Names Categorized "water"

Ọṣun (also known as Oshun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba name of a powerful orisha (deity) venerated as the patron goddess of the Osun River in southwestern Nigeria. The name is possibly related to the Yoruba word ṣán,...

Rafferty is an English given name, ultimately of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish surname Ó Raifeartaigh, which is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The personal name...

Rémy is a French masculine given name derived from the Latin Remigius, which itself originates from the Latin noun remigis meaning "oarsman" or "rower." The name thus carries the occupational connotation of a boatman or...

Ren is a unisex Japanese given name with multiple possible meanings depending on the kanji characters used to write it. The most common interpretations include 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" and 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love...

Rutherford is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the Scottish surname Rutherford. The surname itself is a habitational name originating from a place in the Scottish borders region, near Roxburgh, hist...

Shannon is an English given name derived from the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland. The river's Irish name, an tSionainn, is associated with the legendary figure Sionann and is sometimes said to be...

Stanford is an English first name derived from a surname, which originally came from a place name. The place name is composed of the Old English elements stān meaning "stone" and ford meaning "ford," thus translating to...

Etymology and OriginTrent is an English masculine given name and surname, derived from the River Trent in Britain. The river's name likely means "the flooder" or "trespasser," a reference to its tendency to flood. The su...

Vale is an English first name derived from the English word for a wide river valley, ultimately from Latin vallis (valley). As a given name, it is a relatively rare water- or nature-inspired choice, evoking images of pas...

Vance is a given name of English origin, derived from an English surname. The surname itself traces back to the Old English word fenn, meaning "marsh, fen". As a toponymic surname, it originally referred to someone who l...

Walton is an English masculine given name derived from the Walton surname, which itself originated from various Old English place names meaning "stream town", "wood town", or "wall town". The surname is locational, refer...

Warrick is an English masculine given name transferred from the surname Warrick, which itself is a variant of Warwick. The surname Warwick derives from the town of Warwick in England, composed of the Old English elements...

Warwick is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Warwick, which itself originates from the town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The town's name is composed of Old English elements wer meaning "weir...

Wells is an English masculine given name derived from a surname of habitational or topographical origin. The surname originally denoted a person who lived near a well or spring, stemming from Middle English wille and Old...

Yang is a Chinese given name that can be either masculine or feminine, though it is more commonly masculine. The name is written with characters such as 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" —...