Thursday, March 25, 2010

An Ocean of Names

Growing up within 5 minutes of one of the most beautiful beaches in the world (in my opinion, but then again I've always preferred New England beaches to their more tropical counterparts), the ocean has always been a big part of my life. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in the sand, watching the gulls swoop through the air, feeling the salt breeze in your hair, and listening to the surf against the rocks. Because of this, it's no surprise to me the sheer amount of names that are inspired by the ocean. The ocean is powerful, it is constant but always changing; it can be wild or serene. Here are some of the more notable ocean-inspired names currently being used:

AVALON (Welsh) Apple Island
BLAKENEY (English) From the black island

CALDER (Scottish) From the wild water

DILLON (Welsh) Born from the ocean

DYLAN (Welsh) Son of the sea

FISHER (English) Fisherman

ISLA (Scottish) Island

JENELLE (American) White wave

KAI (Hawaiian) Ocean

KAILANI (Hawaiian) Sea and sky

KELSEY (English) From Ceol's Island

KENDRA (English) Water baby, magical

LINDSEY (English) From the lake settlement island

MIA (Scandinavian) Sea of bitterness

PIRATE (English) Robber of the sea

RIVIERA (Italian) River bank, coast

RONAN (Irish) Little seal

SAILOR (American) Boat man

TALLULAH (Native American) Leaping water

WAVERY (American) Combination of Wave and Avery

WHITNEY (English) From the white island

ZEALAND (Scandinavian) From the sea land

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