A powerful hint at the relevance of the water metaphor comes in the form of the film's naming. Both Mark’s name and all of Marnie’s names1 begin with “mar” – which translates directly to “ocean”2 from Spanish, French, and Latin.*   Additionally, the protagonist’s name itself, Marnie, forms a not-so-dramatic anagram of the word “marine” – a word which will resurface notably as Mark “bones up on marine life” then reads “Animals of the Seashore” before his implied sexual encounter with Marnie.