... Cliff Cottage... 
... and Cliff Haven. They both sit, well, on a cliff, overlooking the ocean..., the names reflecting the location...
... Cozy Cottage I can assure you does look wonderfully cozy and is surrounded by blue hydrangeas..., the name seems to express its beloved characteristics... 
... The Lookout looks out to marshland and water... 
... although Seascape is in dire need of TLC it does offer a sweeping view over the sea...
...A play of words, "la vie" meaning the life. An abode that belongs to a French philosopher or poet? 
... Seadog, a term for a very experienced sailor. The owner perhaps?
And Vitamin Sea..., not in my neighborhood but from further south where palm trees abound. And I'll name my home after the ocean inlet it overlooks, "Sakonnet View"..., because that's what I love about it most.Shared with Hooked on Fridays @ Julia's Hooked on Houses
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Great post! I love it when homes have names - even better when you know the meaning behind it! My husband and I dream of having a home with acreage and giving it a name! Someday...
"Sea la vie" has got to be my favorite from the one's you posted. Very cute!
~Karla @ It's The Little Things...
What a fun post! I don't have a beach house, but I have a friend who owns a house called "On a Whim". Love the name!
Ooohh to live by the sea.
This lovely post has inspired me to bring more of the sea into my life.
Thank you for sharing and inspiring!!
Hugs, Nerina :)
O one day when I own a house I think I will name it!
We keep bouncing names back and forth for our house and little guest house. Something with casita...something with Jungle...something with the ocean...
Any ideas??
That's funny. I ran across a listing for Tybee Island, GA cottage rentals and they each have a fun name. Check out these names.
http://bookings.mermaidcottages.com/site/PropertyList/SortBy__Name/desc__False/page__0/2382/DesktopDefault.aspx
Just like with boats, I love a home with a name. We've never nailed down anything for our little place by the sea.
I always get a kick out of reading those names on the houses in the beach communities on the outer banks. So Fun for me.
T
I love it! Great photos. Maybe I should name our house...but I reckon I could just call it Shore House Chic to be consistent. :-)
Hi Maya -- You'd be happy to know that I am having a completely coastal summer this year! Just back from Emerald Isle, NC last week and next week, I'm off to Bethany Beach, DE. Why is it that we name our seaside homes, but not our suburban ones? I've got to think of a name for my house right away! Happy summer!
This is wonderfully romantic and it has me thinking...I think I would name our home "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
Love reading all your comments! And I'm having some laughs...
I always liked that they named houses in England. It's too bad it's not done more here. I love "Sakonnet View." It's perfect.
my lovely friend in helsinki has names for her furniture :) she is so funny. she has a carpet named astrid
I love names of homes in the Caribbean & Bermuda. Cabbies in Bermuda may not know the address, but they can take you to Mango Hill, Windsong, Lemon Tree, or Humdinger.
I have a name picked out for my (daydream) beach cottage, but I'm not telling ;-)
OH the envy of you living so close to all this beauty!!. I am house hunting these days and I think when I find something 'nameable' I will have found my home! Julie
These are delightful! I live right around the corner from the beach but never thought about naming my home - I think I'll do it! We will be giving the outside a bit of a face lift soon. I'll have to decide on the perfect name. Your blog has such wonderful coastal inspiration!
I thought I was the only one who named their stuff. My little apartment is as you may already know the sealaura villa. My car's name is Fred, My Bf's bike's name is Goldie, his car is Dusty (it is always dirty). Am I ridiculous or what? :)
Wonderful post dear Maya.
Yes. Last year we bought a small waterfront fixer-upper house in Florida. Since we were doing an eco-friendly renovation, we named HER(the house has a gender too!) "Pacha Mama House" which translates to Mother Earth House. Somewhere on our to-do list is a project to paint the name on rock to display prominently in our front yard. Yup, we're cheesy like that.
How fun. I might have to name my house now!
My house is the 761 Sq. Ft. Chateau! HA! Fun post!
Hey Maya...Loved your Casita del mar idea! Cute!! Thanks
Love the names and photos of them.
We have a beach cottage (almost a sea view but not quite) here in N Ireland, and I would love to give it a name, but can't come up with something the family all agree on!
So for now it is just "the cottage"
somehow "Semi detached cottage down a very bumpy lane with almost a sea view" does not have much of a ring to it!
what a great idea. all homes should have names. thanks for stopping by my blog. i love yours, could stay all day.
I like naming houses. Seems perfect for vacation houses but a little pretentious for city houses. Atlanta's more charming house name is Joel Chandler Harris's Wren's Nest.
what a fun post, I will have to go think of a name for my home...it deserves one...I had moved about 20 times in the last 20 years (loved the house hunting!) and now we have found a home that we plan to stay in forever... so i guess it needs a name!
What a delightful post! We live by the beach and never noticed names on the cottages, but we'll double check...now, we are curious!
ohhh i love the names on the houses, that is so cool, i will be on the east coast and west coast next month. i will have to see if any have names!!
No, mine doesn't have a name. But I'd take Cozy Cottage!
Brenda
Oh, these names are so funny!! I was laughing when I wasn't drooling over the houses!! LOL!!
xoxo
Jane
Well, my home doesn't have a name, but I call my car Betsy. Why? My dad always called our cars by that name when I was growing up.
I love Sea la vie, my favorite.
Fun post! We bought our farm nearly two years ago and I'm itching to name it. Any ideas?? :)
I love houses with names. So cute. Our house does not have an official name, but I like to refer to it as "our little beach cottage in the desert". :)
My Galveston house is named Little Caper, because I love all of the Cape Cod homes. As well as Cape Cod, itself. Galveston is not at all like Cape Cod, but that's okay. Little Caper always reminds me of CC.
Fun Post
Here are just a sampling of the fun "beach house" names at a community near where I live in Seabrook, WA.
The Lost Lobster
The Little Pearl
Family Tides
Kite Tails & Sand Pails
Happy Days
Playing'Hooky
Sea's the Day
Sea to Shining Sea
Sand in the Toes
A Shore Thing
Anchors Away
Seaclusion
Thank you so much Janet! Love the names. My favorites are A Shore Thing and Seaclusion.
I have a beach house built in the 1930,s in a sleepy little fishing town in Northern New South Wales in Australia its name is GULL COTTAGE I personally loves homes with names .
How about a beach cottage called "Life's a Beach" ? : )
My mom's house is named Vista del Mar. Which it has.
Hi Maya,
I'm here from your other blog. I look forward to what is next-name etc.
Good Luck,
Marjorie
P.S. I have a beach theme on my blog this week.
We've named our house in Florida...Casa Viola...the purple house and YES...it IS purple! I love it! ♥ what a fun post and great comments! ♥
I loved my father-in-law's name of his house that was across the road from the Atlantic Ocean in FLORIDA...he called it the "Sea Gem"
and we miss him since he is gone. We did sell the home and we miss it, too. But that name and the memories will live on forever in my mind.
JolieAnne
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