Meaning and Origin
What does the name Undine mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Undine
User Submitted Origins
Latin
70%
German
20%
Fiction
10%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Georgia, U.S., the name Undine is of Latin origin and means "Little wave; Water spirit".
- According to a user from New York, U.S., the name Undine means "'Un' means 'One'. 'Dine' means 'Wave, such as in an ocean wave'. The direct translation, therefore, is 'One Ocean Wave'. She was a mythological Mermaid, or Water Sprite, that brought the world it's First Fresh Water Spring".
- A user from Latvia says the name Undine means "Wave".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Un*dine"
One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.
Etymology: G. undine, or F. ondin ondine, from L. unda a wave, water
Other Dictionary Sources
- Any of various female water spirits
Wiktionary
From German Undine, from Modern Latin undina, from unda (“wave”).
- A female water-sprite or nymph.
- The elemental being of water.