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10 Unusual Girl Names Inspired By Water

Water names suit daughters beautifully, carrying the softness and clarity of streams and seas. This handful of 10 unusual picks spans rivers, oceans, and mythology. Aqua is simply Latin for water, Brooke means small stream, and Marilla shines as "sparkling sea." Darya is royally Persian for "of the sea," while Hali is Greek for sea and Maya means water in Hebrew. Mira translates to ocean in Sanskrit, Nixie is a mythic water sprite, Raina riffs on Rain, and Talise is Native American for "lovely water." Any of these will give your baby girl a flowing, fluid charm.
Water is often associated with women, they are both soft and clean. So it is a good idea to choose some water-related names for your little daughters. There are lots of fabulous water names to choose from, including river names, ocean names and names mean water.

Aqua: Aqua is Latin for water, and it is also used as the name for the green-blue color.

Brooke: Variant of Brook, which means "small stream". Chynna Phillips added an "e" to name her daughter, and this becomes the most popular spelling.
Darya: Darya is a royal Persian origin girl name, in Persian it means "of the sea; Preserver".
Hali: Hali is Greek for "sea", in Biblicalit also means a precious stone, and it can be an alternate to Halle.
Marilla: Marilla is a beautiful name, in Latin it means "shining sea".
Maya: Maya means "water" in Hebrew. It also means "Daughter of Atlas" in Latin.
Mira: Mira means "ocean" in Sanskrit, and it means "A mythical princess" in Indian.
Nixie: In old mythology, Nixie is the name of a water nymph and it means "little water sprite".
Raina: Raina is a variation of Rain, it means "strong".
Talise: Talise is of Native American origin and means "lovely water".

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