Submitted Names with "river" in Meaning

Abasin m Pashto
Means "Indus (the river)" in Pashto.

Abbo m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *abona "river".

Aberdeen f & m English
Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.

Aberfa f Welsh
Means "from the mouth of the river" in Welsh.

Abnoba f Celtic Mythology
The name of an obscure Gaulish goddess, thought to be connected to Celtic abona "river" (source of Avon). The second element may be derived from either Proto-Indo-European nogʷo-, meaning "naked, nude" or "tree", or the verbal root *nebh- "burst out, be damp".

Acamar Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Ākhir an-nahr, meaning "end of the river". This is the traditional name of the star Theta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Acarsu f Turkish
Means "stream, river, running water" in Turkish.

Achernar Astronomy
Derived from Arabic ākhir an-nahr, meaning "the end of the river". This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus.

Achiroë f Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to ἄχος (akhos) meaning "distress, grief" and ρόη (rhoe) meaning "flow, stream, river".

Acolnahuacatl m Nahuatl
Means "inhabitant of Acolnehuac", itself meaning "near the river bend".

Ædre f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from ǣdre "stream, river; vein, artery" or "quickly, instantly".

Afan m Welsh, Medieval Welsh
The name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *abon- "river" (making it a cognate of Afon)... [more]

Aibhne m & f Irish (Rare)
From Irish abhainn meaning "river".

Alexirrhoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream". Also compare the Greek noun ῥόος (rhoos) meaning "stream, flow of water, current" as well as the name Alexirrhoia, which are both closely related.... [more]

Alexirrhoia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".... [more]

Amenze f African, Edo, Nigerian
Benin... [more]

Anbin m Chinese
From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, coast, river bank".

Ancamna f Celtic Mythology (Latinized)
A water goddess from Continental Celtic mythology known from inscriptions in the area of modern-day France and Germany.... [more]

Angetenar f Astronomy
Means "bend of the river" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Tau 2 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Aporia f Greek Mythology
Means "difficulty, impossibility" in Greek, from ἄπορος (aporos) meaning "impassable, without passage", i.e. "having no way in, out, or through" (itself composed of the negative prefix α (a) and πόρος (poros) "means of passing a river, ford, ferry" as well as "way or means of achieving, accomplishing, discovering")... [more]

Asahiro m Japanese
Asa can mean "morning" or "river shallow", and hiro can mean "wide, spacious, broad".

Axicyotl m & f Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl axicyo, "river where the water forms whirlpools".

Ayah f & m Jagham, Kenyang
From à-yà meaning "river" in Ejagham.

Baia f Basque (Rare)
Taken from the name of a Basque river that has its source in Gorbeia and flows into the Ebro.... [more]

Baichuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream".

Bakhriddin m Tajik, Uzbek
Derived from Tajik баҳр (bahr) meaning “sea”, ultimately from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr) meaning “sea, river”, combined with Arabic دِين (dīn) meaning “religion, creed, faith”.

Baojiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".

Bevel m Literature
A word meaning “a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge,” coming from the French for “to gape.” Flannery O'Connor used it for two characters in her 1955 short story "The River."

Bochuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 川 (chuān) meaning "stream, river".

Bojiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".

Bujana f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bujanë "deep spot in a river".

Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]

Celebrant m & f Literature
From J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words Celeb meaning "silver" and rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.

Çem m Kurdish
Means "river" in Kurdish.

Çemê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ç'em meaning "stream, river".

Cen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 岑 (cén) meaning "steep, precipitous; peak" or 涔 (cén) meaning " river in Shaanxi; murky torrent".

Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.

Chengjiang m Chinese
From 成 (chéng) meaning "to suceed, to acomplish" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "the Yangtze river".

Cheonsa f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 천사 (Cheon-Sa), which comes from Sino-Korean 天使. The character 天 (Cheon (천)) primarily means "Heaven" and by extension, "Sky," and the character 使 (Sa (사)) means "Messenger." The name means "Angel" or "God's Messenger," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Heavenly Messenger" or "Messenger of the Sky." There also is the alternate meaning, coming from Sino-Korean 天師, which means "Celestial Master (Leader of Zhengyi Dao)" in Taoism... [more]

Chonchanai f Thai (Rare)
A rare female name used in Thailand.... [more]

Chrysorroas m Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "streaming with gold" in Greek, from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold" and ῥοάς (rhoás) "stream", derived from ῥοή (rhoé) "river, stream" (Compare river Chrysorrhoas)... [more]

Chuān m Chinese
From 川 (chuan) meaning “river, waterway” or “valley”.

Csermely f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian csermely "brooklet, rivulet, little river".

Dachuan m Chinese
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [more]

Daryab m Pashto
Means "river, sea" in Pashto.

Daryo m Tajik
Means "river" in Tajik.

Daryogul f Tajik, Uzbek (Rare, ?)
Composed of Tajik дарё (daryo), Uzbek daryo meaning "river" and Tajik гул (gul), Uzbek gul meaning "flower".

Daugaviete f Medieval Baltic
Possibly a direct adoption of Latvian daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".

Deganawida m Iroquois
Means "Two River Currents Flowing Together" in Iroquois. This was the name of a historical figure commonly known as the Great Peacemaker as he was known as, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois Confederacy... [more]

Deokha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" and 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."

Diklat f & m Assyrian
Assyrian translation for "Tigris river" which flows through Iraq.

Donbettyr m Ossetian Mythology
Probably from Ossetian дон (don) meaning "water, river" combined with a form of the given name Peter. In Ossetian mythology, this is the name of the god of water and the patron of fishermen.

Dong-ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]

Drinora f Albanian
It derives from the name of the river Drin in Albania; the name Drin derives from the greek "drynus", meaning "river".

Edil m Kazakh
Means "Volga River" in Kazakh. It can also be interpreted as being a form of the given name Adil.

Eireamhòn m Irish
Name of Irish origin, meaning "green river".

Elving m Swedish
Swedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse alfr "elf", Swedish älv "river", or Swedish elva "eleven".

Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".

Eun-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream, creek" or 銀河 (eunha) meaning "galaxy", as well as other hanja combinations.

Findabhair f Irish, Irish Mythology
Popularly claimed to be an Irish cognate of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), it may actually mean "fair-browed" from Old Irish find "white, fair" and abair "a brow" (or "eyelash")... [more]

Fufei f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 宓 (fu, a surname) and 妃 (fei, meaning “concubine, consort”). More commonly known as Luoshen (洛神), Fufei is the goddess of the Luo River in Chinese mythology, first appearing in the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu as the wife of the river god Hebo... [more]

Fuuga m & f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river", 我 (ga) meaning "I, me" or 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Gang-Min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 江 (gang) meaning "river", 强 (gang) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic" or 康 (gang) meaning "peace" combined with 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Garam f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 가람 (garam) meaning "river."

Garoé m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from the name of a til tree (species Ocotea foetens) that was considered sacred by the indigenous inhabitants of El Hierro, Canary Islands. The name comes from Guanche gărăw, which later mutated to garoe, meaning "lake, river".... [more]

Gi-Ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand"... [more]

Gontia f Celtic Mythology
The name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- "to pour".

Gunifort m History (Ecclesiastical)
The earliest known bearer of this name is saint Gunifort of Pavia (northern Italy), who is said to have lived in the early 4th century, during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian... [more]

Ḫabūrītum f Hurrian Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly means either "the one from Ḫabura" (a name borne by several settlements in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia) or "the one from the Khabur river". Name borne by a river goddess worshipped as part of the Hurrian pantheon.

Hara f Korean
Hara means "to do" in korean. Also, combination of hanja 河(ha) meaning "lake, river" or 夏(ha) meaning "summer" with 羅(ra) meaning "silk, display" can conform make this name.

Ha-seon m & f Korean
Korean unisex name derived from the hanja 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" and 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim".

Ha-Yul f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 荷 (ha) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" combined with 律 (yul) meaning "law, statute, rule, regulation" or 汩 (yul) meaning "run swiftly, flow rapidly (as in water)"... [more]

Hebo m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 河 (he, meaning “river”) and 伯 (bo, meaning “elder”, “earl” or “lord”). Hebo is the god of the Yellow River in Chinese mythology. He is attested as far back as the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu, where he is described as a figure riding a dragon-powered chariot... [more]

Hejia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Hezhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Iberê m Brazilian, Tupi
Originally a diminutive of Itiberê, which is said to be derived from Tupi y "water; river" and tiri'ri "to drag oneself" and is thus commonly interpreted as "creeping river".

Iđelbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir иҙел (iđel) meaning "river" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Iđeliä f Bashkir
From Bashkir иҙел (iđel) meaning "river".

Ifanwy f Welsh
Feminine form of Ifan, using the suffix wy meaning "river". This is a modern Welsh name.

Iuna f Tupi
"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).

Jaekang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "to rule" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 강 meaning "river".

Jawira m Aymara
Means "river" in Aymara.

Je-ha m & f Korean
Combination of a je hanja, like 濟 meaning "cross; help, assist" or 祭 meaning "ancestral rites," and a ha hanja, such as 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."

Jhanvi f Bengali (Hindu)
Means "river Ganges," derived from Sanskrit जान्हवी (jāhnavi), which refers to the sacred river Ganga, named after the sage Jahnu who is said to have drunk up the river and then released it.

Jiangtao m Chinese
From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze" combined with 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves"... [more]

Khusi f Newar
Means "river" in Newar.

Kie f Japanese
From 杞 (ki) meaning "river willow" combined with 映 (e) meaning "to project, reflection" or 枝 (e) meaning "branch, bough, twig". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kinjal m & f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "river bank" in Sanskrit.

Kisa f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 杞 (ki) meaning "river willow", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 季 (ki) meaning "seasons" combined with 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze"... [more]

Kungkea m & f Khmer
Means "river" in Khmer.

Kuuga m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "empty, sky" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Lind f Icelandic
Either a variant of Linda, or else from Old Norse lind meaning "lime tree, linden tree". It also coincides with the Icelandic word lind meaning "spring (source of a stream or river)".

Lugomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is possibly derived from Russian lug "meadow". Also compare modern Polish łąka, Czech louka and Slovak lúka, all of which also mean "meadow"... [more]

Lume f Albanian
Derived from either Albanian lumë "river" or from Albanian lume, a term referring to "powerful and beautiful mountain fairies".

Luoshen f Chinese Mythology, Literature
Means "goddess of the Luo River" in Chinese, from the river name 洛 (Luò) and 神 (shén) meaning "god, deity, spirit". This is the name of a well-known figure in Chinese literature and folklore... [more]

Mampuzhikal m Malayalam
Means "Mango Tree River". Its start as a name dates to the start of the 20th Century.

Mandakini f Rajasthani
Meaning "Indian River".

Meander m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant spelling of Maeander, which is the latinized form of Μαίανδρος (Maiandros). The latter is the Greek name for a river that is nowadays known as the Büyük Menderes river, which is located in southwestern Turkey... [more]

Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.

Minamoto m Japanese (Rare)
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Minha f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 민하 (min-ha) that can be the combination of the Korean Hanja 珉 (min) meaning "jade" or 敏 (min) meaning either "nimble; quick" or "humble; well-mannered; hardworking" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river" or 荷 (ha) meaning either "load; to bear" and "lotus; waterlily".... [more]

Minnesota f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America, which came from the name of the river "Minnesota River". Thus, the river got its name from the Sioux Indian word "Minisota." That word comes from the words minni, meaning "water", and sotah meaning "sky-tinted" or "cloudy." Therefore, Minnesota means "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water".

Mississippi f English
French word derived from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning "great river."

Molapo m Sotho
Means "stream" or "river" in Sotho.

Mörön m & f Mongolian
Means "river, large river" in Mongolian.

Murun m & f Mongolian
Means "large river" in Mongolian.

Nadee f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Hindi नदी (nadee) meaning "river".

Nadi f Burmese
Means "river" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नदी (nadi).

Nadia f Tamil
From tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".

Nahanni f & m Indigenous American
From naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [more]

Nähär f Bashkir
From Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr) meaning "river".

Nahar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "river" in Hebrew.

Naru m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나루 (naru) meaning "(river) port, ferry crossing."

Nathi m Thai
Means "stream, river" in Thai.

Nayiri m Armenian
"river"

Neilus m Greek Mythology
Means "river valley". From the Greek neilos (νεῖλος) 'river valley'. In Greek mythology he is the eponym god of the river Nile in Egypt, the son of Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and father of Memphis, Chione, Anippe, Caliadne, and Polyxo.

Nilsu f Turkish
From Turkish Nil meaning "Nile (the river)", and su meaning "water".

Nirani f Indian
The name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".

Noatak m Popular Culture
Real name of Amon from Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.... [more]

Oeroe f Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream, flow". This was another name for the nymph Plataia, in honour of a stream by the same name.

Ohio m American
From the name of the state in the United States of America. The origin of the name came from the roquois word, O-Y-O meaning "great river".

Okyrhoe f Greek Mythology
From the poetic Greek adjective ὠκύρους (okyrous) meaning "fast-flowing", from ὠκύς (okys) "quick, swift, fast" and ῥοή (rhoe) "stream, river, flow"... [more]

Onimamy m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy ony meaning "river" and mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked".

Onisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy ony meaning "river" and soa meaning "good".

Onomaris f Old Celtic (Latinized), History
This is the name of an ancient Galatian Celtic queen. Her name appears to be a compound, with variants the "-maris" element appearing in several Celtic languages, meaning "great". It may also mean "mountain ash", or possibly "like a great mountain ash or rowan tree"... [more]

Ontonagon f & m Ojibwe
Located in the state of Michigan, this Upper Peninsula county, which features the Porcupine Mountains, is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be derived from an Ojibwe language word Nondon-organ, meaning "hunting river"... [more]

Ony m & f Malagasy
Means "river" in Malagasy.

Orontius m Late Roman
Means "from Orontes River" in Latin, coming from the Ancient Greek name ΄Ορόντης (Oróntes). Orontes is a Western Asian river flowing through Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It can also be the variant of Aruntius, Latin form of the Etruscan name Arunte of obscure meaning.

Potamiana f Coptic (Hellenized)
Altered form of Tapiomis, possibly influenced by Greek ποταμός (potamos) meaning "river, stream".

Potamon m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ποτάμι (potámi) meaning "river, stream".

Qia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Qiujiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" or 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound" combined with 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Rafid m Arabic
Means "tributary, river, stream" in Arabic.

Rihe f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane"... [more]

Riu m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Catalan riu "river".

Rivea f English
A made up name similar to Rebekah, River, or Vaia. "Little purple flower by the river" (a meaning I put together with the meanings of River and Vaia!)

Robar f Kurdish
Means "river" in Kurdish.

Roldolf m Italian (Tuscan)
Mostly in books. Originated in Medieval Italy. Mainly in Tuscany, Rome, Sicily. Read "A River in Time: Italy." By Lisa T. Bergren to really enjoy how this name is used.

Rudabeh f Persian Mythology, Persian
From Persian رود (rōd) meaning "river, torrent" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the Persian epic the Shahnameh Rudabeh was the mother of the hero Rostam and the wife of Zal.

Ruiga m Japanese
From Japanese 塁 (rui) meaning "baseball", 累 (rui) meaning "accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually" or 類 (rui) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river", 我 (ga) meaning "ego, I, selfish, our, oneself" or 雅 (ga) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined"... [more]

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

Sawini f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit साविनी (savini) meaning "river".

Seiga m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star, dot" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Selengemörön f & m Mongolian
From the name of the Selenge River and the Mongolian word мөрөн (mörön) meaning "river".

Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology
Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.

Shahroz m Pakistani
this is a urdu name it means "king of day"... [more]

Shipra f Indian
Means "river" in Sanskrit.

Sindbad m Germanic, Literature
Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with badu "battle."... [more]

Sindhuraja m Indian, History
Ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) "Indus river, great river, sea" and राजन् (rā́jan) "king, prince". This was the name of an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty who is the father of Bhoja.

Sông m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "river" in Vietnamese.

Song-a f Korean
From Korean Hanja 送 (song) meaning "to deliver, to carry, to see off", 頌 (song) meaning "ode, eulogy, to praise in writing", 淞 (song) meaning "water, river", 誦 (song) meaning "to read aloud, to recite" combined with 妸 (a) meaning "beautiful, graceful", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant", 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Sorachi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a river in western Hokkaido (空知), derived from Ainu ソラㇷ゚チペッ (Sorapchipet), combined from ソ (so) meaning "waterfall" and ラㇷ゚ (rap) meaning "to descend" with the plural suffix チ (chi) and ペッ (pet) meaning "river."... [more]

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

Sravanthi f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu
Means "continuous flowing water, a river stream" in Sanskrit. It is also used to refer to a type of herb that grows near rivers.

Sumika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 角 (sumi) meaning "angle, corner, square, horn, antlers", 恭 (sumi) meaning "respect, reverent", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook", 好 (sumi) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 住 (sumi) meaning "dwell, reside, live, inhabit", 淑 (sumi) meaning "graceful, gentle, pure", 純 (sumi) meaning "genuine, purity, innocence", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 清 (sumi) meaning "pure", 菫 (sumi) meaning "violet", 朱 (su) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody", 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", or 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 家 (ka) meaning "house, home, family, professional, expert, performer", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist", 風 (ka) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 河 (ka) meaning "river", 樺 (ka) meaning "Japanese white birch, dark red", 空 (ka) meaning "sky", 馨 (ka) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable" or 方 (ka) meaning "direction, person, alternative"... [more]

Su-xem m Tuvan
Means "river" in Tuvan.

Suzue f Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 枝 (e) meaning "bough, twig, branch" or 江 (e) meaning "inlet, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Taiga m & f Japanese
This name combines 大 (tai, dai, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand" with 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river", 我 (ga, wa, wa.ga-, waga-, ware) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish", 芽 (ga, me) meaning "bud, germ, spear, sprout", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 雅 (ga, miya.bi) meaning "elegant, graceful, gracious, refined."... [more]

Tegshmurun m Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and мөрөн (mörön) meaning "river, large river"

Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]

Teramo m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Likely derived from Teramo, the name of a city in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its name comes from the first part of its ancient Roman name, which was Interamnia Praetutiorum. It essentially means "between the two rivers of the Praetutii" in Latin, derived from the Latin words inter meaning "between" and amnis meaning "river, stream" combined with Praetutii, the name of an Italic tribe... [more]

Thanh-ha f Vietnamese
Means "teal river" in Vietnamese.

Tiberinus m Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Means "of the river Tiber" in Latin (also see Tiberius), as -inus is a Latin masculine adjectival suffix.... [more]

Toplica m Serbian (Rare)
A toponym literally meaning "warm river" (from the Slavic element topao, toplo ''warm''). Toplica is a river in southern Serbia which gave its name to Toplica District with the administrative center in the city of Prokuplje... [more]

Trajectina f German (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin traiectum "crossing (of a river)". It was the name of two Dutch cities, Utrecht and Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum).... [more]

Ukume f Nigerian
"Ukume" means "sound of rain in water/ river" in nigerian

Umiaktorvik m & f Inuit
Means "river" in Inuit.

Upė f Lithuanian (Modern)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun upė meaning "river, stream".

Vatnarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.

Virta f & m Finnish
Means "river"

Waitherero f Kikuyu
Means "of down river" in Kikuyu.

Waytamayu f Quechua
Derived from Quechua wayta "flower" and mayu "river".

Wyre m Welsh
The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.

Xuyên m & f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 川 (xuyên) meaning "river".

Yanamayu m Quechua
Means "black river" in Quechua.

Yasue f Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet, low, relaxed, inexpensive" or 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet, happy, healthy" and 江 (e) meaning "inlet, river". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Yejira f Northern African (Archaic)
“flowing river” or “white flowers”

Yeprad m Armenian
Means "Euphrates river" in Armenian.

Ye-Seo f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art, talent, craft", 叡/睿 (ye) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever, keen" or 汭 (ye) meaning "confluence of two streams, river bend" combined with 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence"... [more]

Yoonduaru f Bariba
Means "born near a river" in Bariba.

Yuha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 有(yu) meaning "have, exist" and 夏(ha) meaning "summer", 河(ha) meaning "river", 霞(ha) meaning "sunset, mist". Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Yuh-jung f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 여 (yuh, Hanja 汝) meaning "you" or "water, river" combined with 정 (jung, Hanja 貞) meaning "virtuous, chaste, pure".... [more]

Yukon m Popular Culture (Rare)
From the Yukon River or Territory, Canada, meaning "Great River" in Gwich’in. Yukon Cornelius is a character in the 1964 Christmas movie, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Yuna m Brazilian
In Brazilian Portuguese, it means "dark river", and is derived from Tupi 'y, water, + un, black.

Yunchuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" combined with 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [more]

Yuraqmayu f Quechua
Means "white river" in Quechua.

Zhijiang m Chinese
From Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze" or 强 (jiàng) meaning "stubborn, obstinate, unyielding"... [more]