What do new parents and new surfers have in common? They need a name. Whether it’s their real name or their “nickname”, you want to be sure to choose something that fits both your personality and your love for surfing.
If you are a new-time male surfer or you just gave birth to a son, it will be a great idea to get an ocean-inspired or surfing-related name.
Don’t worry, I already have more than 250 name suggestions for you.
Popular Names for Male Surfers
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Want very cool names for a surfing male? Here are my recommendations:
- Blue: Refers to the color of the ocean and sky. Awesome name, right?
- Drake: A drake is a male duck; it is also the name of Francis Drake who is a famous naval office and ocean explorer
- Bay: Bay is a body of water in a shore that is partly enclosed by a curved land.
- Beckham: Meaning “Home by the stream”. It is a great masculine name
- Fury: This name (also makes a great nickname) refers to the violence of the sea and also how confident expert surfers are.
Popular Nickname for Male Surfers
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The names below are suitable nicknames for surfers. Guess what, some are nicknames of real surfers!
- Great white
- 360
- Owl
- White lightning
- Thunder
- Barney
- Magician
- Oma Bird
- Mineirinho
- Lana
- Stasia
- Droid
- Flea
- Dingo
- Riss
- Lil’ Tiger
- Durbo
- Midget
- Damo
- Kong
- Twiggy
- The Magician
- Owl
- Big Kahuna
- Zeke
- Kikas
- Funky Cold
- GMAC
Names from Real Surfers
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Would you love to name your son after a popular surfer? Here are some great ideas for you:
- Barton Lynch (Aussie)
- Andy Irons (Hawaiian)
- Clay Marzo (Hawaiian)
- Butch Van Artsdalen (U.S.)
- Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (Hawaiian)
- Damien Hobgood (U.S)
- Mickey Munoz (U.S., surfboard shaper)
- Mick Fanning: Aussie)
- Simon Anderson (Aussie)
- Shane Beschen (U.S.)
- Taj Burrow (Aussie)
- Sunny Garcia (Hawaiian)
Names Related to Water, Ocean, or Beach for Male Surfers
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Surfing is basically a sport on the ocean. It will be a great idea to get a name that mean either the sea, beach, or ocean. Here are some examples:
- Adriatic: Name after a sea in the Italian peninsula called the Adriatic sea
- Brooke: A tiny stream
- Douglas: Scots-Gaelic that means “dark water”
- Cumberland: An island located off the coast of Georgia
- Eldoris: A Greek name meaning “of the sea”
- Kai: Hawaiian word meaning “sea”
- Haf: Icelandic for “ocean”
- Kiawah: A place in SC Island where turtles and seabirds thrive.
- Meri: Finnish for “sea”
- Ridley: A little tropical sea turtle
- Avon: River
- Brooks: Water, small stream
- Bourne: Stream
- Colwyn: River in Wales
- Calder: Stream
- Destin: By the still waters
- Conway: Holy river
- Dover: Water
- Escott: Hut near the river
- Earvin: Green, fresh water
- Hali: The sea
- Ford: River crossing
- Havelock: Sea competition
- Harford: Ford of the hares
- Hudson: A river in New York
- Holmes: Islands in the river
- Irving: Fresh water
- Hurley: Sea tide
- Kenn: Bright water
- Lake: An Inland body of water
- Lincoln: Lake colony
- Leomaris: Meaning “Lion of the sea”
- Marino: Of the sea
- Locke: Pond
- Marvin: Sea friend
- Mario: Star of the sea
- Mortimer: Dead sea
- Morgan: Circling sea
- Murphy: Sea warrior
- Murdock: The protector of the sea
- Orman: Sea man
- Neptune: A Roman god of the sea
- Seton: Sea settlement
- Tahoe: Big water
- Strom: Brook, stream
- Wiley: Well-watered meadow
- Trent: Gushing waters
Some Great Names for Male Surfers
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Want more name ideas? Here are some names and their meanings:
- Anapos: The god of water in Eastern Sicily
- Alon: Filipino word meaning “wave”
- Bellus: An Angel fish
- Apam Napat: A god of fresh water in Hindu
- Brishon: Born in rain
- Boreal: Extinct ocean
- Bruce: Name after Bruce Lee (meaning be like water)
- Cliff: Located near many oceans or places with water
- Conway: Welsh name meaning “from a holy river”
- Coburn: Meaning “where streams meet”
- Firth: Arm of the sea
- Earwyn: Friend of the sea
- Glan: Welsh word meaning “from the shore”
- Hanno: A Phoenician explorer of the oceans
- Hurley: Irish for sea tide
- Hector: A species of dolphin
- Jonah: A man from the Bible who got swallowed by a very big fish
- Jaladri: Sudanese word meaning “ocean”
- Kuril: Trench
- Kelby: Gaelic word meaning “place by the fountain”
- Kuroshio: Ocean current
- Kyle: Scottish surname that means “channel or strait”
- Lotan: A Canaanite sea monster
- Lir: god of the sea in Irish
- Maury: Sea channel
- Maris: Of the sea
- Okeanos: Ancient Greek word meaning “ocean”
- Murdoch: The protector of the sea
- Pelagic: Greek word meaning “ocean”
- Roger: Just like Jolly Roger
- Regal: After the Regal Angelfish
- Solomon: Underwater ridge
- Ryuku: Islands in Japanese
- Tethys: An ancient ocean
- Tasman: After the Tasman Sea
- Tiger: After the tiger shark
- Wet: A unique name but definitely a bit spot on
- Turbo: Do you remember the cartoon about a snail that can move very fast?
More Names for Male Surfers
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Here are even more names for male surfers:
- Miles
- Dax
- Grant
- Colt
- Logan
- Brady
- Riley
- Keane
- Arlo
- Ryne
- Cody
- Hayden
- Hudson
- Sean
- Connor
- Joel
- Hurley
- Oakley
- Duke
- Reef
- Blake
- Jake
- Cove
- Brody/Brodie
- Luke
- Hayes
- Taj
- Jett
- Keefer or Keifer
- Tyde
- Kody
- Kelly
- Jackson
- Joel
- Bryn
- Laird
- Mark
- Mick
- Nat
- Jordy
- Julian
- Kai
- Kelly
- Rob
- Ryder
- Shaun
- Sunny
- Murphy
- Ray
- Seth
- August
- Taj
- Tom
- Wayne
- Cove
- Brody
- Bondi
- Langkawi
- Lunan
- Magdalene
- Margaret
- Cod
- Compton
- Conch
- Huntington
- Myrtle
- Natadola
- Negril
- Shelly
- Storm
- Tide
- Wash
- Nice
- Omura
- Sandy
- Saunton
- Wave
- Eddy
- Marella
- Coast
- Britney
- Diondra
- Aden
- Kent
- Dune
- Pebbles
- Aruba
- Amberjack
- Anson
- Archer
- Blake
- Brandon
- Bryde
- Bryde
- Atoll
- Bartail
- Beaufort
- Bismark