Names That Mean Water
Names whose recorded meaning contains a word for water, with the matched wording shown. 28 names.
How names qualify
A name is listed when its recorded meaning contains a word for “water” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title.
Wording that matched, with the number of names: “water” (27), “waters” (1). The matched wording is quoted for every name.
26 of the 28 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
3 names matched by the rule were removed after manual review because the meaning uses the word about something other than water.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Names That Mean Water
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Matched in meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisooda | Aisooda is a Turkish name for girls that means moon in water, figuratively it means beautiful and fresh. | Turkish | Girl | “water” |
| Bilaal | WATER, FRESHNESS | Muslim | Boy | “WATER” |
| Bilal | Water, moisture, freshness, river, sea. A Sahabi i.e. the companion of Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | “Water” |
| Firtan | Firtan is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means water that is extremely fresh and refreshing to drink. | Arabic | Boy / Girl | “water” |
| Kaniaw | Kaniaw is a Persian name for girls that means spring water. | Persian | Girl | “water” |
| Mosa | Taken from the water, prophet name | Muslim | Boy | “water” |
| Nameera | Delicious water, pious woman. | Muslim | Girl | “water” |
| Namra | Delicious water | Muslim | Girl | “water” |
| Nen | Ancient waters | Muslim | Boy | “waters” |
| Nushab | Water of life, Elixir | Muslim | Boy | “Water” |
| Nushaba | Water of life, Elixir | Muslim | Girl | “Water” |
| Pearl | pearl water | English | Girl | “water” |
| Rawaa | Rawaa is an Arabic name for girls that means refreshing water. | Arabic | Girl | “water” |
| Saaiha | Saaiha is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means flowing water, traveler for the sake of Allah, one who fasts often. It is derived from the S-Y-H6 root which is used in a number of places in teh Quran. | Quranic | Girl | “water” |
| Sabibah | Sabibah is an Arabic name for girls that means water that is poured. | Arabic | Girl | “water” |
| Salsaal | Pure Water | Muslim | Boy | “Water” |
| Salsal | Pure Water | Muslim | Boy | “Water” |
| Sanwan | Sanwan is an Arabic name for boys that means a little water in the mountain according to the Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia, which may mean a small mountain stream, lake or pool. | Arabic | Boy | “water” |
| Tasneam | Water in heaven | Muslim | Girl | “Water” |
| Warren | water, rain, flow | Germanic | Boy | “water” |
| Zarab | Persian for gold water, a liquid in which gold particles are suspended. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “water” |
| Zardab | Gold Water. | Muslim | Boy | “Water” |
| Zumzum | Sweet water of paradise | Muslim | Girl | “water” |
| Furat | Furat is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means fresh, sweet water, water that is refreshing to drink is not salty or bitter. It is also the Arabic name for the Euphrates River, which is a river than originates in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq to join with the Tigris River in the southern Iraq. | Arabic | Boy / Girl | “water” |
| Maeen | Maeen is a direct Quranic name for girls that means spring of water, fountain, fresh water stream, fresh water source. | Quranic | Girl | “water” |
| Masbubah | Masbubah is an Arabic name for girls that means poured, water or drink that is poured into a cup and so on. | Arabic | Girl | “water” |
| Noshaba | Elixir, water of life | Muslim | Girl | “water” |
| Aysoo | Aysoo is a Turkish name for girls that is made up of Ay (moon) and soo (water), creating the figurative meaning of beautiful, fresh, brilliant. | Turkish | Girl | “water” |