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Names That Mean Water

  1. FirthHeart
    • Origin:

      Scottish nature name
    • Meaning:

      "estuary or arm of the sea"
    • Description:

      Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.
  2. BeachHeart
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      With the tide coming in on a new wave of word names, this one just might catch on, especially for parents who relish sun, sand, and surf. Forest lovers can spell it Beech, like the tree.
  3. ComoHeart
    • Origin:

      Italian place-name
    • Description:

      Singer Perry is long gone, but the beautiful northern Italian lake conjures up a clear and tranquil image.
  4. WolcottHeart
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "cottage near a stream"
    • Description:

      One of many stuffy British W surnames that would subject an American boy to years of teasing before growing into it at age fifty.
  5. ZambeziHeart
    • Origin:

      River name
    • Description:

      Africa's fourth-longest river would make a unique name choice.
  6. BirneyHeart
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "island with the brook"
    • Description:

      Bernie, with airs.
  7. DanubeHeart
    • Origin:

      River name
    • Description:

      Some parents are turning to rivers and other bodies of water in the search for undiscovered place-names, and this has the feel of a Viennese waltz.
  8. AhyuiniHeart
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "swimmer"
    • Description:

      One-of-a-kind water-related choice.
  9. BrodnyHeart
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "one who lives near a stream"
    • Description:

      Off-putting cousin of Bradley and Rodney.
  10. EvianHeart
    • Origin:

      Variation of Evan
    • Description:

      Evian might sound elegant, if you could forget the water. But no one will.
  11. SaraswatiHeart
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "possessing water"
    • Description:

      Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, learning, music, and the arts. She is also a river goddess, associated with the mythical Saraswati river, which played an important part in the Vedic texts.
  12. RomneyHeart
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "winding river"
    • Description:

      With the fashion for all names Rom, this strong surname with ties to Old Master painter George has new possibilities. Obviously, it now has more political associations than artistic.
  13. YağmurHeart
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "rain"
  14. AgamHeart
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "lake"
  15. MunroHeart
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Monroe
    • Description:

      Possibly to honor Canadian short story writer Alice -- though Alice is more far accessible and--until very recently-- nearly as distinctive.