Names That Mean Sea

Marys

Evocative Spanish city name that would make a one-of-a-kind given name.

Almeria

An elaboration of Mariana and a sea-inspired choice that once ranked in the US Top 1000 in the late 19th century. 

Marianita

Amphitrite is a mysterious Greek mythological figure, most often cited as a sea goddess who was the wife of Poseidon. She was said to be the personification of the sea water itself and was said to be present at the birth of Apollo. 

She later became a more minor figure, noted more as the mother of Triton and Rhodos than in her own right. A great water-based name for the adventurous parent.

Amphitrite

Cormorant is definitely one of the most unusual of the newly fashionable animal names, and one of the rare bird names for boys. 

Cormorant

In The Lord of the Rings, Eärendil is a half-Elven seafarer whose ship turns into a star. J.R.R. Tolkien based his name off of the Anglo-Saxon Ēarendel, a variation of Aurvandill, a Germanic mythological character.

Eärendil

The name of the daughters of the Greek sea god Nereus and also a celestial name, belonging to one of Neptune's moons.

Nereid

In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Stelmaria is the beautiful name of Lord Asriel's snow leopard daemon. It's a pretty and plausible combo name reminiscent of Marian names like Stellamaris and Maristela.

Stelmaria

A light and pretty name used in several Eastern European countries, which may be a form of Miriam or Mary.

Mirjana

A fairly common name in Turkey, referring to the north wind blowing off the Aegean Sea.

Meltem

The title of a Maori poem and also used to reference Mary, mother of Jesus, adapted from the Latin Marian title Stella Maris "star of the sea".

Whetumoana

As a Japanese name, Umina derives from umi, meaning "sea", combined with a range of other kanji characters.

 As a Quechua name, it is properly spelt Umiña, and means "emerald".

Umina

Murron

Morgelyn is a Cornish compound name derived from the Welsh mor, meaning "sea" and kelyn, "holly." Sea holly is another name for the Eryngium plant, which showcases prickly purple blooms, making Morgelyn a botanical name.

Morgelyn

Merike is among the names that Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist, suggested in the Estonian Mother Tongue Society's 1929 recommended list of names. It is derived from meri, the Estonian word for "sea."

Merike

A beautiful elaboration on the Polynesian name Moana "sea", made famous by the 2016 Disney film of the same name. It is also a New Zealand place name.

Aramoana

This Hawaiian take on Miriam has all the sounds of a modern-day smash hit — think Amelia, Mila, etc. — but is virtually undiscovered.

Miliama

A captivating, watery name found primarily in Australia and New Zealand, Tahnee was used by Raquel Welch for her daughter. Earthy and summery at the same time, it may also be used as a spelling alternative to Tawny. 

Tahnee

A fresh and summery — if rather long — color that sounds namelike, but is extremely rarely used.

Aquamarine

Queen Nehelenia is a villain in the Sailor Moon anime franchise. Her name is likely a reference to both the mineral nepheline — as many Sailor Moon characters are named after minerals — and Nehalennia, a German or Celtic goddess.