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Then there are baby names inspired by water that take no interpretation: Ocean, Lake, Bay, River, Storm and more. For more baby names meaning water, look no further than a few high-profile ...
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Galene (Ancient Greek: Γαλήνη Galênê means 'calm weather' [1] or 'calm, tranquility' [2]) in ancient Greek religion was a minor goddess personifying calm seas. [2] Hesiod enumerates her as one of the 50 Nereids, sea- nymph daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea ' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, [3] perhaps identical with her sister Galatea.
According to the Torah, the name "Moses" comes from the Hebrew verb, meaning "to pull out/draw out" [of water], and the infant Moses was given this name by Pharaoh's daughter after she rescued him from the Nile (Exodus 2:10) [9] Since the rise of Egyptology and decipherment of hieroglyphs, it was postulated that the name of Moses, with a ...
a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. Stream: a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. Stream pool: a stretch of a river or stream in which the water is relatively deep and slow moving. Streamlet: a small stream; rivulet. [36] Subglacial lake
Galen - A Greek name meaning "calm" or "peaceful," but don't let that fool you—it's also associated with strength. 13. Hadrian - This Roman emperor's name means "from Hadria." Sounds like the ...
11. Lucia. Lucia is a soft and melodic name of Latin origin with a simple meaning of “light.”. 12. Sade. Add an umlaut to the famous singer’s name (Säde) and you have a Finnish version that ...
Ægir (anglicised as Aegir; Old Norse 'sea'), Hlér (Old Norse 'sea'), or Gymir (Old Norse less clearly 'sea, engulfer'), is a jötunn and a personification of the sea in Norse mythology. In the Old Norse record, Ægir hosts the gods in his halls and is associated with brewing ale. Ægir is attested as married to a goddess, Rán, who also ...