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Baby names · meaning river

Names That Mean River

Names that mean river, stream, and flowing water

Names meaning river — River itself, Rio (Spanish/Portuguese), Jordan (Hebrew, descending river), Nile, Brooks — carry motion, time, and life-giving symbolism. They've become especially popular as unisex picks and pair beautifully with forest, mountain, and ocean themes.

13 names meaning river in our library · 7 girl, 4 boy, 2 unisex

Girl names meaning river

Brooke♀

small stream, running water

English
Darya♀

river, sea

Urdu
Ganga♀

the river Ganges, personified as a goddess

Sanskrit
Irmak♀

river

Turkish
Isla♀

island; from the river Islay

Scottish
Nairi♀

land of rivers

Armenian
Rhea♀

flowing stream; Titaness mother

Greek

Boy names meaning river

Brooks♂

of the brook (surname-as-first)

English
Calder♂

rocky river, hard stream

Scottish
Ibai♂

river

Basque
Rio♂

river

Spanish

Unisex names meaning river

Jordan✦

to flow down; the river Jordan

Hebrew
River✦

flowing watercourse

English

River names by language

The same idea as river, named in 10 different traditions.

English · 3

Brooke · small stream, running waterBrooks · of the brook (surname-as-first)River · flowing watercourse

Scottish · 2

Calder · rocky river, hard streamIsla · island; from the river Islay

Armenian · 1

Nairi · land of rivers

Basque · 1

Ibai · river

Greek · 1

Rhea · flowing stream; Titaness mother

Hebrew · 1

Jordan · to flow down; the river Jordan

Sanskrit · 1

Ganga · the river Ganges, personified as a goddess

Spanish · 1

Rio · river

Turkish · 1

Irmak · river

Urdu · 1

Darya · river, sea

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