# Pirate Name Generator

> Find your own pirate name, or make pirate names for men and women, captains’ titles, nicknames, ship names, crew names, islands, parrots and swords.

- Page: https://linguaholic.com/tools/pirate-name-generator/
- Type: free online tool (Name generators), no sign-up, runs in the browser
- Publisher: Linguaholic (https://linguaholic.com/), made by Marcel Iseli
- Last updated: October 3, 2026
- Open it pre-filled: https://linguaholic.com/tools/pirate-name-generator/?name=Maya&style=captain
  - `type`: what to generate: pirate, nickname, ship, crew, island, pet, sword (for example `ship`)
  - `gender`: gender: any, female, male (for example `female`)
  - `style`: style: any, classic, fierce, funny, sea, captain (for example `captain`)
  - `name`: your first name: the first result is your pirate name (max 20 characters) (for example `Maya`)
  - `n`: how many names: 6, 12, 24 or 48 (for example `24`)

## How to use the pirate name generator

1. Choose what to make: **pirate names**, **pirate nicknames**, **pirate ship names**, **crew names**, **islands and hideouts**, **parrot and pet names**, or **swords and cutlasses**.
2. Pick a gender and a style: *classic*, *fierce*, *funny*, *sea* or *captain* (titles like Captain, Commodore and Quartermaster).
3. To find *your* pirate name, type your first name. The first result is your pirate name, and it stays the same every time you type that name. The rest of the list puts your name in other pirate names, ships and crews.
4. Tap a name to copy it, and ♥ your favorites for the whole crew.

Names are built from 207 old-fashioned first names, 125 salty surnames, 164 nicknames, 27 ranks and titles and 36 epithets such as *the Bold* or *Terror of the Tides*. The 7 kinds of names are made for Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), costume parties, treasure hunts, birthday parties, stories and tabletop games.

## What’s my pirate name?

Type your first name into the box and press Generate. The nickname comes from the first letter of your name, using the chart below, and the surname is worked out from the letters of your name, so you and your friends can compare. Change the style to *captain* to get your captain’s name.

### Pirate name chart

No phone at the party? Use the chart instead. Take the nickname for the first letter of your first name, add your first name, and finish with the surname for your birth month. Maya, born in March, is **Mainsail Maya Seaborne**.

| First letter | Nickname |
| --- | --- |
| **A** | Anchor |
| **B** | Barnacle |
| **C** | Cutlass |
| **D** | Doubloon |
| **E** | Eyepatch |
| **F** | Foggy |
| **G** | Gold-Tooth |
| **H** | Hook-Hand |
| **I** | Ironjaw |
| **J** | Jolly |
| **K** | Kraken |
| **L** | Lucky |
| **M** | Mainsail |
| **N** | Nine-Toes |
| **O** | Old Salt |
| **P** | Peg-Leg |
| **Q** | Quickfingers |
| **R** | Rusty |
| **S** | Salty |
| **T** | Two-Hats |
| **U** | Unsinkable |
| **V** | Vinegar |
| **W** | Wobbly |
| **X** | X-Marks |
| **Y** | Yo-Ho |
| **Z** | Zigzag |

| Birth month | Surname |
| --- | --- |
| **January** | Driftwood |
| **February** | Stormwell |
| **March** | Seaborne |
| **April** | Fairweather |
| **May** | Coralwood |
| **June** | Sharkfin |
| **July** | Goldsworth |
| **August** | Seabright |
| **September** | Tidewell |
| **October** | Ravenscroft |
| **November** | Greyhull |
| **December** | Northwind |

## Frequently asked questions

**What's my pirate name?**

Type your first name and press Generate: the first result is your pirate name, and it is the same every time. Without a phone, use the chart on the page: a nickname for the first letter of your name, then your name, then a surname for your birth month.

**How do I make a pirate name?**

Take an old-fashioned first name, add a nickname from a look or a habit, and finish with a salty surname, like Barnaby "Gold-Tooth" Driftwood. Add a title such as Captain or Quartermaster for a ship's officer.

**What are some female pirate names?**

Old names like Grace, Bess, Morwenna and Prudence make good pirate names, with a title like Pirate Queen or Captain. Real women pirates include Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Grace O'Malley and Ching Shih.

**What are good pirate ship names?**

Fierce names pair a dark adjective with a creature or a storm, like The Black Harpy, or name the ship for a revenge, like Blackwood's Revenge. For a funny boat, try Seas the Day or Vitamin Sea.

**What were the names of real pirate ships?**

Blackbeard sailed the Queen Anne's Revenge, Black Sam Bellamy the Whydah Gally, William Kidd the Adventure Galley, Henry Every the Fancy and Bartholomew Roberts several ships called Royal Fortune.

**Who were the most famous pirates?**

Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Henry Morgan, William Kidd and Ching Shih are among the best known. The table on this page gives a fact about each.

**When is Talk Like a Pirate Day?**

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on September 19 every year.

**Can it name a pirate crew, a parrot or a sword?**

Yes. Choose Crew & gang names, Parrot & pet names, or Swords & cutlasses. There are also nicknames on their own, and islands and hideouts for a treasure map.

**Is it free to use the names?**

Yes. The generator is free with no sign-up, and the names are yours to use for stories, games, events and anything else. Everything runs in your browser.

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