Pet Names · Dog Names
By Brynn McKeon · Updated September 2026
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Japanese
"ocean"
Like many Japanese names, Manami has several possible meanings. This sea-themed one is very appealing.
Scottish
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Mirren is a lively and attractive Scottish name, popular in its native country but best known outside Scotland as the surname of the English actor Dame Helen Mirren. It is thought to be a Scottish…
Irish
"bitter , beloved, or drop of the sea"
Irish Gaelic spelling of Molly, which derives from Mary.
Hawaiian
In the 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth , Moanna is the name of a Spanish princess, but it's the Moana spelling that has become more famous of late, thanks to the eponymous Disney heroine.
Finnish, Irish variation of Mary
"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"
Both Maire and Mare have begun making inroads with parents seeking novel yet authentic ways of honoring an ancestral Mary. The Finnish variation derives from the word mairea , meaning "sweet."
German and Catalan
"blue"
Polish, diminutive of Kordelja
"daughter of the sea"
Pretty in a polka-dancing way.
Welsh
"great lord or sea lord"
Diminutive of Welsh Maredudd, the original (masculine) form of Meredith.
Short form of Bardolph or Aboriginal
"water"
Bardo has a poetic beginning and upbeat ending, with roots in several diverse cultures. It may be most familiar today via George Saunders' novel Lincoln in the Bardo , which refers to the Tibetan…
Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene diminutive of Marija
In Slovenia, Maca is more common as an independent name than its parent name Marija.
"sea taboo"
When British rocker Steven Patrick Morrissey decided to use his last name alone, it became a viable option for baby namers, a lot cooler than Morris or Maurice.
"the sea"
Llyr is a name with a great meaning and a lovely sound, but that sound is going to be next to impossible to get non-Welsh speaking people to pronounce (google the double L sound in Welsh). If you are…
Polish variation of Livia, Latin
"blue, envious"
Persian
"azure blue stone"
Out-of-the-ordinary gemstone name derived from lapis lazuli, which is said to enhance awareness and intellect, impart ancient wisdom and cure many ailments, making it an interesting possibility for a…
Australian Aboriginal
"little river"
The Narellan is the name of a river in New South Wales. From this name comes this quasi-French girls' name, which is quite common in Australia.
Diminutive of Cornelia, Dutch, Sanskrit
"horn; sapphire blue"
As a Sanskrit name, Neel is typically used for boys, however a small percentage of girls are given the name too. Meaning "sapphire blue", alternative forms include Neela, Nila, Neelam, Neelim,…
Nordic
"sea warrior"
A short form of Mýrkjartan, an Old Norse name derived from the Irish Muircheartach "sea warrior". It is also a Nordic form of the Old Irish name Certán, possibly meaning "humming sound".
Polynesian."Pacific ocean"
"Pacific ocean"
Some sources cite a Polynesian goddess of shellfish named Kiwa, though others name Kiwa as only a male figure in Maori mythology, connected with the ocean. Kiwa is one of the fastest-rising boys'…
Hindi
"blue sapphire"
It is said that if one wears a flawless blue sapphire, it can remove poverty and provide health, wealth, long life, happiness and prosperity.
