Names that mean water
Names whose meanings carry water, drawn from every tradition in the nametree library. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Selin Turkish · river, flowing water
River English · flowing water
Fon Thai · rain
Hà Vietnamese · river
Giang Vietnamese · river
Izumi Japanese · spring, fountain
Salil Bengali · water
Nam Thai · water
Nagisa Japanese · shore, beach
Pierre French · rock, stone
Arnav Sanskrit · ocean, sea
Samudra Bengali · sea, ocean
Darya Persian · sea, ocean
Toprak Turkish · earth, soil
Bilal Arabic · moisture, freshness
Clyde Scottish · river name
Tarn Thai · waterfall
Suong Vietnamese · mist, dew
Darsh Sanskrit · vision, sight
Maya Sanskrit · traditionally illusion, water
Amaya Japanese · night rain, in one common reading
Ridge English · ridge, hill
Thuy Vietnamese · water; gentle
Xuan Vietnamese · spring, the season
Craig Scottish · crag, rock
Keith Scottish · wood, forest
Moses Hebrew · drawn out of water
Niloufar Persian · water lily, lotus
Manav Sanskrit · human, man
Norma Latin · rule, pattern
Yagmur Turkish · rain (Yağmur)
Trent English · from the River Trent; flooding river
Moana Hawaiian · ocean, deep sea
Skye Scottish · place, sky
Ava Latin · life, bird
Pakin Thai · gold, golden
Meadow English · meadow, grassland
Kaleo Hawaiian · the voice, the sound
Akari Japanese · light, brightness
Diep Vietnamese · leaf, foliage
Kekai Hawaiian · the sea
Ratana Thai · jewel, crystal
Ploy Thai · gem, gemstone
Arda Turkish · Turkish, traditionally linked to 'scepter, marker stake'; also the name of a river in Thrace; famously borne by Real Madrid's Arda Güler
Dania Arabic · near, close
Yudha Indonesian · war, battle
Onni Finnish · happiness, luck
Aria Italian · melody, air
Aatos Finnish · thought, idea
Ngoc Vietnamese · jewel, gem
Gema Spanish · gem, jewel
Gregorio Italian · watchful, vigilant
Gregory Greek · watchful, vigilant
Fenn English · marsh, fen, wetland
Danu Indonesian · wealthy, treasure; also a river deity
Lake English · from the English word for a body of water
Yunxi Chinese · clouds over a mountain stream (雲溪)
Casey Irish · vigilant, watchful
Xanthe Greek · golden, yellow
Rania Arabic · gazing, admiring
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