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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Hawaiian; and the meaning contains the keywords water or river or lake or sea or ocean.

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ʻAukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements ʻau "travel" and kai "sea".

ʻEhu m & f Hawaiian
Means "sea spray" or "reddish hair" in Hawaiian.

Kaʻehu m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name with the combination of ka "the" and ʻehu "sea spray; reddish hair".

Kaehuwahine f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the", ehu meaning "sea spray", "dust, pollen" or "reddish hair" and wahine meaning "woman".

Kahue m & f Hawaiian
Means "the gourd" or "the water calabash," from definite article ka and hue meaning "gourd, water calabash."

Kaiali'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "chief of the sea" in Hawaiian, a combination of Hawaiian kai meaning "sea" and ali'i meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander". A famous bearer of this name is Hawaii Representative Kaiali'i Kahele.

Kaiea m & f Hawaiian
Means "rising sea," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and ea meaning "to rise, go up, raise."

Kaikea m Hawaiian
Means "clear sea," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and kea meaning "white, clear."

Kaikoa m Hawaiian
Means "sea warrior," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."

Kaila'i f & m Hawaiian
Variant of Kaimālie meaning "calm sea" in Hawaiian.

Kaileʻa f Hawaiian
Means "joyful sea" or "sea of joy," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and leʻa meaning "joy, pleasure, happiness."

Kaileia f Hawaiian (Rare)
Kaileia is a rare Hawaiian name, likely derived from combining "Kai," which means "sea," and "Leia," which means either "child" or "heavenly flowers." This name carries the beauty and relation to nature that most Hawaiian names have, carrying grace and calmness from the ocean and the islands... [more]

Kaimālie f & m Hawaiian
Means "calm sea" in Hawaiian.

Kainalu m Hawaiian
Means "sea wave," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nalu meaning "wave, surf."

Kainani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "beautiful sea," "glorious sea" or "sea of splendour," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."

Kainoa m & f Hawaiian
This name can mean "sea of freedom," which would derive from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and noa meaning "freedom," or "the namesake," which would derive from ka, which is a definite article, and inoa meaning "name(sake)."

Kairì m Hawaiian
Kairi or Kairì is a name of hawaiian origin, meaning "calm sea".

Kairoa m & f Hawaiian, Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "kai", meaning "sea" and "roa", meaning "big", "great", so the meaning is "great sea", "vaste sea".

Kawai m & f Hawaiian
Means "the water," from definite article ka and wai meaning "water."

Kawaiola f & m Hawaiian
Means "the water of life" from Hawaiian ka "the" combined with wai "(fresh) water" and ola "life" (compare Waiola).

Kealiʻiʻaukai m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "The sea-faring chief".

Keali'i O'ka'ehukai f Hawaiian
Means "ruler of the ocean sprays" in Hawaiian.

Keali'ivai m Polynesian, Hawaiian
Polynesian name, meaning "chief of water", "chief of the sea", "king of the sea".

Kekai m Hawaiian
Means "the sea," from definite article ke and kai meaning "sea, sea water."

Lana f Hawaiian
Means "afloat", "hopeful, without worry" and "calm, still as water" in Hawaiian.

Lanikai f Hawaiian, English (American)
means "heavenly sea"

Leimoana f Hawaiian, Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "garland of the ocean".

Makai m Hawaiian
Makai is an adverb in the Hawaiian language combining the directional particle ma with Hawaiian kai meaning "ocean". It literally means "toward or by the sea, seaward". It is sometimes used as a given name, particularly within the Hawaiian Islands but is also found within the continental United States.

Mo'o m & f Hawaiian
Unisex name meaning “supernatural water lizard" or "lineage; legend”.

Puakai f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "ocean flower" in Hawaiian.

Puna f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "spring (of water)."

Wai f & m Polynesian, Hawaiian
From the proto-Polynesian root *waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.

Wailani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly water" from Hawaiian wai "water" and lani "heaven, sky".

Waiola f Hawaiian
Derived from Hawaiian wai "(fresh) water" and ola "life". It is sometimes Anglicized as Viola.

Waiolani m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly water" in Hawaiian.

Waipuna m Hawaiian
Meaning "spring water", from the Hawaiian elements wai "water" and puna "spring (of water)".

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