Names That Mean Sea

More popular than the original form in Puerto Rico.

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

A combination name of the Spanish Mar, meaning "sea", and Cielo, meaning "sky" — both names that individually rose significantly in 2022.

Cornish variation on Meriadoc and Meriadeg.

Variant of Marilla

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."

Conan Meriadeg was the legnedary founder of Brittany. The Welsh variant Meriadoc was borrowed by J. R. R. Tolkien for the hobbit Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck.

Nehalennia is a Celtic or Germanic goddess depicted with marine symbols, as well as a companion dog at her feet.

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

An intriguing pathway to the hip nickname Kai.

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

A unisex Dutch name derived from the Latin Marinus.

An Old Norse name derived from the Irish Muircheartach "sea warrior". Kjartan is a modern variant.

Tiamat is a goddess of the sea worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia, also seen as the creator goddess in some texts.

Original Welsh form of Meredith, and always a masculine name in Wales.

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

A unisex Dutch name derived from the Latin Marinus.

A super popular nature name in its native Turkey, currently Top 50 for both boys and girls there.