Names That Mean Flood
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- Ark
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"(in the Bible) the ship built by Noah to save his family and every animal from the Flood"Description:
A spiritual word name — as in Noah's Ark and the Ark of the Covenant — that also fits the trend for short, punchy words like Oak and Ace. It's rare (used for 7 boys in 2020) but could sail far.
- Wong
Origin:
Chinese surnameMeaning:
"jade; yellow; king; vast; flood"Description:
Wong is a common romanization of the pinyin Chinese family names Huang and Wang, as well as rarer surnames such as Heng and Hong.
- Aysel
Origin:
Turkish; AzerbaijaniMeaning:
"moon flood"Description:
A pretty Turkish name popular in the 1980s and 90s, with the wonderfully evocative meaning of "moon flood".
- Lerryn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"flood"Description:
Lerryn is a Cornish place name for both the River Lerryn and the village that borders it. The name belonged first to the river, which was named in the 13th century. Lerryn literally translates to "flood."
- Braham
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"flood plain"Description:
Rarely heard name that could sub for Graham.