Boat names

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau is a French sailboat name.

A French researcher who studied the sea, its flora and fauna.

Jade

Jade is a Spanish sailboat name.

White or green decorative stone.

Categorized into: Gemstones names

James Cook

James Cook is an English sailboat name.

British navigator who made three trips by the Pacific Ocean documenting multitude of its islands.

Jellyfish

Jellyfish is an English motorboat name.

Categorized into: animal names

Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger is an English pirate ship name.

Name used to refer to the most universal pirate flag, represented by a white skull and crossbones on a black background.

It is believed that this name could have derived from the French term “Jolie Rouge” (pretty red), used to refer to the first pirate flags, which were usually blood-colored, and that this expression passed into English under the adaptation “jolly roger”.

In addition, Jolly Roger was also the name adopted by the English pirate John Rackham, better known as Calico Jack, to name his plundering ship.

Jörmundgander

Jörmundgander is a Norse sailboat name.

Also called the “Midgard Serpent”, it is a gigantic monster son of the god Loki and the giant Angrboda.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Juan Sebastián Elcano

Juan Sebastián Elcano is a Spanish sailboat name.

Spanish sailor who completed the first around the Earth in a joint expedition with Magellan.

Kahlo

Kahlo is a Spanish sailboat name.

Name inspired by the Mexican painter Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón.

Kai

Kai is a basque rowboat name. Meaning “dock”.

Kaioa

Kaioa is a basque rowboat name. Meaning “seagull”.

Categorized into: animal names