Names That Mean Sea

A light and pretty name used in several Eastern European countries, which may be a form of Miriam or Mary.

Variant of Maris

The title of a Maori poem and also used to reference Mary, mother of Jesus, adapted from the Latin Marian title Stella Maris "star of the sea".

Scottish variant of Muirenn

More popular than the original form in Puerto Rico.

Nehalennia is a Celtic or Germanic goddess depicted with marine symbols, as well as a companion dog at her feet.

Tiamat is a goddess of the sea worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia, also seen as the creator goddess in some texts.

The name of the daughters of the Greek sea god Nereus and also a celestial name, belonging to one of Neptune's moons.

A unisex Dutch name derived from the Latin Marinus.

Variant of Marina

Merike is among the names that Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist, suggested in the Estonian Mother Tongue Society's 1929 recommended list of names. It is derived from meri, the Estonian word for "sea."

Conan Meriadeg was the legnedary founder of Brittany. The Welsh variant Meriadoc was borrowed by J. R. R. Tolkien for the hobbit Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck.

Original Welsh form of Meredith, and always a masculine name in Wales.

A super popular nature name in its native Turkey, currently Top 50 for both boys and girls there.

An intriguing pathway to the hip nickname Kai.

An Old Norse name derived from the Irish Muircheartach "sea warrior". Kjartan is a modern variant.

This Hawaiian take on Miriam has all the sounds of a modern-day smash hit — think Amelia, Mila, etc. — but is virtually undiscovered.

A unisex Dutch name derived from the Latin Marinus.