Bay Name Generator

Most come from shape (Half Moon Bay, Broad Bay), from animals or fish found there (Oyster Bay, Seal Bay), from the ship, sponsor or saint an explorer chose (Resolution Bay, Kings Bay, St. Brendan's Bay), or from an older local-language name such as Hawaiian Hanauma or Gaelic Camas Mòr. A smaller group records events and hazards: Deliverance Bay, Wreck Bay, Deadman's Bay.

A bay is a broad curve of coast open to the sea; a gulf is usually larger and more enclosed; a bight is a wide, shallow bend in the coastline; a sound is a long inlet or a channel between the mainland and an island. In practice the labels were applied by whoever charted the coast first, so there is plenty of overlap.

Yes. Geographic names are not copyrighted, so both the real-style and invented names here can be used freely in fiction, tabletop maps and video games. If you are naming a real development, resort or product, check trademarks first, since a few names are strongly tied to existing places.

Build it the way real names are built: one concrete noun or quality plus a form-word (Greywater Bay, Rookery Bay, Bay of Lanterns). Avoid stacking adjectives, keep it to two or three words, and let a few names carry a story, such as Bay of Drowned Bells or Broken Anchor Bay, while the majority stay plain.