Names Categorized "sea creatures"

EtymologyFoka is a masculine given name derived as the Russian form of the name Phocas. Phocas itself is the Latinized form of the Greek origin αἰ Φωκᾶς (Phokas), which comes from the Greek word φώκη (phoke) meaning "sea...

Mercan is a Turkish feminine given name and surname, derived directly from the Turkish word mercan, meaning "coral". The word itself has an Arabic origin, stemming from مرجان (marjān), which also refers to coral. As a gi...

Methoataske is a Shawnee feminine name that means "turtle laying its eggs" in the Shawnee language. It is historically known as the name of the mother of Tecumseh, the renowned Shawnee leader who resisted American expans...