Female Pet Fish Names
Names for aquarium pets. Names of sea gods and goddesses.
Names that mean fish, and fish-related names.
 
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1. AMPHITRITE (Αμφιτρίτη): Greek name composed of the elements amphi "around, of both kinds, on both sides," and the Triton "sea," hence "around the sea" or "on both sides of the sea." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess, who became the consort of Poseidon. It is also the name of an asteroid.
2. ANCHOVY: From the vocabulary word, itself from the Portuguese word anchova which ultimately derives from Latin apua, meaning "small fish." 
3. ARETHOUSA (Ἀρέθουσα): Greek name meaning "the waterer." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Hesperides, and a water nymph (Nereid), daughter of Nereus, who was pursued by Alpheus, the river god. Artemis changed her into a fountain.

4. ASHRATU: Akkadian form of Ugaritic Athirat, meaning "she who treads on the sea."

5. ASHRATUM: Variant spelling of Akkadian Ashratu, meaning "she who treads on the sea."

6. ATHIRAT: Ugaritic name meaning "she who treads on the sea." In Semitic mythology, this is the name of a mother goddess.

7. ATL: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "water." 
8. BERMUDA: From the place name, Bermuda, which was named after its discoverer Juan de Bermudez. Bermudez is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Bermudo," meaning "protector of man."
9. BROOK: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, meaning "brook, stream."
10. BROOKE: Variant spelling of English unisex Brook, meaning "brook, stream."
11. BROOKLYN: English compound name composed of Brook "brook, stream" and Lyn "lake."
12. CETO: Latin form of Greek Keto, meaning "sea-monster." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of sharks, whales, and other dangers of the sea.
13. DEWDROP: From the vocabulary word meaning " a drop of dew."
14. DORIS (Δωρίς): Greek name meaning "bounty" and "unmixed, pure." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the sea, consort of Nereus and mother of the Nereids (sea nymphs). 
15. HALOSYDNE: Greek name meaning "sea-fed." In mythology, this is a surname belonging to Amphitrite and Thetis.
16. HYDRA (Ὕδρα): Greek name derived from the word hydor, meaning "water." In mythology, this is the name of a many-headed water dragon killed by Hercules.
17. INNA (И́нна): Russian unisex name meaning "strong water." The name was originally a male name, but became somewhat popular as a religious girl's name due to the misidentification of the sex of the Russian martyr Inna, a male student of the Apostle Andrei.
18. KAIKALA: Hawaiian name meaning "the sea and the sun."
19. KAIMANA: Hawaiian unisex name meaning "diamond" or "sea filled with Mana."
20. KAIOLOHIA: Hawaiian name meaning "calm sea."
21. KELPIE: Celtic name meaning "of the color of kelp (sea-weed)." In mythology, this is the name of the water-horse of fairy mythology that change into beautiful women in order to lure them into traps.
22. KELPY: Variant spelling of Celtic Kelpie, meaning "of the color of kelp (sea-weed)."
23. KETO (Κητώ): Greek name meaning "sea monster." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of sharks, whales, and other dangers of the sea.
24. LANA: Hawaiian name meaning "afloat; calm as still waters." Compare with other forms of Lana.
25. MAIRSILE: Feminine form of Irish Gaelic Marcas, meaning "defense" or "of the sea." 
26. MALILA: Native American Miwok name meaning "fast salmon swimming up a rippling stream."
27. MARAJHA: Esperanto name meaning "made of the sea."
28. MARCELA: Feminine form of Spanish Marcelo, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
29. MARCELINA: 
    1. Feminine form of Polish Marceli, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
    2. Feminine form of Spanish Marcelino, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
30. MARCELINE: Feminine form of French Marcel, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
31. MARCELLA: 
    1. Feminine form of Italian Marcello, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
    2. Feminine form of Latin Marcellus, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
32. MARCELLE: Feminine form of French Marcel, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
33. MARCELLETTE: Pet form of French Marcelle, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
34. MARCELLINE: Feminine form of French Marcellin, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
35. MARCELYN: English variant spelling of French Marceline, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
36. MARCI: Pet form of Roman Latin Marcia, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
37. MÁRCIA: Portuguese form of Roman Latin Marcia, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
38. MARCIA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Marcius, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
39. MARCIE: Variant spelling of English Marcy, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
40. MARCY: English pet form of Roman Latin Marcia, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
41. MAREN: Danish form of Latin Marina, meaning "of the sea."
42. MARIJN: Dutch unisex form of Roman Latin Marinus, meaning "of the sea."
43. MARIJSE: Dutch form of Latin Marise, meaning "of the sea."
44. MARINA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Marinus, meaning "of the sea."
45. MARINE: Feminine form of French Marin, meaning "of the sea."
46. MARINELLA: Italian pet form of Roman Latin Marina, meaning "of the sea." 
47. MARIS: English religious name derived from the last element of a title of the Virgin Mary, stella maris, "star of the sea," hence "of the sea." Compare with masculine Maris.
48. MARISA: Variant spelling of English Marissa, meaning "of the sea." Compare with another form of Marisa.
49. MARISE: Variant spelling of English Marissa, meaning "of the sea." 
50. MARISELA: Elaborated form of English Maris, meaning "of the sea."
51. MARISSA: Modern English name derived from Latin maris, meaning "of the sea."
52. MARNA: Swedish form of Roman Latin Marina, meaning "of the sea."
53. MARNI: English pet form of Roman Latin Marina, meaning "of the sea."
54. MARNIE: Variant spelling of English Marni, meaning "of the sea."
55. MARSAILI: Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Marcia, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
56. MARSHA: English variant spelling of Latin Marcia, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
57. MARSHAN: Modern English blend of Marsha "defense" or "of the sea" and Anne "favor; grace."
58. MARZIA: Italian form of Latin Marcia, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
59. MELUSINE: German legend name of a fresh-water spirit believed to reside in sacred springs and rivers, meaning either "wonder" or "sea-fog." Melusine is depicted as being like a fish or serpent from the waist down. 
60. MERIEL: Variant spelling of English Muriel, meaning "sea-bright."
61. MONSOON: From the vocabulary word for the southwestern wind that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer. The word ultimately derives from Arabic mawsim "appropriate season (for a pilgrimage)," from wasama, meaning "he marked."
62. MORGAINE: French form of the Welsh Morgan, probably meaning "sea circle."
63. MORGAN: Welsh name, derived from ancient Celtic Morcant, probably meaning "sea circle." In use by the English as a unisex name.
64. MORGANA: Elaborated form of Welsh Morgan, probably meaning "sea circle."
65. MORGANE: English variant spelling of French Morgaine, probably meaning "sea circle."
66. MORGEN: English variant spelling of Welsh Morgan, probably meaning "sea circle." In use by the English as a unisex name.
67. MUIREALL: Scottish Gaelic form of Irish Gaelic Muirgheal, meaning "sea-bright."
68. MUIRENN: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Muirgen, meaning "born of the sea."
69. MUIRGEN: Irish Gaelic name meaning "born of the sea." In mythology, this is the name of a maiden who was changed into a salmon.
70. MUIRGHEAL: Irish Gaelic name composed of the elements muir "sea" and geal "bright," hence "sea-bright."
71. MUIRÍN: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Muirgen, meaning "born of the sea."
72. MUIRÍOL: Scottish Gaelic form of Irish Gaelic Muirgheal, meaning "sea-bright." 
73. MURIEL: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, meaning "sea-bright."
74. NAHUATL: Unisex name derived from the name of the Nahuatl language, meaning "four waters." 
75. NAIDA (Наида): Russian name derived from the word nayda, from Greek Naiad, meaning "water nymph."
76. NANSHE: Sumerian name meaning "enclosure of fish." In Babylonian mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the watery deep, the daughter of Ea and sister of Inanna.
77. NEREIDA: Latin name derived from Greek Nereis, the name of the sea sprites fathered by Nereus, meaning "nymph, sea sprite."
78. NERINE: Feminine form of Greek Nereus, meaning "daughter of Nereus" or "sea sprite" or "wet one." It is also the name of a genus of plants native to South Africa but now spread worldwide. It is a bulb plant that produces beautiful pink funnel-shaped flowers in the fall, similar to the Belladonna Lily, though smaller. In use by the English.
79. NERISSA: English Shakespeare creation, derived from Greek Nereis, meaning "nymph, sea sprite." 
80. ODAHINGUM: Native American Cheyenne name meaning "rippling water."
81. PELAGEYA (Пелагея): Russian form of Greek Pelagia, meaning "of the sea."
82. PELAGIA (Πελαγία): Feminine form of Greek Pelagios, meaning "of the sea."
83. PUDDLES: From the vocabulary word, meaning "puddles." 
84. RINA: Short form of Roman Latin Marina, meaning "of the sea." Compare with other forms of Rina.
85. ROSEMARY: English name derived from the herb name, "rosemary," from Latin rosmarinus, composed of ros "dew" and marinus "the sea," literally meaning "dew of the sea." In some cases the name may be a compound of Rose "rose" and Mary "obstinate, rebellious."
86. TALLULA: Native American Choctaw name meaning "leaping water." Compare with another form of Tallula.
87. TETHYS (Τηθύς): Greek name meaning "grandmother; nurse." In mythology, this is the name of a Titaness and sea goddess, the daughter of Uranus and Gæa.
88. THALASSA (θάλασσα): Greek name meaning "sea." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Æther and Hemera. She was a feminine personification of the Mediterranean Sea.
89. THETIS (Θέτις): Greek name meaning "one who places." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess, one of the fifty Nereids.
90. ULA: Celtic name meaning "gem (or jewel) of the sea." Compare with other forms of Ula.
91. VELLAMO: Finnish name derived from the word velloa, meaning "to surge, to swell." In mythology, this is the name of a cold-hearted goddess of the sea who dwelled in an underwater palace called Ahtola with her husband Ahto.
92. WELLAMO: Variant spelling of Finnish Vellamo, meaning "to surge, to swell." In mythology, this is the name of a cold-hearted goddess of the sea who dwelled in an underwater palace called Ahtola with her husband Ahto.

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