
Gracelyn
Gracelyn – this is an American girl name possibly meaning ‘grace by the lake” (although it has multiple other origins and meanings too)
Guadalupe
Guadalupe – this Spanish unisex baby name means ‘river of the wolf’
H
Hali
Hali – is a Greek girl baby name meaning ‘sea’
Harbor
Harbor – this English word name means ‘protection from the rough waters’ and can be considered a unisex name
Hlynn
Hlynn – this English baby name means ‘waterfall’
I
India
India – this Sanskrit baby name means ‘dwellers of the Indus River Valley’
Indra
Indra – is an Indian girl name that comes from Sanskrit meaning ‘possessing drops of rain’ referring to the Indian goddess of the sky and storms
Irvette
Irvette – this unique English unisex baby name means ‘friend of the sea’
Isla
Isla – is the name of two Scottish rivers and means ‘island’
J
Jeevika
Jeevika – this Hindu baby name comes from Sanskrit and means ‘water’
Jenna
Jenna – this beautiful English girl name means ‘white wave’
Jennifer
Jennifer – is another English baby girl name that means ‘white wave’
Jora
Jora – this uncommon Hebrew baby girl name means ‘autumn rain’
K
Kailani
Kailani – is a lovely Hawaiian girl name that means ‘sea and sky’
Kairi
Kairi – is a cute Japanese baby name meaning ‘ocean village’
Kallan
Kallan – is a water themed girl name of Scadinavian origin meaning ‘stream’
or ‘river’
Kendall
Kendall – is a unisex English baby name meaning ‘valley of the river Kent’
Kendra
Kendra – is an English girl name meaning ‘water baby’
Kyla
Kyla – is such a pretty Gaelic baby girl name that means ‘strait of water’
L
Laguna
Laguna – this Spanish place name means ‘pond’ or ‘pool’
Lana
Lana – is a Hawaiian baby name that means ‘afloat’ or ‘calm as still waters’
Locklyn
Locklyn – this uncommon Scottish baby name means ‘land of the lakes’
Loire
Loire – is a French name referring to the longest river in France and the name means ‘sediment or deposit’
Lorelai
Lorelai – name of a rock headland, located at the Rhine River. The stories claim a maiden named Lorelei lived on this rock and would lure sailors to their deaths with her siren-like voice.
Lynn
Lynn – is a sweet and simple Welsh name that means ‘lake’
M
Maayan
Maayan – is a Hebrew baby girl name that means ‘spring’ or ‘fountain’
Marella
Marella – is such a pretty Irish girl name and it means ‘shining sea’ or ‘star of the sea’
Marilla
Marilla – has Latin roots and means ‘by the sea’
Marissa
Marrissa – has Latin roots and means ‘drop of the sea’ or ‘star of the sea’
Marina
Marina – also has Latin roots meaning ‘from the sea’
Maryn
Maryn – is another name with Latin origins and means ‘from the sea’
Maya
Maya – in Hebrew this cute girl name meaning ‘water’
Meredith
Meredith – is a strong Welsh girl name meaning ‘sea lord’ or ‘great lord’
Meris
Meris – has Latin roots meaning ‘of the sea’
Mira
Mira – is a popular Indian girl name means ‘ocean’ or ‘sea’ and comes from Sanskrit
Misty
Misty – is a cute English water inspired baby name meaning ‘covered with dew’
Moana
Moana – means ‘ocean’ in most Polynesian languages and ‘large body of water’ in Hawaiian
Morgaine
Morgaine – is an uncommon Old Welsh name meaning ‘bright sea’
Morgan
Morgan – is a classic Welsh girl name meaning ‘sea defender’ or ‘sea chief’
Moselle
Moselle – is a lovely Hebrew girl name meaning ‘from the water’
Muriel
Muriel – is an English and Celtic name meaning ‘bright sea’
N
Nadia
Nadia – in Arabic this cute girl name means ‘dew’
Nahla
Nahla – is a unique girl name that has Arabic and African roots and means ‘first drink of water’
Naida
Naida – is a cool Greek girl name meaning ‘water nymph’
Narelle
Narelle – is an Australian Aboriginal girl name meaning ‘little river’
Narine
Narine – is a girl name with Greek roots meaning ‘sea nymph’
Nerissa
Nerissa – is another Greek baby female water name meaning ‘water nymph’
Niara
Niara – is a Hindi girl name meaning ‘mist, nebula’
Nixie
Nixie – is an adorable girl name of German origin meaning ‘water sprite’
Nori
Nori – is a Japanese girl name meaning ‘seaweed’
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O
Oceane
Oceane – is a French girl name with Greek roots meaning ‘from the ocean’
Ondine
Ondine – is another pretty French girl name and it means ‘wave of water’
Orabelle
Orabelle – is an English baby name meaning ‘beautiful sea coast’
P
Pavati
Pavati – is a unique Native American baby girl name meaning ‘clear water’
Pearl
Pearl – is a classic English girl name with Latin origins and refers to the ‘precious jewel of the sea’
Pelagia
Pelagia – is a Greek baby name meaning ‘of the sea’
Prideaux
Prideaux – is a very uncommon Cornish girl name meaning ‘meadow of waters’
R
Rain
Rain – is an Old English weather name meaning ‘rain’ or ‘abundant blessings’
Ria
Ria – in Spanish this short and cute girl name means ‘from the river’s mouth’
Rilian
Rilian – this cool and uncommon German girl name means ‘small stream’
Rilla
Rilla – this Old German girl name means ‘babbling brook’
River
River – is an English nature name meaning ‘stream of water that flows to the sea’
Rosemary
Rosemary – is such a classic girl name and it has Latin roots meaning ‘dew of the sea’
S
Sabrina
Sabrina – this pretty girl name also has Latin roots and means ‘from the river Severn’
Saylor
Saylor – this cute unisex baby name inspired by water means ‘boat man’ and is of German origin
Sedna
Sedna – is a Native American girl name meaning ‘goddess of the sea’
Seine
Seine- names of rivers are becoming popular choices for baby names so I included this river that’s located in Paris France- the word actually means ‘fishing net’
Shannon
Shannon – is an Irish girl name that means ‘old river’
Shore
Shore – is an English topographical name meaning ‘by the sea shore’ that can be considered a unisex water inspired name
T
Talia
Talia – is a Hebrew baby girl name meaning ‘gentle dew from heaven’ or ‘by the water’
Talise
Talise – is a Native American baby name meaning ‘lovely water’
Tallulah
Tallulah – has Irish and Native American origins and means ‘leaping waters’
Talora
Talora – is a Hebrew baby name that means ‘mornings dew’
Talya
Talya – is another Hebrew baby girl name and it means ‘dew from God’
Tarni
Tarni – is a water themed Kaurna word for ‘wave’ or ‘surf’
Thalassa
Thalassa – comes from Greek mythology and she was the primeval spirit of the sea – her name means ‘the sea’
Tulia
Tulia – has Spanish and Latin origins and means ‘heavy rain or downpour’
U
Ula
Ula – this cute American girl name means ‘jewel of the sea’
Una
Una – this simple Welsh baby name means ‘white wave’
Undine
Undine – is a girl name with Latin roots meaning ‘little wave’
Urmi
Urmi – is an Indian girl name meaning ‘wave’
V
Vale
Vale – is an Old English place name meaning ‘valley by the stream’
Vanora
Vanora – is a unique Welsh girl name meaning ‘white wave’
Varsha
Varsha – is a classic Indian girl name that means ‘rain’
Vivien
Vivien – is a French baby name used in Arthurian legends where it meant ‘lady of the lake’ – in French it’s meaning is alive
W
Waverly
Waverly – is an English baby name meaning ‘meadow of quivering aspens meaning’ – it’s a water-inspired name in that includes the word wave
Windsor
Windsor – is a unisex Old English baby name meaning ‘riverbank with a winch’
Winnifred
Winnifred – in Welsh this cute girl name means ‘white wave’
Winslet
Winslet – is an English baby name meaning ‘Wynn’s stream’
Y
Yara
Yara – this cute girl name has Brazilian and Arabic origins and means ‘water lady’
Z
Zarya
Zarya- has Slavic origins and means ‘water priestess’
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WATER NAMES FOR BOYS SURE TO MAKE A SPLASH!
This list will look at some water baby names for boys and their meanings and origins. Again, all things water themed are up for grabs in terms of these unique baby boy names.
A
Aalto
Aalto – is such unique boy name that has Finnish and Scandinavian origins, it means ‘wave’
Adrian
Adrian – this name comes from the river Adria and means ‘sea’ or ‘water’
Aedre
Aedre – is an Anglo-Saxon baby name meaning ‘stream’
Aegir
Aegir – is a boy name with Norse and Old German roots meaning ‘river’ or ‘water’
Aenon
Aenon – is a cute and uncommon Greek boy name with Hebrew roots meaning ‘spring’ or ‘natural fountain’
Alon
Alon – has multiple origins and meanings but the one that is water-themed comes from the Philippians and means ‘waves’
Alun
Alun – is another rare boy name you don’t really hear, it has Welsh origins and means ‘water’
Arledge
Arledge – is an English boy name meaning ‘dweller at the rabbit lake’
Arnav
Arnav – is a Hindu boy name that comes from Sanskrit and means ‘ocean’, ‘foaming sea’ or ‘agitated waters’
Arno
Arno – is the name of an Italian river and means ‘flowing water’
B
Bach
Bach – is a German baby boy name meaning ‘stream’ or ‘creek’
Bali
Bali – this is a water-inspired name refers to the Bali Sea – the word comes from Sanskrit meaning ‘strength’
Banks
Banks – is such a cute boy name that comes from Middle English and means ‘dweller by the riverbank’
Barbeau
Barbeau – is a cool and uncommon French boy name meaning ‘fisherman’
Bardo
Bardo – is an uncommon boy name of German, Aboriginal and Tibetan origin meaning ‘water’
Bayou
Bayou – is a handsome Native American boy name meaning ‘small slow stream’
Beck
Beck – is a classic English boy name meaning ‘from the brook or stream’
Beckette
Beckette – this cute and uncommon English boy name means ‘dweller by the brook’
Beckham
Beckham – is such a handsome English boy name meaning ‘homestead by the stream’
Birney
Birney – this unique Old English boy name means ‘island with the brook’
Bolivar
Bolivar – is a boy’s name of Basque origin meaning ‘mill at the riverbank’
Bourne
Bourne – is a strong sounding English boy name meaning ‘one who lives near a stream’
Bradford
Bradford – this traditional English boy name means ‘wide river crossing’
Bradman
Bradman – this English boy name means ‘at the wide river’
Brodny
Brodny – this cool boy name has Slavic roots and means ‘dweller near the stream’
Brooks
Brooks – was a traditionally English surname meaning ‘dweller by the brook’ – this would make a short and cute first name
Brosnan
Brosnan – is an Irish baby boy name meaning ‘dweller near the Brosna River’
Burbank
Burbank – is another English baby boy name and it means ‘riverbank where burrs grow’
C
Calder
Calder – is a cool and uncommon boy name of Scottish origin meaning ‘cold brook’
Cain
Cain – this name has many different origins and meanings but the one that’s a water-related baby name hasWelsh origins and means ‘clear water’
Carlow
Carlow – is a cute baby boy name of Irish origin meaning ‘quadruple lake’
Cary
Cary – is a unisex baby name with Latin roots meaning ‘pleasant stream’
Caspian
Caspian – this boy name comes from the Caspian sea and means ‘of the sea’
Clifford
Clifford – is a traditional Old English boy name meaning ‘cliff, slope, bank of a river’
Clyde
Clyde – this Scottish boy name is a place name referring to the River Clyde
Coburn
Coburn – is a Scottish boy name meaning ‘where the streams meet’
Conway
Conway – is a cool baby boy name of Welsh, Irish and Gaelic origin meaning ‘holy river’
Cove
Cove – is a cute water inspired unisex baby name is English and it’s meaning is ‘small coastal’
Creswell
Creswell – is a vintage Old English boy name meaning ‘well where watercress grows’
D
Daileass
Daileass – this uncommon Scottish boy name means ‘from the waterfall’
Dallas
Dallas – this cute Celtic baby name could definitely be a unisex name and it means ‘ dwells by the waterfall’
Dax
Dax – is a super short and cute French boy name that means ‘water’ – it’s actually a place name that comes from a city that was called Aquae Tarbellicae
Deniz
Deniz – is a Turkish boy name that means ‘sea’
Devereaux
Devereaux – is a classic French boy name meaning ‘from the Eure River’
Douglas
Douglas – is a Scottish boy name meaning ‘dark stream’
Dover
Dover – is a short and cute Welsh boy name meaning ‘water’
Dylan
Dylan – is a popular Welsh boy name meaning ‘son of the sea’ or ‘born of the ocean’
E
Eaton
Eaton – is an Old English place name meaning ‘riverside’
Evros
Evros – is a Greek name that refers to the Maritsa river that divides Greece and Turkey
F
Fisher
Fisher – is an English occupational name meaning ‘fisherman’
Fisk
Fisk – is another English boy name meaning ‘fisherman’
Fleetwood
Fleetwood – is a cool Old English boy name meaning ‘woods with a stream’
Ford
Ford – this short and cute English boy name means ‘river crossing’
G
Gal
Gal – is a baby name of Hebrew origin meaning ‘wave’
Gully
Gully – “deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour
H
Haven
Haven – is a unisex English name meaning ‘place of shelter’ or ‘port, harbor’
Holmes
Holmes – is an English place name meaning ‘surrounded by water- island’
Hudson
Hudson – is a water-themed place name inspired by the Hudson Bay and it means ‘son of Hudd’ and ‘heart, mind and spirit’
Hurley
Hurley – is a super cute and contemporary-sounding Irish boy name meaning ‘sea tide’
I
Innes
Innes – is a Gaelic word meaning ‘island’
Irvin
Irvin – is a handsome Scottish baby boy name meaning ‘green water’ or ‘fresh water’
Irving
Irving – is a cute boy name of English, Irish and Welsh origin meaning ‘friend from the sea’ or ‘white river’
J
Jafar
Jafar – this Arabic boy name means ‘stream’
Jorah
Jorah – this classic Hebrew boy name’s meaning is ‘first rain’ ‘early rain’ or ‘autumn rain’
Jordan
Jordan – is a Hebrew boy name that means ‘flowing down’ and refers to the river Jordan
K
Kai
Kai – is such a short and cute Hawaiian baby name and it means ‘sea’
Kano
Kano – is a cool and effortless Japanese boy name meaning ‘the god of the waters’
Kelby
Kelby – is an Old Norse baby name meaning ‘farm near the spring’
Kelvin
Kelvin – is a handsome Scottish boy name meaning ‘river man’ and is a river in Scotland
Ken
Ken – is a classic and cute Welsh baby boy name meaning ‘clear water’
Kyle
Kyle – this Scottish boy name means a ‘narrow strait or channel’
L
Lachlan
Lachlan – is a Scottish boy name meaning ‘from the land of the lakes’
Laiken
Laiken – is an unusual English boy name meaning ‘lake,pool’
Lake
Lake – is an English place name meaning ‘deep running body of water’
Leven
Leven – is a cute Scottish baby name meaning ‘place of the flood’
Lincoln
Lincoln – is an old fashioned Old English boy name meaning ‘lake or pool colony’
Lir
Lir – is an Old Irish boy name meaning ‘sea’ and refers to a sea god in Irish mythology
M
Malik
Malik – this name from Greeland means ‘little wave’
Marius
Marius – is a strong boy name with Latin roots meaning ‘sea’
Maxwell
Maxwell – is a vintage boy name of Scottish origin meaning ‘great stream’
Merton
Merton – is an English boy name meaning ‘settlement by the lake’
Monroe
Monroe – is a Scottish boy name meaning ‘man from the river Roe’
Mortimer
Mortimer – is a cute traditional French boy name meaning ‘dead sea’ or ‘a stagnant lake’
Moses
Moses – this biblical Hebrew baby name means ‘saved from the water’
Muir
Muir – is a Scottish baby boy name meaning ‘dweller near the moor’
Murdock
Murdock – is a handsome Scottish boy name meaning ‘protector of the sea’
Murphy
Murphy – is a strong Irish boy name meaning ‘descendent of the sea warrior’
N
Narayan
Narayan – is a unique Hindi boy name meaning ‘moving water’
Nen
Nen – is an Egyptian boy name meaning ‘ancient waters’
Neptune
Neptune – is a cute unisex baby name with Latin roots meaning ‘god of water’ referring to the Roman god of the sea
Nerio
Nerio – is a boy name with ancient Greek roots that means ‘water or aquatic’
Nile
Nile – this water themed baby name refers to the Egyptian river and means ‘great river’
O
Ocean
Ocean – this cute and contemporary unisex baby name means ‘the sea’ and comes from Greek
Okeanos
Okeanos – is a Greek baby boy name meaning ‘endless river’ – it was the name of a Titan god in Greek mythology
Orwell
Orwell – is an English boy name that means ‘the branch of the river’
P
Pacific
Pacific – is a unique unisex ocean baby name of Latin origin that means ‘tranquil’
Pike
Pike – is an uncommon English baby name referring to a ‘pike fish’
R
Rayan
Rayan – is an Arabic baby boy name that means ‘watered’
Rayburn
Rayburn – is a classic English boy name meaning ‘roe-deer brook’
Remington
Remington – is a traditional Old English boy name that means ‘place on a riverbank’
Remy
Remy – is a cute French unisex baby name that means ‘oarsmen’
Ren
Ren – this short and cute Japanese boy name means ‘water lily’
Rio
Rio – is a Spanish baby boy name meaning ‘river’
Rivo
Rivo – is a boy name with Latin roots meaning ‘stream’
Rodney
Rodney – is an English boy name meaning ‘from the island in the swift river’
Romney
Romney – this charming Welsh boy name means ‘from the broad river’
Roswell
Roswell – is a rare Old English water boy name that means ‘famous well’ or ‘horse well’
S
Sachiel
Sachiel – has Greek and Hebrew roots and means ‘angel of water’ and refers to the angel that watches over those born under the sign Sagittarius
Seaton
Seaton – this English boy name means ‘from the farm by the sea’
Struan
Struan – this Scottish boy name means ‘small stream’
Storm
Storm – an English weather name meaning ‘turbulent weather’
T
Tahoe
Tahoe – this Native American baby name means ‘edge of the lake’
Tarni
Tarni – is the Kaurna word for ‘surf’ or ‘wave’
Tasman
Tasman – is a water inspired name referring to the Tasman Sea
Thames
Thames – is a river in England and means ‘the dark one’
Trent
Trent – this English boy name means ‘dweller by the River Trent’
Triton
Triton – this strong Greek boy name means ‘god of the sea’
W
Wade
Wade – this English baby boy name means ‘ford (river crossing)’
Wharton
Wharton – is an old timey English boy name meaning ‘farm near the river’
Wiley
Wiley – is an English baby name that means ‘well watered meadow’
Wilton
Wilton – is an English boy name meaning ‘from the farm by the springs’
Wyre
Wyre – is a geographical name of Celtic origin meaning ‘winding river’
Z
Zale
Zale – this powerful Greek boy name meanings ‘sea strength’
TIPS FOR CHOOSING A WATER BABY NAME
I know choosing the perfect baby name can be an overwhelming and daunting task but it’s also such a huge honor. It’s one of the first big baby decisions you’ll make together and also one of the first special gifts you give to your precious one.
Try to enjoy the process and keep an open mind while you compile a list of potential names.
Here are some tips to help you on the journey to choosing the perfect baby name.
SAY THE WHOLE NAME OUT LOUD
Sometimes things sound better in your head. So try out the full name (first, middle and last) out loud. Does it have that special ring to it? Does it flow or is it choppy? Does it actually sound like something else?
Amy Shumer’s naming incident comes to mind. She gave her son the beautiful name Gene Attel Fischer but didn’t realize until later that Gene Attel actually kind of sounds like you’re saying genital. Needless to say, she ended up changing the name shortly after.
THINK ABOUT THE INITIALS
Another thing that parent’s don’t always consider initially are initials. You don’t want your little one winding up with something unfortunate like Alexander Shane Smith.
CONSIDER THE MEANING OF THE NAME
Sometimes, a name’s meaning can be powerful it tips the scale. If you have a few favorite names, take a look at their meanings and it could help you decide. There are often multiple meanings and origins so if you don’t like one, you can probably find another.
CONSIDER NICKNAMES
You might come up with that most beautiful name but then everybody ends up calling your child by a shorter nickname instead. More often than not, we end up using nicknames rather than full names so it’s important to think about nicknames too and make sure you love those just as much since you may end up using them more.
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WRAPPING UP WATER RELATED BABY NAMES
What was your favorite water inspired name? If you haven’t found the perfect name yet don’t forget to check out some of the other related posts for more inspiration.
Whatever baby name you choose will be perfect and fit just right. If you need a second opinion, I wouldn’t ask anybody too close to you because their opinions may hold too much weight and you begin to second guess yourself.
You could always visit mommy forums like those on baby center to ask the opinions of other moms going though the same thing.
Cathy
Thursday 3rd of December 2020
Interesting idea to get a name associate with water. They are beautiful and lovely.
Cendu Param
Wednesday 16th of December 2020
I agree! Water inspired baby names are just beautiful and have great meanings
Monica
Wednesday 2nd of December 2020
So many beautiful names. I’ve always loved the name Cora.
Angelika arroyo
Wednesday 2nd of December 2020
Great names! I love the name Storm from your list! Sounds very distinguished and reminds me of a soap opera lol.
Raisa
Wednesday 2nd of December 2020
This is beautiful! I love this peaceful list of names related to water. Wish I had seen this when I was choosing names for my baby!
Abby
Tuesday 1st of December 2020
I’ve always loved Sabrina and Birney but I never knew what they meant. Thanks for sharing this awesome list.