Names That Mean Sea

A blend of Mervyn and Marvin that is every bit as dated as either of the originals. That -erv sound is difficult no matter what. Mervin is still used today among Amish families.

Common choice for anime characters.

When British rocker Steven Patrick Morrissey decided to use his last name alone, it became a viable option for baby namers, a lot cooler than Morris or Maurice.

In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Stelmaria is the beautiful name of Lord Asriel's snow leopard daemon. It's a pretty and plausible combo name reminiscent of Marian names like Stellamaris and Maristela.

This mythological sea monster, as described in Homer's Odyssey, lives on one side of a narrow channel of water opposite her counterpart Charybdis. Scylla is described as having 12 feet and six heads on long snaky necks, each head having a triple row of sharklike teeth. She had the habit on snacking on passing sailors, including several of Odysseus's crew.

Muirgen in Irish mythology was turned into a mermaid and then brought back to land after 300 years and transformed back into a woman -- which must have been quite a shock. Muirgen's original name was Liban. Muirgen may also be spelled Muireann or Muirenn.

Halie is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, most of them sea nymphs.

This Tolkein name is a variation on Meriadeg, a Breton name derived from Conan Meriadeg who was the legendary founder of Brittany. In Tolkein's novel, Meriadoc (shortened to the charming "Merry") is one of the hobbits who accompanies Frodo on his quest.

An old-man name that sounds cute when used for a little girl, and is starting to seem cool again for boys too.

As a Japanese name, Umina derives from umi, meaning "sea", combined with a range of other kanji characters.

One of the coolest new word names we've discovered lately — Coast conjures up images of big waves, beach days, and expansive shorelines.

Pania is a possible alternative to Tania, if you want to go the New Zealand rather than Russian route.

Maristella is used as a "smoosh" name in Greek, typically with Maria Stella or Maria Styliane on the official birth certificate. Maristella can also stem from the Latin words Maris and Stella, meaning sea and star. Maristela is the equally evocative Spanish and Portuguese equivalent.

Unisex Japanese name seen on a character in the Haikyū!! manga and anime series.

French diminutive of Marine

Pretty in a polka-dancing way.

Irish Gaelic spelling of Molly, which derives from Mary.

Familiar-but-new and ultra-rare (for girls anyway), Zealand has a lot going for it with its spunky Z initial and globe-trotting vibes. Sparingly used for boys since the 2000s and even more occasionally used for girls since 2010, YouTube family The Labrants brought this name into the spotlight when they called their son Zealand in 2019.

One of many girl names containing that pretty "Mar" sound which are related to the sea. This one, though attractive, might tend to be confused with the more common Marina spelling.