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Anyone know any names that mean or relate to 'River'

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CurlyCasper · 27/07/2009 15:13

Not PG yet, but this has been on my mind. For our own reasons, we'd quite like something that means or relates to river(s) but is not actually "River"

Any ideas (boys or girls)?

Failing that, other watery names....?

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ForExample · 27/07/2009 23:33

No, Beck is good

ahundredtimes · 27/07/2009 23:32

Brook

Tortington · 27/07/2009 23:31

becks is nice with lime

ahundredtimes · 27/07/2009 23:30

Beck isn't good. Oxbow is interesting.

ForExample · 27/07/2009 23:29

Beck is good.

pointydog · 27/07/2009 23:27

also a very cool singer

raindroprhyme · 27/07/2009 23:23

Beck means stream.

pointydog · 27/07/2009 23:23

Stella Maris. Is Maris or Marisa a name too?

Tortington · 27/07/2009 23:22

thames - its original

pointydog · 27/07/2009 23:21

oo oo

I was very keen on the name Mara. Not the hebrew meaning which is 'bitter' (might put yio off ) but the scottish gaelic meaning 'sea'.

ALso Marina. Which is nice.

fin42 · 27/07/2009 23:15

Isis for a girl?

maggievirgo · 27/07/2009 22:53

Not shannon! eeurrr... Hate that name, it came to Ireland from America. Not the other way round. I think of fat girls doing Irish dancing when I hear the name shannon.

maggievirgo · 27/07/2009 22:51

What about Clodagh? This name is 'only' about 120 years old, so was probably considered chavvy 110 years ago, lol, but some lord named his daughter Clodagh after the river Cloddy in Co Tipperary. Lovely name.

Hammie the hamster just popped into my head! but that's not a serious suggestion.

sassy · 27/07/2009 21:16

Sabrina is connected with the River Severn

Besom · 27/07/2009 21:16

Innes (Scottish boys name) means island in a river or something like that.

devonsmummy · 27/07/2009 21:13

Wade or Avon for a boy?

vess · 27/07/2009 18:11

Brook/Brooke?

seeker · 27/07/2009 17:36

My friend's daughter is caller Tamar. I am famous for being very anti "bonkers" names, but I have to admit, I quite like Tamar.

sockmonkey · 27/07/2009 17:32

Murray? A river in Oz and a Wiggle too

englishpatient · 27/07/2009 17:21

Shannon? as in river in Ireland.

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CurlyCasper · 27/07/2009 17:02

Yup, although I was glad when I married and I didn't have to spell out first and surnames all the time!

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Caitni · 27/07/2009 16:11

at character building! I think there's something in that (my own 9 letter, 3 syllable name never held me back as a kid ).

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CurlyCasper · 27/07/2009 15:59

...especially as DH is dyslexic and likes simple names, caitni

I, however, believe every child deserves an awkward name as I had because it's character building!! would not go so far as a boy named sue though...

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Caitni · 27/07/2009 15:54

There's always the actual Irish and gaelic word for river - Abhainn - which has always reminded me of Owen a little in pronunciation. Would be tricky to have other people say/spell it though...

belgo · 27/07/2009 15:48

Douglas is also a type of Fir tree