30 Water Inspired Names

I love wandering through names and collecting them for future use. Here are some water inspired names for characters or anything else you might be looking for.

Below each name is the origin, the meaning, and any other tidbit I found interesting.

Female

1. Anahita
   1. Persian
   2. A river or water goddess
2. Amaya
   1. Japanese
   2. Night Rain
3. Aquarius
   1. Zodiac
   2. The water bearer
4. Adair*
   1. English and Scottish
   2. Shallow place in river near oaks
5. Brooke
   1. Word name
   2. A bubbling brook
6. Cascade
   1. Word name
   2. Evocative of rushing water
7. Caspian
   1. Place name
   2. Named from the Caspian sea
8. Cordelia
   1. Latin/Celtic
   2. Heart, daughter of the sea
   3. Also one of the daughters of the crazy King Lear
9. Delta
   1. Greek
   2. Fourth letter of the alphabet
   3. Part of a river system
10. Eira
    1. Welsh
    2. Snow
11. Firth
    1. Scottish nature name
    2. Arm of the sea
12. Grania
    1. Irish
    2. Grain of corn
    3. The name of the famous 16th-century lady pirate
13. Gwyneira
    1. Welsh
    2. White Snow
14. Huyana
    1. Miwok Native American
    2. Rain falling
15. Indra
    1. Sanskrit
    2. Possessing drops of rain
16. Kai*
    1. Hawaiin
    2. Sea
    3. Also found in Japanese, Morai, Navajo, and Scandinavian
17. Loire
    1. French
    2. Name of a French river and valley
18. Maristela
    1. Latin
    2. Star of the Sea
19. Mayim
    1. Hebrew
    2. Water
20. Marina
    1. Latin
    2. From the sea
21. Misty
    1. English
    2. Mist
22. Nixie
    1. German
    2. Water nymph
23. Neva
    1. Spanish
    2. White snow
24. Nahla
    1. Arabic
    2. A drink of water
25. Reva
    1. Hebrew, or a Hindi River
    2. Rain
26. Rialta
    1. Italian
    2. Deep brook
27. Spring
    1. Word name
    2. Fresh water that bubbles to the surface from underground
    3. Also a season
28. Tallulah
    1. Irish
    2. Lady of abundance or leaping water
29. Varsha
    1. Hindi
    2. Rain
30. Zarya
    1. Slavic mythology
    2. Belongs to a water priestess and protector of warriors

Male

1. Arno
   1. German
   2. Eagle
   3. The main river in Florence
2. Bardo
   1. Aboriginal
   2. Water
   3. Also found in German
3. Como*
   1. Italian place name
   2. Lake Como is a beautiful, northern Italian lake
   3. Also singer Perry Como
4. Cabot
   1. French
   2. To sail
5. Clyde
   1. Nature name
   2. Scottish river name
6. Douglas
   1. Scottish
   2. Black Water
7. Dalfon
   1. Hebrew
   2. Raindrop
8. Deveraux
   1. French
   2. Riverbank
9. Edur
   1. Basque
   2. Snow
10. Eaton
    1. English
    2. Riverside
11. Ford
    1. English
    2. Dweller at the ford
12. Frost*
    1. English
    2. White-haired, born in a cold spell
13. Holmes
    1. English
    2. From the island in the river
14. Hudson*
    1. English
    2. Hugh’s son
    3. The Hudson River in New York
15. Irving
    1. Scottish
    2. Green river, sea friend
16. Jordan*
    1. Hebrew
    2. Flowing down
    3. The River Jordan
17. Jorah
    1. Hebrew
    2. Early rain
18. Kano
    1. African place name
    2. Japanese
    3. The God of the Waters
19. Moses
    1. Egyptian
    2. Delivered from the water
20. Nevada*
    1. Spanish place name
    2. Covered in snow
21. Nile
    1. Egyptian
    2. Literally means River
    3. Also found in Arabic and ancient Hebrew
22. Orwell
    1. English
    2. The branch of the river
23. Pike
    1. Animal name
    2. A fish
24. Rayan
    1. Arabic
    2. Land that is lush and rich in water
25. Ren*
    1. Japanese
    2. Water lily; lotus
26. Rio*
    1. Spanish
    2. Literally means river
27. Tal*
    1. Hebrew
    2. Rain, dew
28. Varuna
    1. Hindi
    2. God of water and the ocean
29. Yukio
    1. Japanese
    2. Snow boy
30. Zenebe
    1. Arharic
    2. Raining

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