Male Pet Fish Names
Names for aquarium pets. Names of sea gods and goddesses. Names that
mean fish, sea, ocean, seaman, water, wet, of the sea, gem of the sea, etc.
 
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1. ACTASSI: Chamoru name meaning "share the sea."
2. AHTO: Finnish myth name of a god of sea and fishing, known as the "wave-host." He was described as having a beard of moss. He dwelled in an underwater palace called Ahtola with his cold-hearted wife Vellamo.
3. ANCHOVY: From the vocabulary word, itself from the Portuguese word anchova which ultimately derives from Latin apua, meaning "small fish." 
4. ATL: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "water."
5. BARRACUDA: From the name of the ray-finned fish, itself an American-Spanish dialectal variant of Spanish barraco, meaning "overlapping tooth." 
6. BERMUDA: From the place name, Bermuda, which was named after its discoverer Juan de Bermudez. Bermudez is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Bermudo," itself from the Visigothic forename Vermundo (Icelandic Vermundur, Norse Wermund), of uncertain etymology, but possibly meaning "protector of man."
7. BOHAI: Chinese name meaning "elder brother sea."
8. BRADBURN: From the English surname, composed of the Old English elements brad "broad" and burna "stream," thus "broad stream."
9. BRIARTACH: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Muiriartach, meaning "mariner, seaman."
10. BROOK: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, meaning "brook, stream."
11. BROOKE: Variant of English unisex Brook, meaning "brook, stream."
12. BUZIBA: African Ganda name meaning "deep water; open water."
13. CADASSI: Chamoru name meaning "to have something of the sea."
14. CALDER: "Violent water." English surname transferred to forename use, probably from Calder in Cumbria, composed of the Welsh elements caled "hard; violent," and dwfr "stream, water."
15. CHOWILAWU: Native American Hopi name meaning "joined together by water."
16. CHUBS: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) various freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae related to the carps and minnows; 2) any of various North American fishes; 3) short thick pieces of wood.
17. CRUISER: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a squad car; 2) like a fast warship; 3) a cabin cruiser; 4) slang for one who travels a lot.
18. DABULAMANZI: African Zulu name meaning "the divider of the waters."
19. DELMAR: English name possibly derived from Spanish del mar, meaning "of the sea." This name used to be popular among African Americans.
20. DENIZ: Turkish unisex name meaning "sea."
21. DERYA: Turkish unisex form of feminine Persian Darya, meaning "ocean."
22. DEWDROP: From the vocabulary word meaning " a drop of dew."
23. DILLON: Variant of Welsh Dylan, meaning "great sea."
24. DONGHAI: Chinese name meaning "eastern sea."
25. DYL: Nickname for Welsh Dylan, meaning "great sea."
26. DYLAN: "Great sea." Welsh myth name of a sea god and son of Aranrhod, composed of the elements dy "great" and llanw "sea."
27. FISHEL: Yiddish name meaning "little fish."
28. FISHKE: Variant of Yiddish Fishel, meaning "little fish."
29. FLIPPER: Either from the flippered TV character, or the vocabulary word meaning 1) a limb used to swim with; 2) slang word for the hand; 3) one who flips or does somersaults.
30. HA: Vietnamese unisex name meaning "river; ocean." 
31. HAI: Chinese name meaning "sea."
32. INNA: Russian unisex name meaning "strong water." The name was originally a male name, but became somewhat popular as a religious girl's name due the misidentification of the sex of the Russian martyr Inna, a male student of the Apostle Andrei.
33. IRVINE: "Green river." English/Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from a place named after a Celtic river, composed of the elements ir/yr "green" and afon "water."
34. IRVING: Variant of English/Scottish Irvine, meaning "green river." 
35. KANJA: Hindi myth name borne by Brahma, meaning "born in water."
36. KOSUMI: Native American Miwok name meaning "fishes for salmon with spear."
37. JINHAI: Chinese name meaning "golden sea."
38. JONAH: Biblical name of the prophet who was swallowed by a great fish, meaning "dove."
39. KAI: Hawaiian unisex name meaning "sea."
40. KAIMANA: Hawaiian unisex name meaning "power of the ocean."
41. KELPY or KELPIE: "Of the color of kelp/sea-weed." Myth name of the water-horse of fairy mythology.
42. LEITH: Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of a river of Celtic origin, meaning "flowing water."
43. LICKETY-SPLIT: Slang term meaning "without delay; immediately; quickly; fast; speedily."
44. LIR: Irish myth name of a god of the sea, meaning "the sea." Equivalent of Welsh Llyr.
45. LISE: Native American Miwok name meaning "salmon head rising above water."
46. LLYR: Welsh myth name of a god of the sea, meaning "the sea." Equivalent of Irish Lir.
47. MARIJN: Dutch unisex form of masculine Marinus, meaning "of the sea."
48. MARIN: French form of Roman Marinus, meaning "of the sea."
49. MARINO: Italian form of Roman Marinus, meaning "of the sea."
50. MARINUS: Roman family name derived from the Latin word marinus, meaning "of the sea."
51. MARIS: Name of the Etruscan god of agriculture, later associated with Mars. His name derives from Latin maris, meaning "of the sea."
52. MARS: Myth name of the Roman god of war. Mars has no Indo-European derivation and is most likely derived from the name of the Etruscan god Maris, meaning "of the sea." He later became associated with Ares, the Greek god of "war."
53. MBIZI: Egyptian name meaning "water."
54. MEREDITH: English unisex name derived from Welsh masculine Meredydd, meaning "sea lord."
55. MERLIN: Name of the famous wizard of Arthurian legend. The original Welsh form of the name, Myrddin, was derived from Celtic Mori-dunum, meaning "sea-fort." Mori-dunum was a place in Wales later called Carmarthen. Merlin was introduced into the Arthurian legend by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Because of its close resemblance to the French word merde, meaning "excrement," the name was changed from Myrddin to Merlin. According to Geoffrey, Merlin was the son of a demon and a princess. He became known for his prophetic abilities at a very young age and was consulted by King Vortigern to explain why his castle kept collapsing. Merlin revealed that there was an underground lake in which two dragons slept, a white one and a red one, representing the Saxons and Britons, and this was the portent for things to come. Also known as Myrddin Emrys, meaning "Merlin the Immortal." 
56. MERRILL: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the feminine name Meriel, meaning "sea-bright."
57. 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."
58. MORCANT: "Sea circle." Old Celtic name, probably composed of the elements mor "sea" and cant "circle." 
59. MORGAN: Welsh unisex name, derived from the old Celtic masculine name Morcant, probably meaning "sea circle." 
60. MORGEN: Variant of unisex Morgan, probably meaning "sea circle."
61. MORIARTY: From the Irish surname, itself an abbreviated form of Gaelic Ó Muircheartaigh "descendant of Muircheartach," a personal name meaning "skilled seaman."
62. MORRISSEY: From the Irish surname, itself an American-English form of Gaelic Ó Muirgheasa "descendant of Muirgheas," a personal name meaning "sea-taboo." 
63. MORTIMER: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from a Norman baronial name, meaning "dead sea" in Old French. Also used as an English form of Irish/Gaelic Muiriartach "mariner, seaman."
64. MUICHEACHTACH: Old Gaelic byname turned forename, meaning "mariner, seaman."
65. MUIRCHEARTACH: "Skilled seaman." Irish/Gaelic name composed of the elements muir "sea" and ceardach "skilled."
66. MUIREACH: Abbreviated form of Scottish/Gaelic Muireadhach, meaning "sea warrior."
67. MUIREADHACH: Scottish/Gaelic name derived from Murchadh, meaning "sea warrior."
68. MUIRGHEAS: "Sea-taboo." Irish/Gaelic name composed of the elements muir "sea" and geas "taboo."
69. MUIRIARTACH: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Muicheachtach, meaning "mariner, seaman."
70. MURDOCH: English form of Gaelic Muireadhach, meaning "sea warrior."
71. MURRAY: English surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of Scottish/Gaelic Muireach, meaning "sea warrior."
72. MURTAGH: English form of Gaelic Muircheartach, meaning "skilled seaman." 
73. MURTY: Pet form of Irish/Gaelic Muiriartach, meaning "mariner, seaman."
74. NAHUATL: Unisex name derived from the name of the Nahuatl language, meaning "four waters." 
75. NEPTUNE: Latin myth name of a god of horses and the sea, derived from Latin Neptunus. The etymology of both Neptune and Poseidon are uncertain, but Poseidon, also known as "earth-shaker," may mean "distribution-lord." Neptune is also the name of a planet in the solar system.
76. NEREUS: Greek myth name of a god of the sea, derived from the word neros, meaning "water." 
77. NERIO: Italian name derived from Greek Nereus, meaning "water."
78. OCEAN: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, itself from Greek Okeanos, meaning "ocean."
79. OCEANUS: Latin form of Greek Okeanos, Greek myth name of a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, the personification of the world-ocean once believed to encircle the world.
80. OKEANOS: "Ocean." Greek myth name of a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, the personification of the world-ocean once believed to encircle the world.
81. PALAEMON: Greek myth name of a sea god, possibly composed of the Greek elements palai "far back, long ago" and monos "alone, single."
82. PELAGIOS: Greek name derived from the word pelagos, meaning "the sea."
83. PELAGIUS: Latin form of Greek Pelagios, meaning "the sea."
84. PHORCYS: Greek myth name of a primeval sea god, meaning "old one of the sea." He was a son of either Pontus and Gaia or Oceanus and Tethys. He is also known as Nereus and Proteus. Ancient depictions give him the tail of a fish, crab-clawed arms and reddish skin. 
85. PONCIO: Spanish form of Roman Pontius, meaning "seaman."
86. PONS: French form of Roman Pontius, meaning "seaman."
87. PONTIUS: "Seaman." Roman biblical name of a governor of Judea, derived ultimately from the Greek word pontos, meaning "sea."
88. PONTUS: Scandinavian form of Roman Pontius, meaning "seaman." This is another name Phorcys, a primeval sea god.
89. PONZIO: Italian form of Roman Pontius, meaning "seaman."
90. PORTUNUS: Roman sea god equated with Greek Palaemon, meaning "of the harbor."
91. POSEIDON: Greek myth name of a god of horses and the sea. Equated with Roman Latin Neptune. He is also known as the "earth-shaker." Of uncertain etymology, but possibly means "distribution-lord."
92. PROTEUS: Greek myth name of a god of the sea, derived from the word protos, meaning "first."
93. PUCK: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a disk used in hockey; 2) a mischievous sprite, goblin or hobgoblin.
94. PUDDLES: From the vocabulary word, meaning "puddles." 
95. SEABROOK: From the English surname, meaning "trickling stream." 
96. SHARK: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a carnivorous fish; 2) one who is ruthless, greedy and dishonest; 3) someone skilled in a particular activity.
97. SINBAD: Variant of Persian Sindbad, legend name of a sailor who had numerous fantastic adventures, possibly derived from Sanskrit Siddhapati, meaning "lord of sages." 
98. SNORKEL: From the vocabulary word meaning "a breathing apparatus used by skin divers."
99. TASI: Chamoru unisex name meaning "sea or ocean."
100. TASINA: Chamoru unisex name meaning "his/her sea."
101. TONGA: Named after a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, meaning "south."
102. TRAFFORD: "Fish-trap ford." English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the name of various places composed of the Old English elements tręppe "fish-trap" and ford "ford."
103. TRITON: Greek myth name of a god of the sea, derived from the word tritos, meaning "of the third."
104. UHIN: Basque name meaning "ocean wave."
105. UR: Basque name meaning "water."
106. VALDETE: Albanian name, possibly meaning "sea wave," from vale "wave" and deti "blue; sea."
107. WIPE-OUT: From the slang word meaning 1) complete destruction; 2) a fall from a surfboard.

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