River, Brooks, Raine, and 45 Other Water-Inspired Baby Names You'll Love
Whether it be in another language or its translation, there are so many words for water, that mean water, or that have something to do with bodies and iterations of water. Be it rain water, sea water, the ocean, or something else aquatic, there are so many beautiful baby names that come from such words.
Scroll through to see some of our favorite baby names that either mean water, are inspired by water, or translate to water or a body of water in another language.
Baby Names Meaning or Inspired by Water
- Ara (Arabic for "brings rain")
- Arno (meaning "flower water")
- Aqua
- Banks
- Baia (Portuguese/Italian for "bay")
- Bay
- Bayou (meaning "small stream")
- Beckett (meaning "little brook")
- Briny (meaning "of salty water")
- Brook
- Brooks
- Calder (meaning "rocky water")
- Cascade
- Coral
- Cove
- Creek
- Darya (Iranian for "sea")
- Delta
- Dylan (Welsh for "son of the sea")
- Eddy (meaning "a circular movement of water")
- Fisher
- Ford (meaning "river crossing")
- Gully
- Hali (Greek for "sea")
- Harbor
- Kai (Hawaiian for "sea")
- Kendra (meaning "clear water")
- Lake
- Loch (Scottish for "lake")
- Mare (pronounced mah-re; Italian for "sea")
- Marella (Japanese for "of the bright sea")
- Marina
- Marine
- Maris (meaning "of the sea")
- Marsh
- Meri (Finnish for "sea")
- Mira (Sanskrit for "ocean")
- Misty
- Morgan (meaning "circling sea")
- Ocean
- Raine
- Reef
- River
- Sea
- Seaton (meaning "town by the sea")
- Shore
- Trent (Latin for "gushing water")
- Wade