Girl names that mean water
Most widely given today: Romy, Yara and Marnie.
7 girl names whose sourced meaning includes water. Where a meaning comes from a related name, we say so; where the source hedges, so do we.
from Rosemary,
dew of the sea
Say it ROH-mee
Latin origin from Rosemary,
dew of the sea
2 syllablesLoved in France and Quebec. Common across four German cities, Scotland, Austria and one more place. Rare in the Netherlands, England and Wales, Ireland and six more places.
1 in 344 girls born in Scotland in 2025
mistress of water
Say it YAR-uh
Portuguese origin
mistress of water
2 syllablesLoved in the Netherlands. Common across Switzerland and two more places. Rare in Catalonia, four German cities, France and 11 more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Marina,
of the sea
Say it MAR-nee
Roots in Latin and Hebrew from Marina,
of the sea
2 syllablesCommon in England and Wales. Rare in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and four more places.
1 in 416 girls born in Scotland in 2025
of the sea
Say it muh-REE-nuh
Latin origin
of the sea
3 syllablesCommon in Spain. Rare in five German cities, Slovenia, Austria and 12 more places.
1 in 3,578 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Indus river
Say it IN-dee-uh
Old English origin
Indus river
3 syllablesCommon in Spain. Rare in Catalonia, Northern Ireland, England and Wales and four more places.
1 in 1,822 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
possibly sea
Say it mor-GAHN
English origin
possibly sea
2 syllablesRare in Quebec, France and Switzerland.
1 in 5,214 girls born in France in 2025
of the sea
Say it mah-REEN
Latin origin
of the sea
2 syllablesRare in Quebec, France, Switzerland and one more place.
1 in 8,194 girls born in France in 2025