Names Categorized "ocean"

Nerissa is a feminine given name created by William Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). The name is likely derived from the Greek word Νηρηΐς (Nereis), meaning "nymph, sea sprite," whic...

Neso is a feminine name from Greek mythology, derived from the Greek word νῆσος meaning "island." In ancient Greek mythology, Neso was one of the Nereids, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris who personified the sea's...

Nettuno is the Italian form of Neptune, the name of the Roman god of the sea. The name traces its roots back to Latin Neptunus, possibly derived from the Indo-European root *nebh- meaning "wet, damp, clouds." In Roman my...

Netuno is a Brazilian Portuguese form of Neptune, ultimately derived via Latin Neptunus. The Latin name is of uncertain etymology, but it is often linked to the Proto-Indo-European root *nebh- meaning “wet, damp, clouds,...

Niamh (Irish: [n̠ʲiəw]) is an Irish feminine given name meaning 'bright' or 'radiant'. It derives from Old Irish Niaṁ and has been anglicized as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh, or Neeve. The name has deep roots in Irish mytho...

Njord is the modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Njǫrðr, referring to a prominent god in Norse mythology associated with the sea, sailing, fishing, wind, and crop fertility. The name is derived from Proto-Germ...

Ocean is a given name derived directly from the English word ocean, referring to the vast body of salt water that covers most of Earth's surface. The word ultimately comes from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), the name of the gr...

Océane is a French female given name meaning "from the ocean," derived from French océan ("ocean"). The name evokes the vastness and beauty of the sea, and it has grown in popularity since the late 20th century. As of 20...

Océanne is a French feminine given name, a variant of Océane. The name Océane is derived from the French word océan, meaning "ocean," which itself traces back to the Latin Oceanus and ultimately the Greek Ōkeanós, the na...

Oceanus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Okeanos, which refers to the primordial Titan and the vast river believed by ancient Greeks to encircle the inhabited world. The name derives from the mysterious Okeanos, a...

Okeanos is the primordial Greek Titan who personified the great river believed to encircle the Earth. In mythology, he was one of the twelve Titans, offspring of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). His name is the source of t...

Ona is a feminine Catalan given name, used as a short form of Mariona. In addition to its use as a diminutive, Ona coincides with the Catalan word for “wave” (ona), which also serves as its primary meaning. The double as...

Ondina is the Italian and Portuguese form of Undine, a name coined by the 16th-century Swiss alchemist and philosopher Paracelsus for female water spirits, derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". In folklore, undines are...

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" —...