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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