
Back when sea voyages were the only way to reach distant lands, many babies ended up being born aboard ships. And many of these ship-born babies were given names that reflected the circumstances of their birth. A good portion of them, for instance, were named after the ships upon which they were born.
I’ve gathered hundreds of these ship-inspired baby names over the years, and I think it’s finally time to post what I’ve found. So here’s the first installment…
- Abergeldie:
- Emma Abergeldie Walsh, born in 1884
- Abernyte:
- Eva Abernyte Congdon, born in 1875
- Abington:
- Herbert Bealie Abington Tait, born in 1884
- Abyssinia:
- Abyssinia Louise Juhansen, born in 1870
- Abyssinia Elfkin, born in 1872
- Louise Abyssinia Bellanger, born in 1874
- Achilles:
- John Achilles Denchey, born in 1871
- Actoea:
- U. Actoea Jones, born in 1868
- Adriatic:
- John Adriatic Gateley Collins, born in 1879
- Adriatic O’Loghlin Gould, born in 1880
- Agnes Adriatic Cook, born in 1880
- Agamemnon:
- Frederick Agamemnon Dingly, born in 1876
- Alaska:
- Mary Alaska Magee, born in 1884
- Alcester:
- Gertrude Alcester Dart, born in 1884
- Alcinous:
- Mary Duncan Alcinosa Greenwood, born in 1887
- Aldergrove:
- Aldergrove Andrew Fullarton Feathers, born in 1875
- Ethel Aldergrove Winning, born in 1883
- Aleppo:
- Rosalia Aleppo Rosenthal, born in 1866
- Aleppo Atalanta Boardsen, born in 1883
- Alexandrina:
- Caroline Alexandrina Phillips, born in 1873
- Mary Alexandrina Hedges, born in 1874
- Alexandrina Horsnell, born in 1874
- Algeria:
- Louis Algeria Noizet, born in 1872
- Aliquin:
- Edward Aliquin Poley, born in 1860
- Allanshaw:
- Joseph Allanshaw Moss, born in 1883
- Frederick Allanshaw Shields, born in 1883
- Almora:
- Almora May Leech, born in 1856
- Emily Almora Hamper, born in 1883
- Joseph Henry Almora Alford, born in 1883
- Mary Almora Clothier, born in 1887
- Almora Merten, born in 1887
- Alnwick Castle:
- William Alnwick Bull, born in 1861
- Alpheta:
- Mary Alpheta Stone, born in 1877
- Alsatia:
- Alsatia Campbell Carnalian, born in 1877
- Altmore:
- Eliza Altmore Harris, born in 1883
- Alumbagh:
- Alumbagh Eleanor Bright, born in 1868
- Sarah Louise Alumbagh Hancock, born in 1868
- Alvington:
- Alvington Oak Silvester, born in 1879
- Amoor:
- William Amoor Walker, born in 1864
- Anchoria:
- Anchoria Adelaide Williams, born in 1890
- Angerona:
- Mary Angerona Harwood, born in 1875
- Anglesey:
- Clara Anglesey Oakley, born in 1859
- Emma Jane Anglesey Conbrough, born in 1874
- Anglia:
- James Craig Anglia Watt, born in 1871
- Emma Anglia Hewitt, born in 1873
- Margaret Anglia Smith Mulholland, born in 1874
- Anglo Saxon:
- Mary Saxon Copeland, born in 1860
- Antiope:
- Lilias Antiope Carrick, born in 1884
- Aorangi:
- Arthur Aorangi Burrow, born in 1884
- Aorangi Millar, born in 1885
- Ellen Corbet Aorangi Browne, born in 1891
- Arabic:
- Isabella Arabic East, born in 1887
- Arcadia:
- Arcadia Herbert, born in 1877
- Archer:
- Archer Grainger Bryans, born in 1883
- Beatrice Archer Shambers, born in 1885
- Argo:
- Sigri Argo Larsen, born in 1877
- Arica:
- Aricania Pereg, born in 1883
- Arizona:
- Helen Arizona Erickson, born in 1881
- Sarah Arizona Duggan, born in 1881
- Ole Arizona Melting, born in 1881
- Agnes Arizona Kane, born in 1884
- Elenor Arizona Poulteny, born in 1884
- Elizabeth Arizona Harvey, born in 1887
- Marie Arizona Malm, born in 1887
- Arundel Castle:
- Arundal Sheal Davis, born in 1870
- Leopold Arundel Hofmeyer, born in 1876
- George Arundel Baylis, born in 1876
- Charles Arundel Holden, born in 1876
- Arvonia:
- Herbert John Arvon Hughes, born in 1881
- Ashmore:
- James Alfred George Henry Ashmore Curtis, born in 1882
- Astria:
- Jessie Astria Santon, born in 1875
- Atalanta:
- Anne Atalanta McCormack, born in 1861
- Atlanta:
- Elizabeth Atlanta Harrington, born in 1871
- Elizabeth Atlanta Earp, born in 1871
- Auckland:
- Jane Auckland Peacock, born in 1872
- Australia:
- Australia Dominica Scioli, born in 1880
- Australis:
- Australis Pachis, born in 1967
- Avalanche:
- Avalanche Isaac Hughes, born in 1874
- Gabrielle Stella Avalanche Newson, born in 1876
- Avoca:
- Margaret Avoca Randall, born in 1878
- Avonmore:
- Gwendoline Avonmore Corfield, born in 1876
Do any of the ship names above work particularly well as human names? Wdyt?
Source: FamilySearch.org