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Water names for girls

Names of seas, rivers, rain and waves.

  1. RiverEnglish nature name referring to a flowing river#243 · rising
  2. JordanTo flow down or descend #255 · slipping
  3. KehlaniHawaiian name from 'kai' (ocean, sea) + 'lani' (sky/heaven), roughly 'sea and sky'#144 · rising
  4. AmayaFrom Basque meaning 'the end'#119 · slipping
  5. KaylaniVariant spelling of Kailani, from Hawaiian 'kai' (ocean, sea) + 'lani' (sky, heaven)#72 · rising
  6. KailaniFrom Hawaiian 'kai' (sea) and 'lani' (sky/heavenly), meaning 'sea and sky' or 'heavenly sea'#72 · rising
  7. BrookeLives near a brook or stream#326 · slipping
  8. JordynFeminine spelling variant of Jordan, from Hebrew 'Yarden' meaning 'flow down' or 'descend', the name of the river#255 · slipping
  9. OceanEnglish word name from Greek 'Okeanos', the god of the great world-encircling sea#746 · rising
  10. RioSpanish and Portuguese word meaning 'river'#1,457 · rising
  11. MarenScandinavian form of Marina, from Latin 'marinus' meaning 'of the sea'#468 · rising
  12. LakelynnModern American coinage combining 'Lake' (inland body of water) and the suffix '-lynn'#322 · rising
  13. AmaiaFrom Basque meaning 'the end' or 'the high place'#119 · slipping
  14. KailanyModern respelling of Hawaiian Kailani, 'sea and sky' - popularized in US for its melodic sound#72 · rising
  15. MarinaFrom Latin marina, meaning 'of the sea'#586 · rising
  16. MarisolSpanish compound of Maria and Sol#650 · rising
  17. LakelynModern American coinage blending 'lake' (body of water) with the suffix -lyn#322 · rising
  18. KeilaniFrom Hawaiian 'kei' (glorious, honored) and 'lani' (sky, heaven)#144 · rising
  19. LakenModern variant of Lake used as a given name#458 · rising
  20. AmayahModern elaboration based on Amaya or Amaia#119 · slipping
  21. RayneVariant of Rain/Raine#268 · slipping
  22. TallulahFrom Choctaw meaning 'leaping water'#836 · rising
  23. RainEnglish word-name referring to the natural phenomenon of water falling from the sky#268 · slipping
  24. CoveEnglish word for a small sheltered bay - modern nature name evoking the coast#1,253 · rising
  25. KeilanyRespelling of Hawaiian Keilani - 'glorious chief', sea-sky imagery, island-inspired#72 · rising
  26. KeylaniModern respelling of Hawaiian Kehlani meaning 'sea and sky'#72 · rising
  27. NamiJapanese meaning 'wave' - nature name familiar from anime One Piece's navigator Nami#1,146 · rising
  28. LakynModern American respelling of Lake - nature surname-style name evoking a lake, with -yn ending#458 · rising
  29. RaineVariant of Rain or Regina#268 · slipping
  30. RyverModern respelling of River, English nature name for flowing water - Y-spelling adds modern edge#243 · rising
  31. NaiaFrom Basque 'naia' meaning 'wave' - also linked to Greek water nymphs called Naiads#561 · rising
  32. MarissaElaborated form of Maria or Latin 'maris', meaning 'of the sea'#1,179 · slipping
  33. MarSpanish and Catalan word for 'sea' from Latin mare - also short for Maria, used for girls#1,330 · rising
  34. LaikynModern American respelling of Laiken, from English lake + -kin - invented surname-style girls' name#458 · rising
  35. ShannonFrom the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river#1,788 · slipping
  36. LakeFrom English word 'lake' for a body of water - modern nature name used for all genders#2,588 · slipping
  37. KaelaniModern variant of Hawaiian Kehlani, from 'kai' sea + 'lani' sky - meaning 'sea and sky'#72 · rising
  38. RiverlynnModern combination of English River + Lynn - invented American name evoking flowing water#1,142 · rising
  39. LaikenModern American invention based on Lake - from English 'lake', with popular -en ending#458 · rising
  40. LaykenModern American invention, likely from Lake + -ken suffix - risen as surname-style name#458 · rising
  41. KylaniModern American respelling of Hawaiian Kailani, 'sea and sky' - blends Ky- trend with island name#72 · rising
  42. AyselTurkish name from 'ay' (moon) + 'sel' (flood) - means 'moonlight flood'#1,564 · rising
  43. MarinFrom Latin marinus meaning 'of the sea'#1,057 · slipping
  44. LluviaSpanish word meaning 'rain' from Latin pluvia - poetic nature name in Spanish-speaking world#1,627 · rising
  45. HarborEnglish word for sheltered port - modern nature word name evoking safety and calm#2,134 · slipping
  46. MarynModern respelling of Marin from Latin 'marinus' meaning of the sea - also used as variant of Mary#1,057 · slipping
  47. KoveModern American respelling of English 'cove', sheltered bay - sleek nature-inspired invention#1,253 · rising
  48. CaiWelsh form of Latin Gaius meaning 'to rejoice' - Arthurian knight name, pronounced KYE#897 · slipping
  49. RaineyEnglish surname derived from Raymond or 'rain' - used as modern feminine first name with nature feel#1,772 · rising
  50. TasneemArabic 'fountain of Paradise' - Quranic name for a heavenly spring, meaning cool refreshment#1,381 · rising
  51. DenizTurkish meaning 'sea' - popular unisex name in Turkey, evoking the ocean#4,764 · slipping
  52. TalyaHebrew name meaning 'dew of God' - also used as short form of Natalya in Russian#217 · rising
  53. AmaiahModern American respelling of Amaya/Amiah - invented spelling with Hebrew echoes#119 · slipping
  54. RiversFrom English word for flowing waterways - used as a modern nature-inspired surname-name#5,933 · slipping
  55. TaliHebrew 'dew' - often short for Talia, used in Israel and diaspora#2,125 · rising
  56. RiverlynModern American blend of River + -lyn#1,142 · rising
  57. KaylanieModern American respelling of Kailani, Hawaiian 'sea and sky'#72 · rising
  58. JordynnFeminine variant of Jordan, from Hebrew 'Yarden' meaning 'to flow down' or 'descend', referring to the Jordan River#255 · slipping
  59. MarisFrom Latin 'maris' meaning 'of the sea'#2,331 · slipping
  60. BrookFrom Old English 'broc' (a small stream)#326 · slipping
  61. RocioSpanish word-name meaning 'dew' (rocío)#2,407 · slipping
  62. KayloniModern American invention blending Kay- with -loni - melodic coinage with no historic meaning#2,451 · rising
  63. DaryaPersian name meaning 'sea, ocean'#1,167 · slipping
  64. KaimanaHawaiian 'kai' (sea) + 'mana' (power) meaning 'power of the sea' - traditional Hawaiian unisex name#7,065 · rising
  65. TasnimArabic 'fountain of Paradise' named in the Quran - cherished Muslim name for girls#1,381 · rising
  66. MoanaHawaiian and Maori word meaning 'ocean' - widely known from Disney film#2,968 · slipping
  67. AmaiyaModern American respelling of Amaya - Basque place-name and Japanese 'night rain', with multiple roots#119 · slipping
  68. JordenVariant spelling of Jordan#255 · slipping
  69. JordinVariant spelling of Jordan, from Hebrew 'Yarden' meaning 'to descend', referring to the River Jordan#255 · slipping
  70. SarayuFrom Sanskrit Sarayu, sacred river in India - name of holy river in Ramayana, evoking flowing water#4,479 · slipping
  71. UmiFrom Japanese 'umi' meaning 'sea' - unisex name in Japan, also evokes ocean imagery#5,633 · rising
  72. TalHebrew meaning 'dew' - short unisex nature name widely used in Israel for all genders#15,261 · rising
  73. KaveriFrom Sanskrit, name of the sacred Kaveri River in South India - evokes flowing water and purity#5,826 · rising
  74. NilCatalan form of Greek Neilos, the Nile River - popular boys' name in Catalonia, also used for girls#6,689 · rising
  75. OcéaneFrench name from 'ocean', via Greek 'okeanos' - coined in the 1980s, very popular in France#8,351 · rising
  76. ClodaghIrish river name in Co#8,676 · slipping
  77. RihamArabic 'light rain, drizzle' - popular feminine name across Middle East and North Africa#9,132 · slipping
  78. SalsabilArabic Quranic name meaning 'sweet spring in Paradise' - mentioned in Surah Al-Insan as heavenly fountain#9,152 · rising
  79. BayFrom English word for laurel bay and coastal inlet - modern unisex nature word name#10,462 · slipping
  80. MorwennaCornish for 'maiden' - ancient saint's name revived in Cornwall and used in literature#11,110 · slipping

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