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Girls names associated with the sea/ocean

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Frankiefarr · 17/12/2021 21:18

Looking for a girls name that conjures up or means sea or ocean so far I’ve got

Ocean (obviously)
Sennan
Lowenna (associate with a surfer I’ve seen)
Lamorna- I really like but seems a bit marmite

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KaptainKaveman · 29/12/2021 21:40

Salmon
Trout
Pilchard
Herring
Prawn
Cod

the list is endless....

multivac · 29/12/2021 21:39

Kairi

scottishnames · 29/12/2021 21:31

You are correct that 'firth' is Norse in origin. Sorry, I was not thinking straight - I was just trying to say that there is not a 'Scottish' language, or a - generally recognised - girls name 'Firtha'..

In the west, Gaelic 'linne' is used for sea inlet, not loch. (Loch Linnhe for example, and An Linne Latharnach (Firth of Lorne).) And the element 'linn' is also used for other types of water.
Firth is often used in conjunction with Gaelic-origin words to form phrases: Moray Firth etc etc.

SeanChailleach · 29/12/2021 19:34

Firth means estuary in Gaelic, not "Scottish"

I don't think there is a Gaelic word like "firth", which is from Old Norse fiörthr.
There are places called Aber, which is a British Celtic word. (Ég Aberdeen, Aberystwyth).
In Ireland and west of Scotland I think the word is loch.

HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 29/12/2021 18:31

Coralie
Ocean
Waverley
Shelley
Kailani
Maren
Jennifer
Doris
Muriel
Nerissa
Maris
Cordelia
Sandi
Morwenna

scottishnames · 29/12/2021 16:57

OP If it matters, the Greek /Latin god or Titan Okeanos/Oceanus, from whom we get the name Ocean, was very, very definitely male.

Edenember · 29/12/2021 16:20

Almost anything beginning Mar- / Mary derivatives. Of which Marietta is my favourite. Also like Marlena.

scottishnames · 29/12/2021 15:56

Please, please not the Latin 'Salacia' as mentioned upthread. Just remember what 'salacious' means today (ie 'salty' an old 'polite' term for very indecent).

Firth means estuary in Gaelic, not "Scottish" (there's no such language; there is Scots, but that's very different from Gaelic. It's closer to old-fashioned NE English, but has changed over the centuries with mixtures of words from Scandinavia and the Netherlands.) And I don't know that anyone in real life has ever been called "Firtha"; Firth is perfectly well-known surname, however.

You really, really cannot believe what you read on most babyname websites, or on romaticised TV programmes.

Riapia · 29/12/2021 08:55

Thalassa

Pamlar · 29/12/2021 08:10

Gal means wave in hebrew. Pronounced Gaal
Sorry if already mentioned haven't read the whole thread.

Blackberrybunnet · 28/12/2021 12:11

Marcelline - defender of the sea
Ondine - a water nymph from a French folk tale

Yika · 27/12/2021 23:01

Naia
Muriel, Meriel
Delphine

airedailleurs · 27/12/2021 22:16

Itxaso means sea in Basque (pronounced I-ch-a-so). It's quite common there, would obviously be quite unusual in the UK!

sherrytrifleforthewin · 27/12/2021 22:03

Coralline

Alayalaya · 27/12/2021 21:45

Stella Maris means Star of the Sea. It’s an old medieval name for the Virgin Mary, and also for the North Star which helped sailors to navigate.

tiredanddangerous · 27/12/2021 21:40

Tuna
Cod
Salmon

limomo82 · 27/12/2021 21:22

Marissa

jesusmaryjosephandtheweedonkey · 27/12/2021 21:21

Gal
Doris
Cordelia

Roselilly36 · 27/12/2021 20:07

Fathom

Philandbill · 27/12/2021 19:58

Armorel - one who lives by the sea. Gaelic.

GlassRaven · 27/12/2021 08:28

Maris
Stella Maris- Star of the Sea

VenusClapTrap · 27/12/2021 08:26

Marisol. Means sea and sun. I love this name.

BulldogDrummondBass · 26/12/2021 21:03

Sonamara.

It means ‘the sound of the sea’.

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 22/12/2021 22:15

Mara
Oshun
Nyami
Laume
Moryama
Selkie
Danu
Doris - Greek Goddess of the Sea
Danu
Athena
Coraline
Kaia
Marissa
Sedna
All sea related from various countries.

Artichokeleaves · 22/12/2021 22:07

The lady of the lake names: Viviane, Niniane, Nimue