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Summer/Nautical Inspired Names

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summerloving2506 · 07/08/2020 16:34

I absolutely adore everything nautical and just love the warm summer weather.
Today while soaking up the lovely warm weather the UK is currently experiencing, I got thinking about some names.
The only one I came up with for a girl is Summer.

Could you please throw me some nautical/summer names for boys and girls?

Just as an aside, what are your views on naming a child after a parents love? Good idea or not?

Many thanks.

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CountessDracula · 11/08/2020 18:27

I know someone called Marine (french) which I think is pretty

AdaColeman · 11/08/2020 18:25

You can't get more "Nautical" than Nelson or Horatio.

Ondine and Sandrine are lovely watery French names.

bluemoon2468 · 11/08/2020 18:12

The first name that popped into my head is the Spanish name Marisol, which is a portmanteau of the words 'mar y sol' which literally means 'sea and sun' in Spanish!

aprilfools19 · 10/08/2020 13:35

MikeUniformMike hey? Did you even read it?

MikeUniformMike · 10/08/2020 13:33

@aprilfools19, that's Creiddylad not Cordelia.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 10/08/2020 13:18

Cordelia is spelt Cordeilla by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Shakespeare’s source for Lear. Could that be it?

aprilfools19 · 10/08/2020 13:02

mikeuniformmike en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creiddylad

MikeUniformMike · 10/08/2020 12:53

@aprilfools19, Cordeilia (Welsh goddess, it means jewel of the sea)
I disagree.
Cordeilia spelling?
Cordelia is from King Lear.

Boireannachlaidir · 10/08/2020 10:15

GrinGrinGrinsome of these are hilarious

2Kidsinatrenchcoat · 09/08/2020 21:57

I once met a little french girl called Océane which I thought was beautiful. Roughly pronounced Oh-Say-Aan but with a french accent.

Oneandabean · 09/08/2020 21:46

Boys-
sonny
Sol
Barley

Girls-
Iris- means rainbow
Storm
Moana
Marina
Yara

SadiePurple · 09/08/2020 06:52

Atlanta

GrimSisters · 09/08/2020 06:42

Meriel, means 'bright/shining sea'

ILoveStickers · 09/08/2020 06:39

Maria means "the seas" in Latin.

Graymare · 08/08/2020 23:11

Coral
Meriel
Maris

Boy:
Francis (Drake or Chichester), could be known as Frankie

BikeRunSki · 08/08/2020 23:07

I know a Mailn, so called because he’s father and grandfather used to sail at Malin Head.

CoffeeRunner · 08/08/2020 23:01

Well thank god I didn’t follow your thinking as my passion is Pokemon. Anyway.

How about (for a boy):

Drake (Sir Francis Drake)
Loch
River
Ocean
August

For a girl:

Sunny
Luna
Sailor
Summer
Rose

user1483473283 · 08/08/2020 22:45

I’ve never seen a thread so much my style @summerloving2506
I have DD named Harbor, and a DS with an equally unique, surf inspired name which I won’t share as the two together is very outing!

Other names we considered and didn’t use but are on the list for DC3 in the future:
Sailor
Eden
Reef
Atlas
Zephyr

Not everyone’s cup of tea to go for unusual names but we are both teachers so found it very difficult not associating names with children we have met, and seeing the trends of 5 Harry’s and Isabella’s in the same class.

Fifthtimelucky · 08/08/2020 21:52

How about 'Ellen' after Ellen MacArthur?

midsomermurderess · 08/08/2020 21:43

Deniz.

Lelophants · 08/08/2020 20:41

Sola

Boireannachlaidir · 08/08/2020 10:42

Tom
Davey
Neptune Grin

MamaDane · 08/08/2020 09:38

Sol is a girl's name where I'm from 🤔

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summerloving2506 · 08/08/2020 07:59

Thank you everyone for the suggestions.
Has given me a lot to think about.

Marina - I go through phases of liking and disliking this. Not sure if I could use.
Summer - I adore this but just can't imagine it on a 30/40 year old.
Soleil - I like the meaning of the name, there's just something about french names. I hated french at school and dropped it as soon as I could. I'm not sure I'd want to give my child a french name..

@aprilfools19 Olive is a lovely suggestion actually. I do love Olive's and has a Mediterranean feel about it.

Both Dylan and Sol seem lovely ideas for a boy. Would Sol be strong and professional enough for an adult?

There are a few suggestions of Sailor. I absolutely adore this. Heard a child with this name on holiday many years ago. BUT I don't think it would be brave enough to use in real life.

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PoodleMoth · 08/08/2020 07:45

Soleil