Water Name Generator

Names that mean water, sea, river and rain

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Generate water-themed names drawn from real given names meaning sea, river or rain (Marina, Kai, Nerida, Talise), water spirits and deities (Nereus, Sedna, Naiad) and evocative words like Tide, Cascade and Aria. Built for water elementals, mermaids, sailors and nature-inspired baby names.

About water names

Water names come from three overlapping sources. The first is real given names that literally mean sea, river or rain: Marina and Marisol (Latin mare, sea), Nerida (Greek sea nymph), Kai and Moana (Hawaiian for sea and ocean), Talise (a Native American name meaning lovely water), Deniz and Derya (Turkish for sea), Dylan (Welsh, son of the sea) and Morgan or Muriel (Celtic, bright sea).

The second source is mythology. Almost every culture personified its waters: the Greek Nereids and Oceanids (Thetis, Galene, Amphitrite), the Norse sea giants Aegir and Ran, the Inuit sea mother Sedna, the Polynesian gods Tangaroa and Kanaloa, the Vedic river goddess Ganga and the Mesopotamian primordial waters Tiamat and Nammu. Mythic names give an aquatic character weight and history, which suits water elementals, sea witches and merfolk royalty.

The third source is plain nature vocabulary used as a name: River, Brook, Rain, Tide, Cascade, Delta, Fjord. The list also holds rivers and lakes (Danube, Tahoe), sea life (Egret, Otter), sailing words (Keel, Schooner), ice and cloud words (Glacier, Cirrus), waterside plants, stars and islands. Compounds such as Stillwater, Wavecrest or Silverbrook work as surnames or spirit names. Mixing the types keeps a cast from feeling repetitive: a merfolk queen named Amphitrite, her daughter Nerissa and a sailor called Ford belong to the same world.

How to choose water names

Decide how loud you want the theme to be: Marina, Kai and Meredith hint at water without announcing it, while Ocean, Tide or Maelstrom make it the character's whole identity.
Match the language of the name to the setting or culture; a Hawaiian sea name like Kailani feels out of place in a Norse-inspired story where Ran or Aegir would fit.
For calm characters use soft, liquid sounds (Lorelei, Ondine, Nalani); for dangerous or stormy ones use hard consonants and short syllables (Riptide, Squall, Sedna).
Pair a mythic first name with an ordinary surname, or vice versa, to keep a character grounded: Thalassa Wells reads better than Thalassa Oceanus.
Check the meaning before you commit; Doris and Cordelia mean sea in origin but sound conventional today, which is useful if you want a hidden water reference.

Frequently asked questions

What are some names that mean water?

Well-attested examples include Marina and Marisol (sea, Latin), Kai and Moana (sea and ocean, Hawaiian), Nerida (sea nymph, Greek), Talise (lovely water), Deniz (sea, Turkish), Dylan (son of the sea, Welsh), Maayan (spring, Hebrew) and Irmak (river, Turkish).

What should I name a water elemental or water genasi?

Water elementals suit names with a mythic or otherworldly ring: Undine, Thalassa, Nereus, Galene, Tethys or Aallotar. For a D&D water genasi you can also combine a human name from the character's homeland with a watery epithet, or use a single evocative word such as Rill, Torrent or Seafoam.

Are these good baby names or just character names?

Many are used for real children: Marina, Morgan, Brooke, Isla, Skye, River, Kai, Maren and Genevieve are all common. Mythological names such as Poseidon or Tiamat and single words like Undertow are best kept for fiction.

Can I use these water names for a business or product?

Words and mythological names such as Cascade, Neptune or Aquamarine are not owned by anyone, but they are popular in brand names, so run a trademark search in your industry before you commit to one.

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All 1,000 water names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 74 names

Aallotar
Aalto
Abay
Aberdeen
Abzu
Achernar
Acis
Actaea
Adapa
Adria
Aegaeon
Aegea
Aegeus
Aegina
Aegir
Aeron
Aestus
Afanc
Afik
Aganippe
Ahuizotl
Ahurani
Aigua
Ailsa
Aksu
Albatross
Alda
Alder
Aled
Alon
Alun
Alwen
Amabie
Amanikable
Amanzi
Amaya
Ambon

A, continued

Ambuja
Ame
Ameyalli
Amimitl
Amphitrite
Anahita
Apalala
Aqua
Aquamarine
Aquarelle
Aquarius
Aquilina
Aras
Argo
Aria
Ariel
Arnav
Arno
Arnon
Arran
Arroyo
Aruna
Ashbourne
Asopus
Asrai
Astghik
Atabey
Athabasca
Atl
Atlantis
Atlaua
Atwater
Atwell
Avanyu
Avon
Awa
Azure

B: 39 names

Bada
Bahari
Bahr
Baikal
Baltic
Banyu
Barkha
Baruna
Bay
Bayou
Beck
Benzaiten
Berehynia
Bhagirathi
Bien
Billow
Blackwater
Boann
Boiuna
Bolotnik
Bondi
Borvo
Bourne
Boyne
Breaker
Brightwater
Brim
Brina
Brizo
Brook
Brooke
Bucca
Bulrush
Bunyip
Bunzi
Buoy
Burn
Burnside
Bywater

C: 58 names

Caglar
Caicai
Calder
Caldwell
Callianassa
Callianeira
Calypso
Canopus
Carina
Carmenta
Cascade
Cascadia
Cascadie
Cascata
Caspian
Castalia
Cataract
Cephissus
Cerulean
Ceto
Ceyhan
Chaac
Chalchiuhtlicue
Chione
Chumani
Chuva
Cipactli
Cirrus
Clearwater
Cliodhna
Clipper
Clitumnus
Clota
Cloudburst
Clyde
Clymene
Coldbrook
Comber
Como
Confluence
Coracle
Coral
Coraline
Corcyra
Cordelia
Cormorant
Cove
Coventina
Creek
Crest
Cumulus
Curlew
Current
Cymatolege
Cymo
Cymodoce
Cymopoleia
Cymothoe

D: 43 names

Dagat
Dalai
Dalga
Damla
Danbi
Danu
Danube
Deepwater
Delfina
Delmar
Delos
Delphine
Delphinus
Delta
Deluge
Deniz
Derwent
Derya
Despina
Dew
Dewdrop
Dewfall
Dicle
Dodola
Dorado
Doria
Doris
Dory
Doto
Dover
Downpour
Drina
Drinkwater
Drizzle
Drofn
Droplet
Dulse
Duong
Dyfi
Dyfrig
Dylan
Dynamene
Dzivaguru

E: 31 names

Ea
Ebbtide
Ebisu
Eddy
Edurne
Ege
Egret
Eidothea
Eione
Eira
Eirlys
Eirwen
Elbe
Elivagar
Elur
Embun
Enceladus
Engin
Enki
Eridanus
Erinle
Eshed
Estuary
Euagore
Euarne
Eudora
Eulimene
Euphrates
Europa
Eurybia
Evadne

F: 29 names

Fairwater
Fen
Fenmoor
Fenwick
Firat
Firth
Fjord
Floe
Flood
Floodtide
Flosshilde
Flotsam
Flurry
Flux
Foamcrest
Fomalhaut
Fontaine
Fontana
Fontus
Ford
Forth
Foss
Fossegrim
Fountain
Freshet
Frost
Froth
Fuensanta
Furrina

G: 30 names

Gal
Galatea
Gale
Galene
Galit
Galleon
Galu
Ganga
Gannet
Garam
Garonne
Genevieve
Geyser
Ghaith
Giang
Gichigami
Glacia
Glacier
Glashtyn
Glaslyn
Glauce
Glaucus
Glenbrook
Glisten
Grannus
Grayling
Greymere
Guadalupe
Guinevere
Gyatso

H: 34 names

Habaek
Haeun
Haflidi
Hafren
Hafrun
Hafstein
Hafthor
Haitao
Halcyon
Halia
Halliwell
Halyard
Harbor
Hartwell
Haven
Havfrue
Havmand
Headwater
Hebo
Hebrus
Hefring
Hellespont
Helm
Heronford
Himani
Hinemoana
Hippocrene
Hiromi
Hler
Hoarfrost
Hudson
Hujan
Huron
Hydrus

I: 30 names

Iara
Ibai
Icicle
Idemili
Iguazu
Illapa
Ilma
Imugi
Imvula
Inachus
Indigo
Indus
Inkanyamba
Inlet
Innes
Innis
Iona
Ione
Ionian
Ipupiara
Irmak
Irving
Iseul
Isla
Islay
Ithaca
Itsaso
Ixchel
Izaro
Izumi

J: 13 names

Jadran
Jaladhi
Jalaja
Jaleh
Jetty
Jharna
Jingwei
Joki
Jokull
Jordan
Jura
Jurate
Juturna

K: 35 names

Kai
Kaikea
Kailani
Kailea
Kaimalu
Kaimana
Kaito
Kaiya
Kaiyo
Kalunga
Kamohoalii
Kanaloa
Kastytis
Kasumi
Katrine
Kaveri
Kawthar
Kayak
Kealoha
Keel
Kelby
Kelda
Kelsey
Khnum
Kilinoe
Kingfisher
Kittiwake
Kolga
Kolowisi
Koyuki
Kumugwe
Kuraokami
Kurma
Kuula
Kyle

L: 40 names

Lafken
Lagoa
Lagoon
Laguna
Lahti
Lake
Lakeland
Landfall
Larimar
Larissa
Larunda
Lehar
Lena
Leufu
Lian
Liffey
Limpet
Limpopo
Lir
Liriope
Lital
Lluvia
Llyr
Loch
Lochlan
Loire
Lomond
Longford
Lono
Lorelei
Lorne
Lotan
Lough
Lucerne
Lumi
Luoshen
Lwandle
Lynford
Lynn
Lyonesse

M: 96 names

Maayan
Madeira
Maelstrom
Maji
Mako
Malia
Mamlambo
Manami
Manannan
Manatee
Mangrove
Marakihau
Mardoll
Marella
Maren
Marin
Marina
Marine
Marisa
Marisabel
Marisela
Marisol
Maristella
Marlais
Marlin
Marlowe
Marnie
Marsh
Marshfield
Matar
Matsya
Maui
Maxwell
Mayim
Mayu
Mazu
Meander
Megha
Meghna
Mekong
Melite
Meltem
Meltwater
Melusine
Meredith
Mererid
Meric
Meriel

M, continued

Merrin
Metsi
Miaplacidus
Millalobo
Millpond
Millstream
Mimir
Minamo
Minato
Minnehaha
Minthe
Misaki
Mishipeshu
Mist
Mistelle
Mistfall
Mistral
Misty
Misu
Miyuki
Mizue
Mizuho
Mizuki
Mmapula
Moana
Moanalani
Moanike
Monroe
Monsoon
Moonwake
Moorea
Mooring
Morgan
Morien
Mortimer
Morwenna
Moselle
Muara
Mucalinda
Muir
Muireann
Muirgen
Muirin
Mukasa
Murdoch
Muriel
Murphy
Murtagh

N: 67 names

Nadi
Nagi
Nagisa
Nahar
Nahla
Naia
Naiad
Naiara
Nakki
Nalani
Nalu
Namaka
Namazu
Nami
Nammu
Nanami
Nanshe
Nant
Narelle
Narmada
Narrows
Naulu
Naunet
Nautica
Navigator
Naxos
Neap
Neer
Neerja
Nehir
Nemausus
Nenuphar
Nephele

N, continued

Neptune
Nerea
Nereida
Nereus
Neriah
Nerida
Nerine
Neringa
Nerio
Nerissa
Nerites
Nerthus
Nesaea
Neva
Neve
Nevis
Nibi
Nieve
Nile
Niloufar
Nimbus
Nimue
Niniane
Nirjhar
Nirvelli
Nixie
Njord
Njuzu
Noatun
Nodens
Nomvula
Nyaminyami
Nykur
Nymphaea

O: 23 names

Oannes
Oasis
Oban
Ocean
Oceana
Oceanside
Oceanus
Ogwen
Ohrid
Okyanus
Olosa
Ombak
Omi
Onada
Ondine
Opochtli
Orinoco
Orkney
Osier
Osprey
Otter
Oxbow
Oxus

P: 35 names

Pactolus
Padma
Paikea
Panope
Papyrus
Parjanya
Pearl
Pelagia
Pelayo
Peleg
Perperuna
Perse
Phasis
Pherusa
Phorcys
Pilvi
Pinar
Pincoya
Pirene
Pisara
Pisces
Pleione
Plover
Pond
Pontus
Portunus
Poseidon
Posidonia
Proteus
Psamathe
Puffin
Pula
Puleng
Puna
Pushkar

Q: 2 names

Quan
Quay

R: 50 names

Rain
Raina
Rainbird
Rainbow
Rainfall
Rainier
Rainmaker
Rainshadow
Rainwater
Ran
Rapid
Ratnakar
Rayan
Reed
Reef
Regatta
Reviv
Rhine
Rhode
Rhone
Ria
Ribera
Rill
Rilla
Rime
Rio
Ripple
Riptide
Riva
River
Riverbend
Riverlyn
Rivermoor
Riverrun
Riverstone
Riviera
Rivulet
Roble
Rocio
Rockpool
Ronan
Rosemary
Rositsa
Ruahatu
Rudder
Rugiada
Runnel
Ruoxi
Rusalka
Ryujin

S: 106 names

Sadko
Saemund
Saevar
Sagara
Sagarika
Sahil
Saila
Salil
Salmacis
Salsabil
Saltmarsh
Saltspray
Samudra
Sao
Sapphire
Sarasvati
Sarayu
Satis
Sava
Sazanami
Scallop
Schooner
Sea
Seaborn
Seabreeze
Seabright
Seabrook
Seafoam
Seaforth
Seaglass
Seagrove
Seaholm
Seahorse
Sealey
Sealight
Seamist
Seaton
Sedge
Sedna
Seine
Seketoa
Sequana
Seren
Sevan
Seward
Shallows
Shannon
Shenandoah
Shigure
Shiomi
Shizuku
Shoal
Shony

S, continued

Shore
Shorebreak
Shui
Siku
Silverbrook
Simbi
Sirena
Sisiutl
Skellig
Skiff
Skipper
Skye
Sloop
Sluice
Snezhana
Snow
Snowdrift
Snowmelt
Sobek
Sopdet
Sorgente
Souconna
Spate
Speio
Spey
Spray
Spring
Springwell
Spume
Squall
Starpool
Stillwater
Storm
Strait
Strand
Stream
Struan
Styx
Suijin
Suiren
Suisei
Suiten
Sujin
Sulis
Suong
Surf
Surfside
Surge
Susanoo
Sweetwater
Swell
Swiftwater
Syrinx

T: 66 names

Tagus
Tahi
Tahoe
Takaokami
Tal
Talas
Talay
Talia
Talise
Tallis
Tallulah
Tamar
Tangaroa
Taniwha
Tarang
Tarangini
Tasnim
Tatini
Taupo
Tay
Teal
Tefnut
Tegid
Telaga
Tempest
Tengis
Teran
Terrapin
Tethys
Thalassa
Thames
Thaumas
Thaw

T, continued

Thetis
Thoe
Thunderhead
Thuy
Tiamat
Tiber
Tiberinus
Tidal
Tiddalik
Tide
Tidemark
Tidewater
Tigris
Tirta
Tishtrya
Tobermory
Tonenili
Tonle
Torrance
Torrent
Trent
Tributary
Trickle
Triteia
Triton
Triveni
Tsovinar
Tuna
Turquoise
Turso
Tuyet
Tweed
Tyne

U: 18 names

Ualani
Uhaina
Uktena
Ula
Ulan
Ullswater
Uma
Umande
Umi
Umiko
Umman
Undertow
Undine
Unn
Upe
Urashima
Urmi
Ushio

V: 24 names

Vai
Vanora
Varsha
Varuna
Vela
Vellamo
Verbeia
Vesi
Vimur
Virga
Virta
Vistula
Vivienne
Vltava
Voda
Vodnik
Vodyanoy
Volga
Volkhova
Volna
Volturnus
Vortex
Voyager
Vrishti

W: 35 names

Wadjwer
Wagyl
Wailani
Waimea
Waiora
Waisea
Wakpa
Wanaka
Warin
Wasgo
Watatsumi
Waterfall
Waterford
Waterhouse
Waterlily
Waterspout
Wave
Wavecrest
Wavedancer
Wavelet
Waverly
Wavesong
Weir
Wells
Wharf
Whirl
Whirlpool
Whitewater
Willow
Willowbrook
Windermere
Winterbourne
Woglinde
Wrasse
Wye

X: 2 names

Xiaoxi
Xiaoyu

Y: 15 names

Yagmur
Yaku
Yam
Yamuna
Yara
Yarden
Yarra
Yawkyawk
Yemaya
Yoki
Yuhwa
Yuki
Yukon
Yushi
Yuval

Z: 5 names

Zale
Zambezi
Zanzibar
Zilvinas
Ziwa