Girl Names That Mean Ocean, Sea and Water

There's something timeless about a name drawn from water — the sea, a river, a wave, a pearl. Ocean names carry depth, calm and a sense of the vast. From the Icelandic wave-daughters Hrönn and Alda to the Tahitian Poe (pearl), here are girl names of the sea and water.

Girl names that mean ocean, sea and water

MaritaAbkhaz · A little pearl VjosaAlbanian · A wild river AghadirArabic · Pools of water DanahArabic · A precious pearl DurrahArabic · A great pearl JoumanaArabic · A silver pearl JumanaArabic · A silver pearl KawtharArabic · Abundance / heavenly river LulwaArabic · A pearl MaryamArabic · Beloved, bitter, sea of sorrow NahlaArabic · First drink of water AnahidArmenian · Armenian Anahita AraksiArmenian · Of the Araxes river AraksyaArmenian · Of the Araks river AraxieArmenian · The Araxes river DzovinarArmenian · Born of the sea MargaritArmenian · A pearl MarineArmenian · Of the sea TsovinarArmenian · Goddess of rain and sea AysuAzerbaijani · Moonlit water ItsasoBasque · The sea BipashaBengali · The Beas River NaidaBosnian · A water nymph NilarBurmese · Pearl, ruby ErzhenaBuryat · A pearl SuvdaBuryat · A pearl CordeliaCeltic · Heart of the sea, daughter of the sea MuirennCeltic · Sea-fair SabreenaCeltic · Of the river Severn SabrinaCeltic · From the river Severn MazuChinese · Goddess of the sea ShanChinese · Coral ZhuChinese · Pearl TallulahChoctaw · Leaping water MorvorenCornish · Mermaid; sea-maiden MargretheDanish · Pearl MetteDanish · Pearl EttyDutch · Pearl GrietDutch · A pearl GrietjeDutch · A little pearl CoralineEnglish · Coral; maiden EllamaeEnglish · All; a pearl HallieEnglish · Sea-dweller LakeEnglish · Body of water LulaEnglish · Famous warrior / pearl LuluEnglish · Famous warrior / pearl MaeEnglish · Bitter; pearl; the month of May MarielEnglish · Bitter sea MarilynneEnglish · Star of the sea + grace MarjorieEnglish · Pearl MinnieEnglish · Love / will-helmet PearlEnglish · Pearl PearlieEnglish · A little pearl PeggyEnglish · Pearl

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