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Maybe this sounds funny, but I'm currently writing a story, and need a name for one of my characters. The story is about two girls who take a boat and travel across the ocean. The first girl is probably going to be called NERYS - as in, a variation on NEREIDA or NERISSA, from the greek Nereids, who were sea nymphs. I think it suits her. The other girl is currently called MORGAN, which means something like 'circle of sea' but I'm not happy with it. I don't want it to be obviously a name with meaning; it should sound just like a normal name somebody would have. I've got a few names that relate to water, like MARA, but I'm interested in finding names that relate to wandering.
I wondered if anybody had any ideas - do you know any pretty names that have roots in words like 'pilgrim', 'wanderer' or even an emotion like 'longing' or 'seeking'? The only one I could find on this site was BEATRIX (from the latin Viatrix, which means traveller) but it wasn't suitable. Firstly, it didn't really suit a 21st-century girl - I want a name that sounds down-to-earth and quite ordinary. Secondly, the altered spelling means that its meaning has been altered too. Viatrix doesn't sound right.

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If you have any ideas, please let me know! It would be so great if you could help me.