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Adva f Hebrew
Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.

Aegeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἰγεύς (Aigeus), probably derived from Greek αἴξ (aix) meaning "goat" (genitive αἰγός). The plural of this word, αἶγες, additionally means "waves". According to Greek mythology this was the name of a king of Athens. Believing his son Theseus to have been killed by the Minotaur, he threw himself into the sea and was drowned. The sea was henceforth known as the Aegean.

Alda 2 f Icelandic
Means "wave" in Icelandic.

Alon 2 m Tagalog
Means "wave" in Tagalog.

Bo 2 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Gal 1 f & m Hebrew
Means "wave" in Hebrew.

Gali f Hebrew
Means "my wave" in Hebrew.

Galia f Hebrew
Elaboration of Gal 1. It could also be considered a compound meaning "wave from God", using the element יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Galit f Hebrew
Variant of Gal 1.

Hrǫnn f Norse Mythology
Means "wave" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she was one of the nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Laine f Estonian
Means "wave" in Estonian.

Malik 2 m Greenlandic
Means "wave, sea" in Greenlandic.

Naia f Basque
Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.

Reidun f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hreiðunn, which was derived from the elements hreiðr "nest, home" and unnr "wave".

Steinunn f Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and unnr "wave".

Tao m Chinese
From Chinese 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Torunn f Norwegian
Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Þórunn, from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".

Undine f Literature
Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". The word undine was created by the 16th-century Swiss author Paracelsus, who used it for female water spirits.

Unni f Norwegian
Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with nýr "new".

Unnr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".

Virve f Estonian, Finnish
From Estonian virves meaning "sprout, shoot" or virve meaning "ripple, shimmer".

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