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Boy Names That Mean Water

Rivers, seas, and rain — names with water running through their meaning.

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50 names
  1. 1DylanGreat tide, great flow#41
  2. 2KaiBrave spear#93
  3. 3RiverFlowing water#111
  4. 4JordanDescend, flow down#131
  5. 5WadeFord, river crossing, to go, to advance#344
  6. 6BoWave#449
  7. 7RioRiver#533
  8. 8RayanWatered, luxuriant#588
  9. 9OceanLarge body of water#719
  10. 10CoastShoreline#877
  11. 11KaleoSound, voice#900
  12. 12BeckStream, baker#913
  13. 13DillonGreat tide, great flow#929
  14. 14RayyanWatered, luxuriant#1,010
  15. 15KelvinNarrow water#1,035
  16. 16RianRelated to Ryan#1,246
  17. 17RonenSong, joy#1,284
  18. 18ConwayHoly water#1,287
  19. 19RudraDeity of wind and storm#1,289
  20. 20RoanRaven#1,306
  21. 21Trent#1,341
  22. 22NileNamed after a river#1,840
  23. 23RockwellNamed after a place#1,936
  24. 24ArrowNamed after a place#1,985
  25. 25LakeInland body of water#2,057
  26. 26KaitoSea, constellation, sea, soar#2,089
  27. 27ReefRope, body#2,505
  28. 28DenizMeans sea#2,618
  29. 29MazinRain clouds#2,624
  30. 30RyoCool, refreshing, Distant#2,658
  31. 31RiversPlural of River#2,801
  32. 32ArnavOcean, Sea#2,915
  33. 33AgamLake#3,367
  34. 34KaimanaOcean power, diamond#3,615
  35. 35IdanEra#3,702
  36. 36DillanGreat tide, great flow#3,880
  37. 37JordonDescend, flow down#4,053
  38. 38LakerFrom lake#4,119
  39. 39TritonSea God, Poseidon's son#4,780
  40. 40DrinNamed after a river#4,983
  41. 41ValeWide river valley#5,644
  42. 42TaoLarge waves#5,672
  43. 43RaffertyFlood tide#6,269
  44. 44AlwynFlowing water#6,479
  45. 45IndraPossessing drops of rain#6,620
  46. 46RikuBrave power#6,625
  47. 47TalDew#7,267
  48. 48SohrabIllustrious, shining, red water#7,349
  49. 49LeithWet, damp#7,736
  50. 50YaronTo sing, to shout#7,797

Based on U.S. birth records, 1880–2025.