Happy Friday!!! Here’s your weekly ASK AMANDA:

 

Ask Amanda

Q:    I love the ocean and am looking for some good baby names that are related to water. Do you have any recommendations?

 

A:    You’re in luck because a lot of interesting baby names are related to water one way or another.

 

I think you could go a few different ways with this. You could choose a name that says “water,” you could choose a name that has a water-related meaning or you could choose the name of a watery location you like.

 

Here are some suggestions:

 

 

OBVIOUS WATER NAMES

 

 

GIRL BABY NAMES

 

BAY

BROOKE

LAKE

OCEAN / OCEANA / OCÉANE

 

 

 

BOY BABY NAMES

 

BAY

BAYOU

LOCH

OCEAN / OCEANUS

RIVER

 

 

I especially like OCEAN and its variations for boys or girls. It’s somehow more sophisticated than nature names like RAINBOW and SUNSHINE, which tend to feel more like nicknames. I think BAY is a great middle name pick because it’s short and can easily be matched with other names.

 

 

BABY NAMES WITH WATER MEANINGS

 

 

GIRL BABY NAMES

 

ATHENA — Greek name meaning “from the sea”

GALIA —Hebrew name meaning “wave”

JORDANA — Hebrew name meaning “flowing down”

KYLA — Gaelic name meaning “narrow strait”

MARINA — Latin name meaning “sea”

MIHO — Japanese name meaning “beautiful bay”

RILLA — German name meaning “small stream”

SARITA — Hindi name meaning “river”

 

 

 

BOY BABY NAMES

 

BECK — English name meaning “stream”

DYLAN — Welsh name meaning “sea”

HURLEY — Irish name meaning “sea tide”

KAI —Hawaiian name meaning “sea”

MARINO — Latin name meaning “of the sea; sailor”

PHILMORE — Greek and Welsh name meaning “lover of the sea”

RIO — Spanish name meaning “river”

TAO — Chinese name meaning “wig waves”

YUKON — Native American name meaning “big river”

ZALE — Greek name meaning “strong sea”

 

 

This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as names with water-meanings are concerned. If you want more choices, read the NATURE chapter of BABY NAMES MADE EASY.

 

 

WATERY LOCATION BABY NAMES

 

GIRL BABY NAMES

 

CORAL

NYASA

OCEANIA

PACIFICA

RIVIERA

VENICE

 

 

 

BOY BABY NAMES

 

CASPIAN

HUDSON

JORDAN

NILE

ONTARIO

RHINE

TIGRIS

 

 

These are the names of just a few bodies of water and places known for water. You can make a list of your favorite water spots and see if any of them will make a good baby name. There’s a world of possibilities out there!

 

Good luck finding that perfect baby name!

 

 

Happy naming,

 

♥  Amanda

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com. Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES