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Unique Baby Names That Mean Water

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!

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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

little girls playing in the ocean


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!

baby boy bathing in water


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’

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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.