Names That Mean Water

This Hebrew water name has two main popular associations: Mayim Bialik, who played the title role in the early 90s TV series "Blossom," and the popular Israeli folk dance, "Mayim, Mayim."

Yarrow is a flowering herb that grows wild in Europe and North America, and has long been used in several Native American and European cultures as a healing plant. Named for the mythical god Achille, Yarrow is a symbol of enduring love.

Astrological name retains a hippielike Age of Aquarius feel.

This Hawaiian name gracefully celebrates the force of nature, paying tribute to the ocean. If you're looking for unique names that mean ocean, this should be on your short list.

Pacific is an adventurous kind of place-name, with the added bonus of the association with peace.

Swam into style and quickly out again, on Chad's fish- er, coat-tails.

Brad in a Brooks Brothers suit.

Name with genuine roots that nevertheless feels synthetic.

Derya is a unisex name in its native Turkey, though even there it is far more popular for women than for men. It is related to the Persian name Daria, which also means sea.

Couldn't be simpler...or more worldly — though it could lead to some head-scratching.

A male character in The Chronicles of Narnia, but could conceivably be used for a girl.

An Italian word name that somehow feels incomplete in itself.

How to spruce up Fisher or Beau? This French surname-name might be an option for a parent unafraid of the unusual. The name derives from Barbel, a type of fish, which is how it became a surname for some fishermen.

This name of the mythological mother of Achilles might suffer from English speakers making the rhyming association to the word fetus. The traditional Greek pronunciation might alleviate that problem.

Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.

Soft and mellifluous nature-surname name, situated miles away from the dated Marshall.

Feminine spin on Moses and European river name that's also the name of a wine.

Occult name for babies born under water signs -- Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio.

Gives Carlo a place-name/surname spin.

Glenys, like Glynis, is a Welsh name that has never caught on outside Wales.