A wave, a stream; a river
Names meaning water
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to water, with the source shown on every name.
151 names: 92 for girls, 57 for boys and 2 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and the Tamil Lexicon. A few to start: Godavari ("the river Godavari"), Neera ("water") and Taran ("raft; heaven").
98 of 151 names
"Cloud"; Sanskrit abhra
"From Hadria", the Italian town that named the Adriatic Sea
The name of an apsaras, a celestial nymph of the Mahabharata
The Alaknanda, a Himalayan headstream of the Ganga
Water-lily; Tamil alli
Lotus; Sanskrit ambuja, "born in water"
"Nectar", from Sanskrit amṛta
"A celestial nymph" of Hindu tradition
An offering of water in honour; Sanskrit arghya
"Navigator" in popular use; Sanskrit aritra, "an oar, rudder"
The sea, the ocean
"Of the ocean", a feminine of Arnav
Waterfall; Tamil aruvi
"Cloud"
"Rain, the monsoon"
The river Ganga, named after King Bhagiratha
Water, moisture; the name of the Prophet's muezzin
"A drop; a dot"
The river Beas; Sanskrit vipāśā, "free of fetters"
Named after Brooklyn, New York; "stream" in popular use
"Of the brook"; English brook, a small stream
"Earth" or "stream" in popular use; Sanskrit dhārā, "stream"
"Son of the sea" in popular use; a Welsh sea god
"Enduring, firm"; Hebrew ʾĒytān
"Foamy"
The river Godavari, "giver of water"
Dewdrop, from Sanskrit hima, "snow", and bindu, "drop"
Sanskrit irā: refreshment, the earth, speech and Sarasvati
"Refreshing"; the ocean; Arjuna's son in the Mahabharata
The river Ravi; Sanskrit irāvatī, "full of refreshment"
"Island" in popular use; from the Scottish island of Islay
Stream, small river; Arabic jaʿfar
Lotus, literally "born in water"; Sanskrit jalaja
"Lotus"; literally "born in water"
The river Yamuna
A waterfall or spring
"Lake"
"Flowing down"; Hebrew Yarden, the River Jordan
"Sea"; Hawaiian kai
The river Yamuna; also a wife of Krishna
"Wave, billow"; Sanskrit kallola
A lake full of lotuses; Sanskrit kamalākara
"Lotus plant"; a pool full of lotuses
The sacred Kaveri river of South India
Carp, a freshwater fish
"Ferry"; Bengali kheyā, also a Tagore title
The Krishna river; literally "dark stream" or "dark braid"
"Lotus" in popular use; Sanskrit kumuda, the white water-lily
"Lotus" in popular use; Sanskrit kumudinī, the white water-lily plant
"Wave"
"Settlement by the pool"; from the English city of Lincoln
Sanskrit mahikā, "mist, frost"; popularly "dew" or "earth"
A raga sung for the monsoon rains
"Springs of water"; plural of Arabic manhal
"The heavenly Ganga", a sacred river
"Of the sea"; Latin marinus
"Macc's well"; a Scottish place name
"Fish"; also popularly "precious stone", from Persian mīnā
"Devotee of Krishna" in popular use; Sanskrit mīra, "the sea"
"Cloud"
"Cloud"
"Cloud", from Sanskrit megha
A part of a cloud; a modern Sanskrit-based name
King of the clouds; Sanskrit megha + rāja
Rain, rain cloud; from Sanskrit megha via Gujarati meh
"Mist, snow"
"Estuary, mouth of a river"; Bengali mohanā
"Drawn out of the water"; Hebrew Mosheh
"Of the monsoon, seasonal"; Bengali mausumi
"Lotus" or "a cluster of lotuses"
"Rain cloud"; Arabic muzna
"Hope" in popular use; Arabic root n-d-y, "dew, bounty, calling"
Lotus; Sanskrit nalina
"Lotus"
Generous; Arabic nawfal, "a munificent man"
"Water"
"Lotus", literally "water-born"
"Lotus", literally "born of water"
Dew, morning mist; Sanskrit nīhāra
"Dew drops" or "nebula"; Sanskrit nīhāra, "mist, dew"
Water lily; Persian nīlūfar
Cloud, the "giver of water"; Sanskrit nīrada
Waterfall, mountain stream; Sanskrit nirjhara
A pool full of lotuses; Sanskrit padmākara
"Lotus"; literally a lotus plant or a lotus pond
Name of a sacred lake and river of the Ramayana
"Pearl", a gem and a byword for something precious
The Kaveri river; often read as "golden", from pon, gold
"Place of sacrifice", the sacred confluence; Sanskrit prayāga
"Lotus, sacred lake"; Sanskrit puṣkara
"The river Ravi", Sanskrit Irāvatī
Mine of jewels; the ocean
Thirst quenched; in hadith, the Paradise gate for those who fast
"The Narmada river"
"The patter of gentle rain"
"River"; English nature name
"Dew of the sea", Latin ros marinus; also read "rose of Mary"
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