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Mishou f & m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 翔 (shou) meaning "fly". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Miteraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "chick of a sea duck, Common Eider". Combination of Miteĸ and -raq "young animal".

Miti f Tahitian
Means "sea" in Tahitian.

Miuna f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 美海, 美羽奈, 美羽菜, 美羽南, 美羽名, 美生菜, 美生奈, 美宇名, 海羽奈, 海羽菜, 海羽南, 未羽奈, 未羽那 or 未生奈 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 海 (kai, umi, mi, una) meaning "ocean, sea," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "even now, hitherto, not yet, still, sign of the ram (8th sign of Chinese zodiac)," 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof," 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable," 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south," 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?"... [more]

Mizūmi f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (mizūmi) meaning "lake", or 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mizuumi f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (mizuumi) meaning "lake" or 水 (mizuu) meaning "water" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mizuyo f Japanese
From Japanese 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Momomi f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (momo) meaning "plum, Prunus salicina" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 光 (mi) meaning "light, radiation"... [more]

Mönkhdalai m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal sea" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Morgelyn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish morgelyn "sea holly".

Morvern f Scottish
Variant of Morven. From the Scottish place name Morvern, a district in north Argyll, Mhorbhairne in the original Gaelic, meaning "sea gap" or "big gap" (muir "sea" or mór "great", bhairne "gap")... [more]

Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish mor "sea" and moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [more]

Moryana f Slavic Mythology
Derived from Russian море (more) meaning "sea" and combined with the feminine ending яна (yana). This is the name of a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess.

Mutsumi f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimante." It can also combine 睦 with 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 己 (ki, ko, onore, tsuchinoto, na, mi) meaning "self, serpent, snake" or 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Myriel f German
Form of Muriel, derived from the Keltic words muir- "the sea" and gael "shining". Putting the meaning of the name at "Shining Sea".... [more]

Nadeesha f Sinhalese, Sanskrit
Name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Lord or God of the rivers. It originates from the Sanskrit word for ocean, "nadīśa" नदीश.

Nagi f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 凪 (nagi) which is derived directly from the Japanese word for "calm (at sea), lull". It is sometimes spelled in hiragana or katakana. Other kanji combinations are possible but rather uncommon.

Nagomi f & m Japanese
From 和み (nagomi), referring to a feeling of calmness and relaxation (compare Nagomu).... [more]

Nāmaka f Polynesian Mythology
Means "the eyes" in Hawaiian from nā "the (plural)" and maka "eye". In Hawaiian mythology, Nāmaka was a sea goddess, the daughter of Haumea, and the sister of Pele and Hiʻiaka... [more]

Nami f Korean
Nami is an archaic word for sea, and nowadays means stranger if used in the right context. It is spelled 나미 in Korean. Also spelled Na-Mi

Narumi f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 成 (sei, jou, na.ru, (-)na.su) meaning "to be, to become," 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata, naru), related to 成, 育 (iku, soda.tsu/chi/teru, haguku.mu, naru) meaning "to bring up, to raise, to rear" or 鳴 (mei, na.ku, na.ru, na.rasu) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty," 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino(.ru)), which means "reality, truth" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean."... [more]

Nehalennia f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]

Neptunine f Roman Mythology
Derived from the name of the Greek sea god Neptune, used by the Roman poet Catullus to refer to the nymph Thetis, because she was a granddaughter of Poseidon (Neptune).

Nerina f Greek Mythology
One of the daughter of Nereus. Means "sea nymph", "nereid", or "mermaid".

Neringa f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
From Lithuanian legends about Neringa and Naglis. The exact origin and meaning of the name are uncertain, however some scholars believe that it is derived from Old Prussian neria "to dive (like a swimmer)."... [more]

Nerrivik f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
The Inuit goddess of the sea and sea animals.

Neverita f Roman Mythology, Etruscan Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a presumed sea goddess in Roman mythology, associated with Consus and Neptune in the Etrusco-Roman zodiac of Martianus Capella.

Nikasia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Nikasias and Nikasios. This is also the name of a tiny Greek island in the Cyclades, which is an archipelago in the Aegean Sea... [more]

Nikasipolis f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Niyoko f Japanese (Rare)
From 丹 (ni) meaning "red", 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nobumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch", 身 (nobu) meaning "body, identity" or 薫 (nobu) meaning "fragrant" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 文 (mi) meaning "sentence"... [more]

Nozomi f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (nozo) "hope" and 実 (mi) "fruit" or 美 (mi) "beautiful". Another kanji for Nozomi is 望 (nozomi) "wish, desire, hope" (which can be read as Nozomu)... [more]

Nujalik f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Nujalik is the goddess of hunting on land. She is the opposite of the goddess of sea, Sedna.

Nuliajuk f Inuit Mythology
Inuit goddess of the sea and sea animals, also known as Sedna.

Nyai Loro Kidul f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of an Indonesia sea goddess, also known as Queen of the Southern Sea. Her name is derived from the honorific nyai, loro meaning "two", and kidul meaning "south, southern"... [more]

Nyi Roro Kidul f Indonesian Mythology
From the feminine honorific nyai combined with Javanese rara meaning "girl, maiden" and kidul meaning "south". This is the name of the goddess of the sea in Javanese and Sundanese mythology, more specifically the guardian of the Indian Ocean... [more]

Oceaonna f Obscure
Ultra-feminine elaboration of Ocean with the suffix -onna

Oceia f English (American, Rare), English
Possibly an elaboration from the word ocean.

Okyanus m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish noun okyanus meaning "ocean", which is ultimately derived from Okeanos, the name of a Titan in Greek mythology.

Omi f Japanese
The Japanese name "Omi" can have multiple meanings depending on the characters used to write it. One possible interpretation is "honor, dignity" (尾身), while another is "sea, ocean" (海). Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Orivai f Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "ori", meaning "dance", "dancing" and "vai", meaning "water"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dance of the water", "dance of the ocean".

Oryam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "light and sea" in Hebrew, from a combination of Or, meaning "light", and name Yam, meaning "sea".

Oryam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, meaning "light" and Yam, meaning "sea".

Otgondalai m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and далай (dalai) meaning "sea".

Oumi f Japanese
From Japanese 大海 (oumi) meaning "sea; ocean".

Oyuundalai f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and далай (dalai) meaning "sea, ocean".

Panopea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Panopea may refer to various characters. The names mean 'panorama' or means 'of the beautiful husband'.... [more]

Penarddun f Welsh Mythology
Means "chief beauty" or "most fair", derived from the Welsh elements pen "head, chief, foremost" and arddun "fair, beautiful". In Welsh mythology she was a wife of the sea-god Llyr.

Pherusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Φέρουσα (Pherousa) meaning "carrying (ships)", being a participle of the verb φέρω (phero) "to carry" (as well as "to be swept away, to be borne along by waves")... [more]

Phosthonia f Greek Mythology
Means "light" (phôster) in Greek. This was the name of one of the Alcyonides, Alkyoneus, the King of the Giants. When Herakles slew their father, they cast themselves into the sea and were transformed by Amphitrite into kingfishers.

Puakai f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "ocean flower" in Hawaiian.

Pürevdalai m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and далай (dalai) meaning "sea".

Qinghai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Rameru f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (ra) meaning "star", 姫 (me) meaning "princess" combined with 海 (ru) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rathanakreasey f Khmer
Means "pile of stones, glass" or, possibly, "the ocean" in Khmer.

Riaka m & f Malagasy
Means "sea" or "small streams of water created by rain" in Malagasy.

Ruumi f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used. This is the stage name of Takarazuka Revue actress Ruumi Nagina, who writes it with the kanji 瑠海 (瑠 meaning "lapis lazuli" and 海 meaning "sea; ocean").

Sæbjørg f Old Norse, Norwegian, Faroese
Ancient Scandinavian, Norwegian and Faroese combination of sær "sea" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Sæbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Sædís f Icelandic
Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements sæ "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.

Sæflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Sægiefu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "sea gift", from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and giefu "gift".

Sægyth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and guð "battle".

Sæhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea, lake" and hild "battle".

Sælaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær meaning "sea" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Sælufu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and lufu "love" (related to leof).

Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".

Særós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic sær "sea" and rós "rose".

Særún f Icelandic
Means "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse sær "sea" combined with Old Norse rún "secret".

Sæsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and sól meaning "sun".

Sǣþrȳð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English sæ "sea" and þryþ "strength, power, force".

Sæunn f Icelandic, Faroese
From Old Norse sær meaning "sea", and unnr meaning "wave".

Sæunnr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".

Sæwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and waru "guard, protection" or "care, watch" (compare weard and wær).

Sæwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English sæ "sea" and wynn "joy, delight".

Sagarika f Bengali, Odia, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सागरिक (sāgarika) meaning "oceanic, of the ocean".

Sakhon m & f Thai
Means "river, sea, ocean" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara).

Sami f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 望 (mi) meaning "hope, wish, desire", 味 (mi) meaning "flavour", 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 弥 (mi) meaning "universally"... [more]

Samudra m & f Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) meaning "sea, ocean". It is a unisex name in India and Sri Lanka while it is only masculine in Indonesia.

Samudtar m & f Tocharian
Means "sea" in Tocharian.

Sassuma-arnaa f Mythology
Means "mother of the sea". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.

Sea f English
English vocabulary and nature name meaning "body of salt water".

Sea f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seaflower f English (Rare)
Direct combination of the English words sea and flower.

Seberga f Medieval English, Old Norse (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly derived from Old English elements sǣ meaning "sea" and burg meaning "fortress". This name might also be an Anglicization of the Old Norse name Sæbjørg.

Sekai m & f Japanese
From the Japanese word 世界 (sekai) meaning "world". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name, such as 世 (se) meaning "world" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" combined with 快 (kai) meaning "cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable", 界 (kai) meaning "boundary", 楷 (kai) meaning "square character style, correctness" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".... [more]

Selga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian selga "deep sea; open sea".

Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]

Šertapšuruḫi f Hurrian Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a daughter of the god of the sea Kiaše in Hurrian and Hittite mythology. She became the wife of the god Kumarbi.

Shiyoko f Japanese
From 志 (shi) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling," 詩 (shi) meaning "song, poem, poetry," or 紫 (shi) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Siren f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Greek Σειρῆνες (Seirenes), the name of a type of sea nymphs who lured mariners with their enchanting voices.

Solimar f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".

Souksakhone m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສາຄອນ (sakhone) meaning "river, sea, ocean".

Søyvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and vár "spring".

Stellamaris f English (African)
From the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Sudsakhon m & f Thai
Sudsakhon is Aphaimani’s son in ‘Aphaimani’, a public domain epic poem. His name means “the edge of the sea” in Thai.

Sumudra f Bengali, Assamese
Means "someone who is like the ocean" in Bengali, Rangpuri, Rajbanshi and other Bengali-Assamese languages.

Swaati f Indian
According to Hindu beliefs, this is one of the "nakshatras" in the sky. When a drop of water from Swaati falls upon the shell in the sea, it turns to a pearl.

Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land... [more]

Taari m & f Polynesian
Means "sea" in Gilbertese.

Taimi f Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai) meaning "large, big", 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful, calm" or 鯛 (tai) meaning "sea bream, red snapper" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "truth, reality"... [more]

Tairia m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "calm sea".

Takami m & f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive", 岳 (taka) meaning "mountain peak", 空 (taka) meaning "sky", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" or 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk" combined with 己 (mi) meaning "self", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit", 臣 (mi) meaning "minister; statesman; official", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 弓 (mi) meaning "archery bow", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 弥 (mi) meaning "extensive, full" or 身 (mi) meaning "body, identity"... [more]

Tamami f Japanese
From Japanese 球 (tama, gu, kyuu, ku) meaning "sphere; globe; orb, (baseball) pitch", 玉 (tama, goku (non-Jōyō reading), gyoku) meaning "ball, (a Japanese) coin, precious stone, a chicken’s egg (to be eaten), geisha" or 環 (tama, tamaki, yubimaki, kwan, gwen, gen (non-Jōyō reading, historical) kan (historical)), combined with 美 (mi, bi, utsukushii, yoi, homaru) meaning "beauty; beautiful", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, minoru, mi, makoto, makotoni, mino, michiru, gumi, sane) meaning "reality, truth, fruit, seed; fruit; nut, kindness", 海 (kai, umi, wata, wada, a, ama, una, un, e, ka, ta, hiro, hiroshi, bu, machi, mama, mi, me, wataru) meaning "sea, ocean" or 微 (mi, bi, chiisai, kasuka, wazuka) meaning "delicate"... [more]

Tanima f Pashto
Means "wave (of the sea)" in Pashto.

Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.

Tapiam f Coptic
From Demotic tꜣ-pꜣ-ym meaning "the one of the sea", derived from Egyptian ym "sea, lake".

Tatsumi m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as either 辰巳 or 龍美 with 辰 (shin, jin, tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon (5th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful."... [more]

Teremoana f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and moana meaning "ocean."

Theshanya f Indian
shining star in the middle of the ocean

Thùytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thùy and Tiên.... [more]

Thủytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thủy and Tiên... [more]

Tiran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
This name has several meanings: the first is a type of songbird, the second meaning is an island in the Suez Canal in the northern Red Sea. ... [more]

Tootiya f Persian
Means "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.

Toyotama-hime f Japanese Mythology
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "abundant, lush", 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, gem, ball" and 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". This is the name of a Japanese goddess who appears in the Kojiki in the episode of the 'Luck of the Sea and the Luck of the Mountain'... [more]

Tristouse f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The posthumous daughter of King Briant of the Red Island and Mariole.... [more]

Triteia f Greek Mythology
Daughter of the sea god Triton and mother of Melanippus in Greek mythology.

Tsagaandalai f & m Mongolian
Means "white sea" in Mongolian, from цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Tsomo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan མཚོ་མོ (mtsho-mo) meaning "lake, ocean".

Tsovinar f Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Means "siren" from the Armenian word Ծովինար (tsovinar), ultimately linked to the word ծով (tsov) meaning "sea". Tsovinar was the Armenian goddess of rain, water and the sea.

Tsudzumi f Japanese
This name can be used as 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse" or it can be combined with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth" and 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea."... [more]

Tsugumi f Japanese
This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea."... [more]

Tutia f Persian
Means "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.

Tutiya f Persian
Means "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.

Ulappa f Finnish (Rare)
Means "open sea" in Finnish.

Umi f Japanese
Means "sea, ocean" in Japanese.

Umiko f Japanese (Modern)
Means "Child of the sea" in Japanese.

Umina f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara(?)" or 那 (na), meaning "what" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house; heaven" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 菜 (na), meaning "vegetable, greens; side dish" . Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Umman f & m Turkish
Means "ocean" in Turkish.

Unkai m & f Japanese
From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Vaimitiarii f Tahitian
From the Tahitian vai meaning "water", miti meaning "sea", and ari'i meaning "noble", ultimately "noble sea water".

Valdete f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and deti "the sea; the ocean".

Vasa m & f Samoan
Means "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.

Vasaloloa f Samoan
Means "ocean; ocean water" in Samoan.

Venilia f Roman Mythology
A Roman deity associated with the winds and the sea.

Viena f Finnish
Variant of Vieno. Viena may also refer to the area of White Sea Karelia or White Karelia in the northwestern Russia, known as Vienan Karjala or Viena in Finnish and Karelian.

Wakami f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan" and 加 (ka) meaning "addition, increase", and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Waraqucha f Quechua
Means "star of the sea" in Quechua.

Wasa f Polynesian
From Proto-Polynesian *wasa, meaning "sea".

Wave f & m English (Rare)
From Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Xiaoyang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 阳, 陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", or 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" (which is typically only masculine)... [more]

Xihe f Far Eastern Mythology, Chinese
A Chinese sun goddess, mythologically she was the wife of Emperor Jun, and once the 'mother' of ten suns, in the form of Three-legged birds, residing in a mulberry tree in the eastern sea named Fusang... [more]

Xunqueira f Galician (Rare)
Means "reed bed" in Galician, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nosa Señora da Xunqueira meaning "Our Lady of the Reed Bed". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Cee in Galicia, Spain... [more]

Yam f & m Hebrew
Means "sea, ocean" in Hebrew. Known bearers include Yam Kaspers Anshel (1998-), an Israeli beauty pageant winner, and Yam Madar (2000-), an Israeli basketball player.

Yamli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my sea" in Hebrew; a combination of Yam and Li 2.

Yangtso f Tibetan
From Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (dbyangs-mtsho) meaning "song of the ocean", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and མཚོ (mtso) meaning "lake, ocean".

Yangyang m & f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 杨 (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen" or 扬 (yáng) meaning "raise, lift, spread, scatter"... [more]

Yangzi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 阳/陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", or 杨/楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar tree" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child"... [more]

Yanhai f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Yashio m & f Japanese
Combination of a ya kanji, e.g. 八 meaning "eight," and 潮 (shio) meaning "tide, current; sea water."... [more]

Yasumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 恭 (yasu) meaning "respect", 康 (yasu) meaning "peace", 妥 (yasu) meaning "gentle", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 悌 (yasu) meaning "brotherly, respectful", 寧 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, rather", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 保 (yasu) meaning "to raise; to rear", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing" combined with 州 (su) meaning "prefecture", 寸 (su) meaning "measurement" or 壽 or 寿 (su) both meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, seed, reality, truth", 純 (mi) meaning "pure", 身 (mi) meaning "body, identity", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 生 (mi) meaning "raw, live", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 己 (mi) meaning "self", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook, remote place" or 満 (mi) meaning "fullness"... [more]

Yasur m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Yasur is a first name and a last name that refers to some types of birds that live near the sea.... [more]

Yo m & f Japanese (Rare)
It can be spelled with 洋 (yo) meaning "ocean", 窈 (yo) meaning "quiet, deep" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yō m & f Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (yō) meaning ocean, 陽 (yō) meaning sunshine, or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Yotvat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yotvat is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good. ... [more]

Yozuru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun" or 洋 (yo) meaning "ocean" combined with 弦 (gen, zuru) meaning "string, chord, bowstring".

Yuehai f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Yuhai f Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Yuimi f Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 生 (i) meaning "live" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yumemi f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (yume) meaning "dream" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 弓 (mi) meaning "archery bow", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 光 (mi) meaning "light, radiance", 実 (mi) meaning "seed, reality, truth, fruit", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 生 (mi) meaning "raw, live", 望 (mi) meaning "hope", 満 (mi) meaning "fullness, satisfy", 魅 (mi) meaning "captivate, charm" or 弥 (mi) meaning "extensive, full"... [more]

Yumiho f Japanese
From Japanese 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yunalesca f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Lady Yunalesca is a non-player character and antagonist from Final Fantasy X, who also appears in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring forth the Calm. According to the game's lore, Summoner Yuna was named after Yunalesca.... [more]

Yuuna f Okinawan
The Okinawan name for ‘sea hibiscus’. Also known as the Ryukyuan form of Yuna and Yūna.

Yuying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, bright, glorious, shining" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems" or 瀛 (yíng) meaning "ocean, sea"... [more]

Ywerit f & m Old Celtic, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means either "Ireland" or "the Atlantic Ocean" (which lies in the direction of Ireland from Wales), both meanings derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū meaning "earth, soil". This was the name of a parent of Brân in Welsh mythology, either being a variant name of Llŷr (which means "the sea") or the name of his wife.

Zarité f Literature
Zarité "Teté" is the name of an Haitian mixed-race woman who was a slave in Haiti. She is the main character of the book "Island Beneath the Sea" (2009) by Isabel Allende.

Zhenhai f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Ziyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 揚 (yáng) meaning "lift, raise, praise, acclaim"... [more]

Zula m & f Tigrinya
Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.... [more]