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Oceana

109 replies

Lilyhop · 27/12/2022 20:44

Or any other water / ocean inspired names?

Oceana is my favourite but also on the list -River Rose
-Lakelyn
-Niagara

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SilentNightDancer · 29/12/2022 19:32

Ondine? Means "little wave".

There's a ballet named Ondine too.

peaceinourtime · 29/12/2022 01:22

I know a child named Reef (male).

LesOliviers · 28/12/2022 23:56

Please don't. I worked with a woman who had a daughter called Ocean. She was one of the most rough and classless women I've ever had the displeasure to meet.

OvaryActions · 28/12/2022 23:47

"Or Ariel"

Or Ursula

MajorCarolDanvers · 28/12/2022 20:21

These all sound like cruise ships or Fish & Chip shops.

ImperioMarch · 28/12/2022 20:07

Nerissa means "of the sea"

Ellie1015 · 28/12/2022 19:58

Lakelyn makes me think of lakeland shop.

Marina, Coral and many other suggestions that are lovely. Hope you find something.

TheYummyPatler · 28/12/2022 19:50

Umed (moist in Romanian)

ljepljiv (Clammy in Bosnian)

so many water themed possibilities.

Frazzled2207 · 28/12/2022 19:49

All bad sorry.
Mara is nice, Marina is ok.

i do know a little girl called Ocean. Not keen but it’s better than Oceana.

Wibbly1008 · 28/12/2022 19:49

I don’t like it personally, and niagara sounds like viagra …just saying…

purplemunkey · 28/12/2022 19:46

Amaya, Brooke, Kendra, Meridith, Rhea/Ria, Talia - all have water connections too.

Carolservicedeprived · 28/12/2022 19:44

The French version Océane is nicer.

TheYummyPatler · 28/12/2022 19:43

Jiidhaa is wet in Oromo.

Mindi is soggy in Arabic.

nyirkos is damp in Hungarian.

purplemunkey · 28/12/2022 19:43

I agree Ocean is nicer. Oceana is not good. Delta, Lake, Adriana?

TheYummyPatler · 28/12/2022 19:40

Bingha is glacier in Korean.

ranomandry is ice in Malagasy.

even better if you make up a pronunciation.

Bicurator · 28/12/2022 19:33

Fluss (River in German)

TheYummyPatler · 28/12/2022 19:28

What about ö? That’s island in Swedish.

Sjö is lake.

Hav is sea.

Or you could have Flod or Ström (river, stream).

Or you can mine other languages for words for sea/ocean.

Meri
Zee
Meer
Deti
Itsasoa
Mora
More
Mar
Mer
Mare
Maro
Dagat
Enyanja
Lanmè
Teku
Kai
Hiav txvw
Tenger
Sjó
oké osimiri
Taaw
Farraige
Umi
Segara
Samudra
Bada

Or Pudzua is puddle in basque.

navodnjavanje is irrigation in Croatian.

üleujutus is flood in Estonian.

holræsi is drain in Icelandic

All water themed.

Appalonia · 28/12/2022 19:26

Coral is nice.

purpledalmation · 28/12/2022 19:04

Cordelia, daughter of the sea, Kalami Hawaiian for sea and sky nixie, (water nymph)

JoyPeaceSleep · 28/12/2022 18:58

oh no don't. People will laugh

Bicurator · 28/12/2022 18:55

Ca’nal

wherearebeefandonioncrisps · 28/12/2022 18:55

Chanelle ?

Bicurator · 28/12/2022 18:54

La’mer 😁

EmilyGilmoresSass · 28/12/2022 18:53

Sounds befitting of a troup of mermaids... or strippers.

pairofrollerskates · 28/12/2022 18:49

I know someone called Lake. Stupid name. What about Ondine?Marina?