Names That Mean Ocean
- Atlanta
Origin:
Place nameMeaning:
"Atlantic Ocean"Description:
The capital of Georgia is far from the ocean, but got its name from the Western and Atlantic Railroad which ran through the city. Best known as a hub of industry and transport, and for its roles in the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement, it has never been popular as a baby name despite sounding like one. Its peak popularity was in 1995, the year before Atlanta hosted the Olympic Games.
- Oceania
Origin:
Place name and feminine variation of Oceanus, GreekMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
Oceania is one of the most elaborate of the trending Ocean-related names. Oceania also refers to the area of the world including Australia and neighboring islands.
- Gyatso
Origin:
TibetanMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
Gyatso is a highly meaningful name in Tibetan Buddhism. It is added to the name of each Dalai Lama — the current one is Tenzin Gyatso. It is a translation of the title Dalai, which means "ocean" or "big" in Mongolian.
- Moanna
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
In the 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth, Moanna is the name of a Spanish princess, but it's the Moana spelling that has become more famous of late, thanks to the eponymous Disney heroine.
- Manami
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
Like many Japanese names, Manami has several possible meanings. This sea-themed one is very appealing.
- Kaimana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the power of the ocean"Description:
Kaimana is one of
- Itsaso
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
This striking name is little-known outside Spain. As an o-ending girl name, it would make even more impact than Juno or Calypso.
- Aegir
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
Ægir was the Norse god of the sea, honored and feared by sailors, who believed he would sometimes take ships from the surface down to his home at the bottom of the ocean.
- Heremoana
Origin:
TahitianMeaning:
"beloved ocean"Description:
Moana may be the best-known South Sea Islander name thanks to Disney. This puts a male spin on the appealing nature name.
- Tangaroa
Origin:
Maori mythological name, ocean godDescription:
In Polynesian mythology Tangaroa was the god of the sea, the son of Rangi and Papa. He separated his parents' embrace, creating the earth and the sky.
- Kiwa
Origin:
Polynesian. "Pacific ocean"Meaning:
"Pacific ocean"Description:
Some sources cite a Polynesian goddess of shellfish named Kiwa, though others name Kiwa as only a male figure in Maori mythology, connected with the ocean.
- Heimoana
Origin:
TahitianMeaning:
"crown of the ocean"Description:
A combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".
- Heimoana
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"of the ocean"Description:
An elaboration on Moana, newly familiar thanks to the heroine of the eponymous 2016 Disney movie.