Greek Ship Name Generator

Trireme, myth and island names for Greek vessels

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Name a trireme, galley or modern Greek vessel with 500 ideas drawn from gods, heroes, virtues, winds and islands, from Argo, Paralos and Salaminia to Meltemi, Agios Nikolaos and Wine-Dark Sea.

About Greek ship names

Greek ships have carried names since the age of myth. Jason's Argo is the most famous, and classical Athens kept two sacred state triremes, the Paralos and the Salaminia, for official missions. Surviving Athenian naval records show that triremes were given feminine names, often a quality the city hoped the ship would carry into battle, such as Eleutheria (freedom), Demokratia (democracy) or Nike (victory).

This generator follows that tradition across nine styles. You will find sea gods and Nereids such as Amphitrite and Galene, Argonauts and Homeric sailors like Tiphys and Nausithoos, and the winds from Boreas to the summer Meltemi. Virtues and good wishes include Homonoia and Kalo Taxidi, which means good voyage. Place names run from Salamis and Delos to titles like Pride of Hydra, and English epithets such as Wine-Dark Sea borrow from Homer.

Modern Greece is covered too. Hellenic Navy ships use the prefix HS in English, as in HS Velos, and fishing caiques and ferries are often named for saints, above all Agios Nikolaos, the patron of sailors, or for a family member, like Marigo or Kapetan Nikolas. Ancient names here use K spellings such as Herakles, while modern ones follow everyday Greek transliteration.

How to choose Greek ship names

  • For an ancient warship, pick a feminine noun or quality such as Eleutheria or Lykaina, which fits the pattern of Athenian trireme names.
  • Match the spelling to the era. Use Herakles and Kirke in a classical setting, and modern forms like Irini or Eleftheria for a present-day boat.
  • A merchant galley or pirate vessel can take a wind or a star. Zephyros, Notos and Seirios all sound natural for a fast ship.
  • For a modern fishing boat or ferry, saints and family names are the convention. Agios Nikolaos, Evangelistria or Kapetan Nikolas would look at home in any island harbor.
  • Say the name aloud before you commit. Short names like Argo, Zea or Aris are easy for a crew or a gaming table to shout.

Frequently asked questions

What were ancient Greek ships called?

The best known are Jason's Argo in myth and the Athenian sacred triremes Paralos and Salaminia. Athenian naval records list many more trireme names, which were feminine and often named a virtue or quality, such as Eleutheria or Nike. Not every name in this generator is attested for a real ship. Many are built in the same style from gods, heroes, winds and places.

What does HS mean in front of a Greek ship name?

HS stands for Hellenic Ship and is the prefix used in English for vessels of the Hellenic Navy, as in HS Hydra or HS Velos. The navy often reuses historic names, including islands, heroes of the 1821 War of Independence, and weapons or animals.

Are the names in real Greek?

Most are. Ancient names are transliterated with K spellings, like Okeanos and Kirke, and modern names follow everyday usage, like Kalo Taxidi (good voyage) and Kales Thalasses (fair seas). One style uses English epithets drawn from Homer and myth, such as Rosy-Fingered Dawn and Nobody's Ship.

How do modern Greeks name their boats?

Fishing caiques and small ferries are very often named for a saint, especially Agios Nikolaos, the patron of sailors, or for the Virgin Mary, as in Panagia Thalassini. Family names and nicknames are also common, which is why the list includes names like Lenio, Barba Giorgos and Tria Adelfia, meaning three siblings.

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A: 76 names

  • Aegean Dawn
  • Agape
  • Agapi Mou
  • Agathe Tyche
  • Agia Anna
  • Agia Irini
  • Agia Marina
  • Agia Paraskevi
  • Agia Sofia
  • Agioi Anargyroi
  • Agios Andreas
  • Agios Dimitrios
  • Agios Fanourios
  • Agios Georgios
  • Agios Ioannis
  • Agios Nektarios
  • Agios Nikolaos
  • Agios Spyridon
  • Aglaia
  • Aigina
  • Aigle
  • Aiolos
  • Akroneos
  • Aktaie
  • Aktis
  • Aletheia
  • Alexandris
  • Alke
  • Alkinoos
  • Alkyone
  • Alkyonides
  • Ammonias
  • Amphialos
  • Amphitrite
  • Anatoli
  • Anchialos
  • Andreia
  • Andromeda

A, continued

  • Anemos
  • Angeliki
  • Ankaios
  • Anthera
  • Anthoula
  • Antigonis
  • Apeliotes
  • Aphrodite Euploia
  • Aphrodite Pontia
  • Aphros
  • Apollo Delphinios
  • Apollo's Lyre
  • Apostolis
  • Arete
  • Argo
  • Argo's Heir
  • Argonaut
  • Arion
  • Aris
  • Ariste
  • Aristonike
  • Arktouros
  • Armenistis
  • Artemis Mounichia
  • Artemisia
  • Artemision
  • Aspro Pani
  • Asteri
  • Asterope
  • Astraios
  • Astrape
  • Atalante
  • Athena Nike
  • Athena's Aegis
  • Averof
  • Avgi
  • Avra
  • Axionike

B: 15 names

  • Bag of Winds
  • Barba Giorgos
  • Barba Kostas
  • Benthesikyme
  • Boetheia
  • Boreas
  • Bosporos
  • Bouboulina
  • Bounatsa
  • Bow of Odysseus
  • Briareos
  • Bronte
  • Bronze Ram
  • Bull of Knossos
  • Byzantion

C: 10 names

  • Chara
  • Charis
  • Chios
  • Chrysokeras
  • Chrysoula
  • Clashing Rocks
  • Cloud-Gatherer
  • Colossus of Rhodes
  • Cretan Archer
  • Cyclops' Bane

D: 18 names

  • Dark-Prowed
  • Daughter of Corinth
  • Daughter of Nereus
  • Delfini
  • Delias
  • Delos
  • Delphis
  • Demetrias
  • Demokratia
  • Despina
  • Dikaiosyne
  • Dimitroula
  • Dionysos
  • Dioskouroi
  • Dolphin Rider
  • Dorkas
  • Dynamis
  • Dyo Adelfia

E: 38 names

  • Earth-Shaker
  • Efchi
  • Eidothea
  • Eirene
  • Elatreus
  • Eleftheria
  • Elektra
  • Eleni
  • Eleusis
  • Eleutheria
  • Elpida
  • Elpis
  • Eosphoros
  • Eretmeus
  • Erginos
  • Etesiai
  • Eucharis
  • Eudaimonia
  • Eudia
  • Eudore
  • Eudoxos
  • Eukleia
  • Eulimene
  • Eunoia
  • Eunomia
  • Euphemos
  • Euploia
  • Eupompe
  • Europe
  • Euros
  • Euryalos
  • Eurybiades
  • Eutychia
  • Euxeinos
  • Evangelistria
  • Evanthia
  • Evlogia
  • Eye of the Prow

F: 8 names

  • Fair Voyage
  • Far-Shooter
  • Feggari
  • Fifty Oars
  • Foam-Born
  • Following Wind
  • Fourtouna
  • Froso

G: 14 names

  • Galateia
  • Galazio Kyma
  • Galene
  • Galini
  • Garbis
  • Garifalia
  • Glaros
  • Glauke
  • Glaukonome
  • Glaukos
  • Golden Fleece
  • Gorgona
  • Gray-Eyed Athena
  • Gregos

H: 45 names

  • Halcyon Days
  • Halie
  • Halikarnassos
  • Halios
  • Halkyon
  • Hedeia
  • Hegemonia
  • Helike
  • Hellas
  • Helle
  • Hellespontos
  • Herakles
  • Hermes' Sandal
  • Hero of Sestos
  • Hesperos
  • Hesychia
  • Hippalos
  • Homonoia
  • Hope of Pandora
  • HS Adrias
  • HS Aetos
  • HS Aspis
  • HS Delfin
  • HS Doxa
  • HS Elli
  • HS Hydra
  • HS Ierax
  • HS Keravnos
  • HS Kilkis
  • HS Limnos
  • HS Lonchi
  • HS Navarinon
  • HS Niki
  • HS Panthir
  • HS Psara
  • HS Salamis
  • HS Sfendoni
  • HS Spetsai
  • HS Thyella
  • HS Triaina
  • HS Velos
  • HS Xifias
  • Hundred Oars
  • Hyades
  • Hypomone

I: 5 names

  • Iason
  • Ionian Breeze
  • Irini
  • Isis Pelagia
  • Ithake

K: 48 names

  • Kaikias
  • Kairos
  • Kalais
  • Kales Thalasses
  • Kali Tychi
  • Kallianassa
  • Kallikratidas
  • Kallinike
  • Kalliopi
  • Kalliste
  • Kalo Taxidi
  • Kalokagathia
  • Kalypso
  • Kanaris
  • Kanobos
  • Kantharos
  • Kapetan Andreas
  • Kapetan Manolis
  • Kapetan Nikolas
  • Kapetan Stavros
  • Kapetan Yiannis
  • Karteria
  • Kassiopeia
  • Kastellorizo
  • Kastor
  • Katerina
  • Katsonis
  • Kerkyra
  • Keyx
  • Kimon
  • Kirke
  • Kleos
  • Klytoneos
  • Kolaios
  • Konon
  • Kountouriotis
  • Kouphotate
  • Kratousa
  • Krete
  • Kriezis
  • Kritikopoula
  • Kyma
  • Kymodoke
  • Kymothoe
  • Kynosoura
  • Kyra Maria
  • Kyrenia
  • Kythera

L: 20 names

  • Lady of Spetses
  • Lailaps
  • Lampas
  • Lampra
  • Laurel of Delphi
  • Leaina
  • Leandros
  • Lenio
  • Leontophoros
  • Lesbos
  • Leukosia
  • Leukothea
  • Levantes
  • Light of Delos
  • Lion of Kea
  • Livas
  • Long Way to Ithaca
  • Lykaina
  • Lynkeus
  • Lysandros

M: 15 names

  • Maid of Psara
  • Maistrali
  • Maistros
  • Maniatissa
  • Marigo
  • Massalia
  • Matrozos
  • Mavrogenous
  • Medeia
  • Megiste
  • Meltemi
  • Menelaos
  • Miaoulis
  • Miletos
  • Mounichia

N: 23 names

  • Naukratis
  • Naupaktos
  • Nauplios
  • Nausikaa
  • Nausithoos
  • Nauteus
  • Naxos
  • Nearchos
  • Nemeas
  • Nereid's Daughter
  • Nereus
  • Nesaie
  • Nestor
  • Nike
  • Nikephoros
  • Nikosa
  • Nissos Amorgos
  • Nissos Folegandros
  • Nissos Ithaki
  • Nissos Symi
  • Nobody's Ship
  • Nostos
  • Notos

O: 18 names

  • Oak of Dodona
  • Oarsong
  • Odysseus
  • Okeanos
  • Okeia
  • Okyalos
  • Olive of Athena
  • Olive Wreath
  • Olympias
  • Omonoia
  • Ora Kali
  • Oracle of Delphi
  • Orion
  • Orpheus
  • Ostria
  • Ourios
  • Owl and Olive
  • Owl of Athens

P: 58 names

  • Palaimon
  • Panagia Faneromeni
  • Panagia Thalassini
  • Papanikolis
  • Paralia
  • Paralos
  • Paros
  • Parrhesia
  • Parthenos
  • Patmos
  • Pearl of the Ionian
  • Peiraieus
  • Pelagos
  • Penelope's Loom
  • Penthesileia
  • Petomene
  • Phaleron
  • Pharos of Alexandria
  • Pherousa
  • Philia
  • Philotimo
  • Philoxenia
  • Phokaia
  • Phorkys
  • Phormion
  • Phosphoros
  • Phrixos
  • Phronesis
  • Phrontis
  • Pillars of Herakles
  • Pipinos
  • Pleiades
  • Ploto
  • Poliorketes
  • Polydeukes
  • Polynike
  • Ponteus
  • Pontoporeia
  • Pontos
  • Poseidon
  • Poseidon Asphaleios
  • Poseidon Pelagaios
  • Poseidon's Favor
  • Pounentes
  • Pride of Hydra
  • Profitis Ilias
  • Pronoia
  • Propontis
  • Proreus
  • Protesilaos
  • Proteus
  • Prothymia
  • Protomedeia
  • Protoplous
  • Prymneus
  • Psariani
  • Ptolemais
  • Pytheas

Q: 1 name

  • Queen of the Cyclades

R: 5 names

  • Red-Cheeked
  • Rhode
  • Rhodos
  • Rose of Rhodes
  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn

S: 42 names

  • Sachtouris
  • Salaminia
  • Salamis
  • Salamis Dawn
  • Salpinx
  • Samaina
  • Samiotissa
  • Samos
  • Samothrake
  • Sao
  • Sea-Swift
  • Seiren
  • Seirios
  • Shield of Aias
  • Sirokos
  • Skiron
  • Skylax
  • Skylla
  • Smaragda
  • Song of the Sirens
  • Sophia
  • Sosipolis
  • Soteira
  • Soteria
  • Sounion
  • Sozousa
  • Spartan Shield
  • Speaking Oak
  • Spear of Pallas
  • Speio
  • Spetsiotissa
  • Spirit of Salamis
  • Stamatia
  • Star of Naxos
  • Stephanephoros
  • Stephanousa
  • Sthenos
  • Stilbousa
  • Swift Black Ship
  • Symmachia
  • Syrakosia
  • Syrakousai

T: 26 names

  • Tacheia
  • Taxiarchis
  • Telemachos
  • Thalassa
  • Thalassa Mou
  • Thalassini
  • Thalassopouli
  • Tharsos
  • Themistokles
  • Theoris
  • Theousa
  • Thera
  • Thermopylai
  • Theseus
  • Thetis
  • Thoon
  • Thread of Ariadne
  • Three Banks of Oars
  • Tiphys
  • Tolme
  • Tombazis
  • Tramountana
  • Tria Adelfia
  • Trident Bearer
  • Triton
  • Tyche

V: 2 names

  • Vasiliki
  • Votsis

W: 7 names

  • Well-Benched
  • Wine-Dark Sea
  • Winged Victory
  • Wings of Ikaros
  • With It or On It
  • Wooden Wall
  • Wrath of Achilles

Z: 6 names

  • Zakynthos
  • Zea
  • Zephyros
  • Zeus Ourios
  • Zeus Soter
  • Zoi Mou