Names That Mean Drops

  1. Rein
    • Origin:

      Variation of Reign or Rain; English word name
    • Meaning:

      "royal authority; water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere"
    • Description:

      Rein, along with Reign, have taken over from Rain as a trendy word name. Should you rein it in or let it rein? Okay, bad puns we know, but that's the downside of word names. This is a true unisex name, given to 15 girls and 12 boys in the US in one recent year.
  2. Indre
    • Origin:

      French or Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "cave; possessing drops of rain"
    • Description:

      The Indre is a river in France. Spelled Indra, it's the name of a powerful deity worshipped by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains — roughly the South Asian equivalent of the Greek Zeus or Norse Odin. But either Indra or Indre might make a simple, captivating, attractive name for a modern little girl.
  3. Indra
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit, Latvian
    • Meaning:

      "possessing drops of rain; reed, water witch; estate ruler"
    • Description:

      In Hindu tradition, Indra is the warrior god of sky and rain, whose name is often used as element of other names, such as Jaswinder or Rajendra. Its use as a feminine name may come from the Western world hearing it as feminine (thanks to Alexandra, Indira, or similar), or simply as a shortening of Indrani (meaning "wife of Indra").
  4. Rein
    • Origin:

      Variation of Reign or Rain; English word name
    • Meaning:

      "royal authority; water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere"
    • Description:

      Rein, along with Reign, have taken over from Rain as a trendy word name. Should you rein it in or let it rein? Okay, bad puns we know, but that's the downside of word names. This is a true unisex name, given to 15 girls and 12 boys in the US in one recent year.
  5. Indra
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "possessing drops of rain"
    • Description:

      In the ancient Hindu religion, Indra is the warrior god of sky and rain. The vowel ending could make it sound feminine to the English speaker, though Ezra and Luca work just fine, so why not Indra?

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