Arrr! Baby names for “Talk Like a Pirate Day”

Avast! Did you know that today, September 19th, is Talk Like a Pirate Day?

“Arrr” itself doesn’t make a great name — even for pirates — but here’s the next best thing: over 130 names that feature the “arrr” sound.

Girl Names with “Arrr”

• Araminta
• Arcadia
• Arden
• Aretha
• Aria
• Ariana, Arianna
• Arlene
• Arlette
• Arlynne
• Artemis
• Barbara
• Barbie
• Carla
• Carlene
• Carley
• Carmel
• Carmella
• Carmen
• Charlene
• Charlotte
• Charmaine
• Darcy
• Daria
• Darla
• Darlene
• Gardenia
• Harbor
• Harlow
• Harmony
• Hildegarde
• Karla
• Katarina
• Larisa, Larissa
• Mara
• Marcella
• Marcia
• Margaret
• Margot, Margaux
• Maria
• Mariah
• Mariana
• Marie
• Marina
• Mariska
• Marissa
• Marjorie
• Marla
• Marlena
• Marlene
• Marley
• Marnie
• Marta
• Martha
• Marva
• Martina
• Narcissa
• Parthenia (…Parthenope?)
• Pilar
• Rosario
• Scarlett
• Skylar
• Starla

Boy Names with “Arrr”

• Arcadio
• Archer
• Archibald
• Archie
• Ari
• Arlo
• Arnold
• Arsenio
• Arthur
• Balthazar
• Barnaby
• Barton
• Bernard (…Bernarr?)
• Carl
• Carlisle
• Carlton
• Carson
• Carter
• Carver
• Charles
• Clark
• Dario
• Darius
• Darwin
• Edgar
• Edward
• Finbar
• Garfield
• Gerard
• Gunnar
• Hardy
• Harley
• Harper
• Harvey
• Howard
• Karl
• Lars
• Larson
• Lazarus
• Leonard
• Marcel
• Marcellus
• Mario
• Marius
• Marc, Mark
• Marcus, Markus
• Marlow
• Marshall
• Martin, Marty
• Marvin
• Nazario
• Oscar
• Parker
• Richard
• Stewart, Stuart
• Ward
• Warner
• Warren
• Warrick
• Willard
• Yardley

Which of the Arrr-names above do you like best? Did I miss any good ones?

Update, 9/20: A few additions…

• Arabella and Arbella, suggested by Elizabeth
• Ariba, from today’s post!

Source: How To… – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Image: Adapted from Flag of Edward England by WarX under CC BY-SA 3.0.

[Latest update: July 2023]