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Orwell
English surname
"the branch of the river"
Most closely associated with famed English novelist George Orwell (whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair), this English surname is now occasionally sported as a literary first name. Given its…
Pacific
Ocean name; from Latin
"tranquil"
Pacific is an adventurous kind of place-name, with the added bonus of the association with peace.
Palasha
Russian, diminutive of Pelagia
"open sea"
Friendly Slavic rarity.
Pania
Maori, a mythological sea maiden
Pania is a possible alternative to Tania, if you want to go the New Zealand rather than Russian route.
Pasha
Diminutive of Pavel or Praskovya, Russian
"small, humble; preparation"
Sweet and soft but outdoorsy too, Pasha could make an interesting alternative to Sasha. Typically used as a diminutive for Russian male names like Pavel, it has also been used for the feminine name…
Reva
Hindi river name; Hebrew
"rain"
Refers to one of the seven sacred rivers of India.
Ria
Spanish
"small river"
Short and feminine, Ria has a rhythmic flow.
Romney
Welsh
"winding river"
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.
Saffira
Variation of Sapphire
Saffira is the softer, Latin variation of the English name Sapphire. In sound it is reminiscent of Zephyra.
Safira
Portuguese variation of Sapphira, Greek
"sapphire"
The Portuguese word for sapphire was formerly a Top 100 name in Portugal.
Aegir
Norse
"ocean"
Ægir was the Norse god of the sea, honored and feared by sailors, who believed he would sometimes take ships from the surface down to his home at the bottom of the ocean.
Saphir
Nordic, Arabic
"sapphire; diplomat"
An intriguing name with two distinct etymologies. It can be a masculine version of Sapphire or Sapphira, relating to the gemstone, or it can be an alternative form of the Arabic name Safir, meaning…
Sapir
Hebrew
"sapphire"
An addition to the collection of gemstone names — a category that's currently rising in popularity.
Sapphira
Greek variation of Sapphire, Hebrew jewel name
"sapphire"
Sapphira is a lovely name which unfortunately has an unsavory Biblical history. The New Testament Sapphira was killed by God for lying about a tax payment. There's a Willa Cather novel called…
Sapphire
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin jewel name
"blue"
Sapphire goes waaaaay beyond Ruby and Pearl. This September birthstone, occasionally used a century ago, might be worth a reappraisal, perhaps as a Sophie/Sophia alternative. Sapphire is the…
Sappho
Ancient Greek
"sapphire"
Name of the 7th century BC Greek lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos, whose name has been synonymous with lesbian love. Though this name is rarely used today, it certainly could be and, some…
Sedna
Native American, Inuit
"goddess of the sea"
The name of the Inuit goddess of the sea, marine animals, and the underworld. There is also a dwarf planet in the outer solar system called 90377 Sedna, discovered in 2003 and named after the goddess…
Seine
French; river name
River is rising as a new favorite name, and names of rivers are also increasingly used for our child. The Seine winds through the city of Paris, with dozens of bridges crossing the river at different…
Selkie
Scottish
"seal folk"
A mystical name with a watery feel to it, selkies are mythical creatures that resemble seals in the water but assume human form on land. Appearing in Scottish folklore, their name comes from the word…
Shyam
Sanskrit
"dark, black, blue"
Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.