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Generate boat names in Spanish, most with a short English meaning: sea and wind names like Brisa Marina (sea breeze) and Ola Brava (wild wave), sailors' sayings like Viento en Popa and A Toda Vela, traditional fishing-boat names, capes and ports, and light humor like Ya Veremos.

About Spanish boat names

The names here are written in Spanish, with their accents and their ñ, and most entries carry a short English meaning in parentheses. Places and personal names, such as Finisterre, Valparaíso and María del Mar, stand without one. The list draws on both Spain and Latin America.

The 1,000 names fall into loose groups: sea, wind and tide words such as Mar Adentro (out to sea) and Levante; sun, moon and stars; sea birds and fish; sailors' sayings such as Viento en Popa and A Toda Vela (at full sail); freedom, family and light humor such as Ya Veremos (we'll see). Fishing boats in Spanish-speaking ports often carry a woman's name or a saint's, and the Virgen del Carmen is honored as the patron of sailors, so those are here too, along with capes, islands and ports and a few historic ships, each labeled.

Some grammar helps when you paint the name. Nouns have gender, so the article and the adjective must agree: La Gaviota, El Delfín, Ola Brava. Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed a take el, which is why it is El Agua Clara and El Águila Pescadora. Mar is masculine in everyday speech (Mar Abierto) and often feminine among sailors (Alta Mar, Buena Mar), so both appear on purpose.

How to choose Spanish boat names

  • Say the name the way you would over the radio. Short names with clear vowels, such as Ola Brava, Rumbo Sur or Lucero, are easy to spell out and hard to mishear.
  • Keep the accents and the ñ when the name goes on the hull: Sueño Azul, Bahía Serena, El Delfín. Without them the word is misspelled, and sometimes it turns into a different word.
  • Do not swap the article or the ending on your own. Spanish adjectives agree with the noun, so it is Ola Brava but Mar Bravío, and La Gaviota but El Albatros.
  • The part in parentheses is only the translation. Paint Estrella Fugaz, not the whole entry, and keep the meaning for when someone on the dock asks.
  • If Spanish is spoken where you sail, try the name on a local speaker first. Everyday words and jokes vary between countries, and a regional wind or fish name may mean little somewhere else.

Frequently asked questions

What are cool boat names in Spanish?

Short phrases about the sea and the wind tend to sound best. From this list, try Mar Adentro (out to sea), Estrella Fugaz (shooting star), Rumbo Sur (heading south), Ola Brava (wild wave) or El Navegante (the navigator). Sailors' sayings such as A Toda Vela (at full sail) and Contra Viento y Marea (against all odds) also read well on a hull.

Do the names come with their meaning in English?

Most do. The meaning sits in parentheses after the name and is not part of it, so the name is Brisa Marina, not the whole entry 'Brisa Marina (sea breeze)'. Place names, saints and personal names such as Cabo de Gata, San Rafael and María del Mar are mostly listed without a translation.

Is it el mar or la mar?

Both are correct. Mar is masculine in general use, as in Mar Abierto (open sea), and it is often feminine in the speech of sailors and in set phrases, as in Alta Mar (high seas) and Buena Mar (fair seas). Each name on the list uses one or the other on purpose, so keep the form you find.

Why are there saints and women's names on the list?

Naming a fishing boat after a saint, the Virgin Mary or a woman of the family is a long tradition in Spanish-speaking ports. The Virgen del Carmen is honored as the patron of sailors, and San Telmo and San Pedro are tied to seafarers and fishermen. The list also has plain family names such as Abuela Lola and Tres Hermanos.

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A: 95 names

  • A Barlovento (to windward)
  • A Buen Puerto (to a safe harbor)
  • A Cuerpo de Rey (living like a king)
  • A Flote (afloat)
  • A la Deriva (adrift)
  • A Mi Manera (my way)
  • A Sotavento (to leeward)
  • A Toda Máquina (full steam ahead)
  • A Toda Vela (at full sail)
  • A Todo Trapo (under full sail)
  • Ábrego (wet southwest wind)
  • Abuela Lola (Grandma Lola)
  • Acapulco

A, continued

  • Agosto (August)
  • Agua de Mayo (welcome spring rain)
  • Agua Pasada (water under the bridge)
  • Agua Salada (salt water)
  • Agua Viva (living water)
  • Aguamarina (aquamarine)
  • Aguas Profundas (deep waters)
  • Aguas Tranquilas (calm waters)
  • Águila Marina (sea eagle)
  • Aguja de Marear (old sailing compass)
  • Ahí Te Quedas (you stay right there)
  • Ahora Vuelvo (be right back)
  • Ainhoa
  • Aire de Mar (sea air)

A, continued

  • Aire Libre (open air)
  • Aires del Sur (southern airs)
  • Al Agua Patos (in we go, ducks to water)
  • Al Alba (at daybreak)
  • Al Amanecer (at dawn)
  • Al Timón (at the helm)
  • Ala Blanca (white wing)
  • Alas Abiertas (open wings)
  • Alas de Viento (wings of wind)
  • Alba (daybreak)
  • Alborada (dawn song)
  • Albufera (coastal lagoon)
  • Alegría de Vivir (joy of living)

A, continued

  • Alegrías (flamenco style of Cádiz)
  • Alga Marina (seaweed)
  • Alisios (trade winds)
  • Alma de Mar (sea soul)
  • Alma Gemela (soulmate)
  • Alma Libre (free soul)
  • Alta Mar (high seas)
  • Alto Vuelo (high flight)
  • Amanecer (dawn)
  • Amanecer Sereno (calm dawn)
  • Amante del Mar (lover of the sea)
  • Amigos Para Siempre (friends forever)
  • Amor de Verano (summer love)
  • Amor Eterno (eternal love)

A, continued

  • Amor y Mar (love and sea)
  • Amparo
  • Ana María
  • Ancla y Timón (anchor and helm)
  • Anfitrite (Amphitrite, sea goddess)
  • Ángel de la Guarda (guardian angel)
  • Anhelo (longing)
  • Añil (indigo)
  • Anita
  • Añoranza (longing for home)
  • Aquí Mando Yo (I give the orders here)
  • Arcoíris (rainbow)
  • Arena Blanca (white sand)

A, continued

  • Arena Dorada (golden sand)
  • Argo (ship of the Argonauts)
  • Armonía (harmony)
  • Arrebol (red glow of the clouds)
  • Arrecife (reef)
  • As de Guía (bowline knot)
  • Así Es la Vida (such is life)
  • Astro Rey (the sun, king of stars)
  • Astrolabio (astrolabe)
  • Asunción
  • Atardecer (dusk)
  • Atardecer Rojo (red dusk)
  • Atlántico Sur (South Atlantic)
  • Atlántida (Atlantis)

A, continued

  • Atún Rojo (bluefin tuna)
  • Aura (gentle breeze)
  • Aurora Austral (southern lights)
  • Aurora Boreal (northern lights)
  • Avante Toda (full ahead)
  • Ave de Paso (bird of passage)
  • Ave del Paraíso (bird of paradise)
  • Ave María
  • Ave Marina (seabird)
  • Aventura (adventure)
  • Azabache (jet stone)
  • Azucena (white lily)
  • Azul Infinito (endless blue)
  • Azul Profundo (deep blue)

B: 47 names

  • Babor y Estribor (port and starboard)
  • Bacalar
  • Bahía (bay)
  • Bahía de Banderas
  • Bahía Serena (calm bay)
  • Bajamar (low water)
  • Bajo el Sol (under the sun)
  • Bajo la Luna (under the moon)
  • Bajo las Estrellas (under the stars)
  • Ballena Jorobada (humpback whale)
  • Ballestrinque (clove hitch)

B, continued

  • Baracoa
  • Barcarola (barcarolle, a boat song)
  • Barlovento (windward)
  • Barquito de Papel (little paper boat)
  • Begoña
  • Bendición (blessing)
  • Bendito Regalo (blessed gift)
  • Bermeo
  • Beso de Sal (salt kiss)
  • Bitácora (binnacle)
  • Blanca (white)
  • Bocas del Toro

B, continued

  • Bolero (slow romantic song)
  • Bonanza (fair weather at sea)
  • Borrasca (storm at sea)
  • Brillo de Mar (sea shine)
  • Brisa de Verano (summer breeze)
  • Brisa Fresca (fresh breeze)
  • Brisa Marina (sea breeze)
  • Brisa Suave (gentle breeze)
  • Brújula (compass)
  • Bruma (sea mist)
  • Buen Pastor (good shepherd)
  • Buen Rumbo (good heading)

B, continued

  • Buen Tiempo (good weather)
  • Buen Viento (fair wind)
  • Buena Brisa (fair breeze)
  • Buena Estrella (lucky star)
  • Buena Mar (fair seas)
  • Buena Pesca (good fishing)
  • Buena Proa (good bow, a sailor's wish)
  • Buena Suerte (good luck)
  • Buena Ventura (good fortune)
  • Buena Vida (good life)
  • Buenos Amigos (good friends)
  • Buenos Días (good morning)

C: 101 names

  • Caballito de Mar (seahorse)
  • Cabo de Creus
  • Cabo de Gata
  • Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn)
  • Cabo de la Nao
  • Cabo de la Vela
  • Cabo de Palos
  • Cabo Norte (north cape)
  • Cabo Ortegal
  • Cabo Polonio
  • Cabo San Lucas
  • Cabo Suelto (loose end)
  • Cabo Trafalgar
  • Cabrera

C, continued

  • Cadaqués
  • Cádiz
  • Cala Azul (blue cove)
  • Cala Escondida (hidden cove)
  • Caleta (small cove)
  • Calipso (Calypso)
  • Calma (calm)
  • Calma Chicha (dead calm)
  • Calma Total (total calm)
  • Cambio de Rumbo (change of course)
  • Camino de Luna (moon path)
  • Camino de Sal (salt road)
  • Camino de Santiago (the Milky Way)
  • Camino del Sol (path of the sun)

C, continued

  • Canal Beagle
  • Canción del Pirata (the pirate's song)
  • Candela
  • Cantábrico (the Cantabrian Sea)
  • Canto de Sirena (siren song)
  • Canto del Mar (song of the sea)
  • Capitán Nemo (Captain Nemo)
  • Capricho (whim)
  • Caracola (conch shell)
  • Caribe (Caribbean)
  • Cariño Mío (my darling)
  • Carmela
  • Carmiña (Galician form of Carmen)
  • Caro Capricho (costly whim)
  • Carta Náutica (nautical chart)

C, continued

  • Cartagena de Indias
  • Casa Flotante (floating house)
  • Cáscara de Nuez (nutshell, a tiny boat)
  • Catalina
  • Cayo Coco
  • Cayo Largo
  • Céfiro (zephyr)
  • Celeste (sky blue)
  • Cero Estrés (zero stress)
  • Chao Pescao (bye now, a rhyming goodbye)
  • Chapuzón (a quick dip)
  • Chiloé
  • Chispa de Sol (spark of sun)
  • Cielo Abierto (open sky)

C, continued

  • Cielo de Fuego (sky of fire)
  • Cielo Estrellado (starry sky)
  • Cielo Rojo (red sky)
  • Cierzo (dry northwest wind)
  • Cinco Minutitos (five more minutes)
  • Cisne Negro (black swan)
  • Ciudadela
  • Claridad (brightness)
  • Claro de Luna (moonlight)
  • Columbretes
  • Columnas de Hércules
  • Combarro
  • Cometa (comet)
  • Como Pez en el Agua (in my element)
  • Con Amor (with love)

C, continued

  • Con Dios (with God)
  • Con la Marea (with the tide)
  • Conil
  • Consuelo (comfort)
  • Contigo (with you)
  • Contra Viento y Marea (against all odds)
  • Contracorriente (against the current)
  • Copla (folk song)
  • Coral (sea coral)
  • Coral Rojo (red coral)
  • Corazón Contento (happy heart)
  • Corazón de Mar (heart of the sea)
  • Coser y Cantar (easy as pie)
  • Costa Brava

C, continued

  • Costa de la Luz (coast of light)
  • Costa Dorada (golden coast)
  • Costa Serena (calm coast)
  • Costa Verde (green coast)
  • Cozumel
  • Crepúsculo (twilight)
  • Cresta de Ola (wave crest)
  • Cruz del Sur (Southern Cross)
  • Cuaderno de Bitácora (ship's log)
  • Cuatro Hermanos (four siblings)
  • Cuatro Vientos (four winds)
  • Cuauhtémoc (Mexican Navy tall ship)
  • Cudillero
  • Cuento de Pescador (fisherman's tale)
  • Culebra

D: 32 names

  • Dama Blanca (white lady)
  • De Perdidos al Río (nothing to lose)
  • Delfín Azul (blue dolphin)
  • Delfín Blanco (white dolphin)
  • Delta del Ebro
  • Derrotero (sailing directions)
  • Descanso (rest)
  • Despacito (nice and slow)
  • Después de la Tormenta (after the storm)
  • Destello (sparkle)

D, continued

  • Destino (destiny)
  • Día de Sol (sunny day)
  • Día Feliz (happy day)
  • Día Libre (day off)
  • Días Felices (happy days)
  • Diez Nudos (ten knots)
  • Dios Dirá (it is in God's hands)
  • Divina Pastora (divine shepherdess)
  • Dolores
  • Domingo (Sunday)
  • Domingo al Sol (Sunday in the sun)

D, continued

  • Doña Carmen
  • Doñana
  • Donde Diga Ella (wherever she says)
  • Dos Cañas (two fishing rods)
  • Dos Hermanas (two sisters)
  • Dueña del Mar (mistress of the sea)
  • Duende (the spirit of flamenco)
  • Dulce Hogar (sweet home)
  • Dulce María
  • Dulce Sueño (sweet dream)
  • Dulce Vida (sweet life)

E: 127 names

  • Eclipse (eclipse of sun or moon)
  • El Agua Clara (the clear water)
  • El Águila (the eagle)
  • El Águila Pescadora (the osprey)
  • El Aguinaldo (the Christmas bonus)
  • El Albatros (the albatross)
  • El Alcatraz (the gannet)
  • El Almirante (the admiral)
  • El Argonauta (the argonaut)
  • El Atún (the tuna)
  • El Bajel (the vessel, a poetic word)
  • El Balandro (the sloop)
  • El Batel (the small rowboat)
  • El Bergantín (the brig)

E, continued

  • El Bogavante (the clawed lobster)
  • El Bonito (the bonito)
  • El Boquerón (the fresh anchovy)
  • El Bucanero (the buccaneer)
  • El Buzo (the diver)
  • El Cachalote (the sperm whale)
  • El Cacharro (the old contraption)
  • El Calamar (the squid)
  • El Callao
  • El Camarón (the shrimp)
  • El Cangrejo (the crab)
  • El Charrán (the tern)
  • El Chinchorro (the dinghy)
  • El Chorlito (the plover)

E, continued

  • El Cisne (the swan)
  • El Colibrí (the hummingbird)
  • El Comodoro (the commodore)
  • El Contramaestre (the boatswain)
  • El Cormorán (the cormorant)
  • El Correlimos (the sandpiper)
  • El Corsario (the corsair)
  • El Delfín (the dolphin)
  • El Dominguero (the Sunday tripper)
  • El Erizo de Mar (the sea urchin)
  • El Ermitaño (the hermit)
  • El Errante (the wanderer)
  • El Escondite (the hideout)
  • El Esquife (the skiff)

E, continued

  • El Explorador (the explorer)
  • El Falucho (the felucca)
  • El Farero (the lighthouse keeper)
  • El Flamenco (the flamingo)
  • El Flotador (the swim ring)
  • El Frailecillo (the puffin)
  • El Galeón (the galleon)
  • El Gran Azul (the big blue)
  • El Grumete (the cabin boy)
  • El Halcón (the falcon)
  • El Hierro
  • El Jabeque (the xebec)
  • El Laúd (a Mediterranean lateen boat)
  • El Legado (the legacy)

E, continued

  • El Malecón (the seafront promenade)
  • El Manatí (the manatee)
  • El Mareante (the seafarer, an old word)
  • El Marinero (the sailor)
  • El Marlín (the marlin)
  • El Mero (the grouper)
  • El Milagro (the miracle)
  • El Narval (the narwhal)
  • El Nautilo (the nautilus)
  • El Navegante (the navigator)
  • El Navío (the ship of the line)
  • El Nido (the nest)
  • El Ostrero (the oystercatcher)
  • El Pailebote (the small schooner)

E, continued

  • El Paíño (the storm petrel)
  • El Pargo (the snapper)
  • El Pelícano (the pelican)
  • El Percebe (the goose barnacle)
  • El Peregrino (the pilgrim)
  • El Pescador (the fisherman)
  • El Petrel (the petrel)
  • El Pez Espada (the swordfish)
  • El Pez Vela (the sailfish)
  • El Pingüino (the penguin)
  • El Piquero (the booby, a seabird)
  • El Polizón (the stowaway)
  • El Práctico (the harbor pilot)
  • El Pulpo (the octopus)

E, continued

  • El Que Faltaba (the one we were missing)
  • El Queche (the ketch)
  • El Róbalo (the snook, in the Americas)
  • El Sábalo (the tarpon, in the Caribbean)
  • El Solitario (the loner)
  • El Soñador (the dreamer)
  • El Tiburón (the shark)
  • El Timonel (the helmsman)
  • El Trotamundos (the globetrotter)
  • El Velero (the sailboat)
  • El Vencejo (the swift)
  • El Viajero (the traveler)
  • El Vigía (the lookout)
  • El Yayo (Grandpa, in Spain)

E, continued

  • El Zarapito (the curlew)
  • Elvira
  • Ensenada (inlet)
  • Entre Aguas (between waters)
  • Entre Nubes (among the clouds)
  • Entre Olas (among the waves)
  • Eolo (Aeolus, keeper of the winds)
  • Equinoccio (equinox)
  • Era Así de Grande (it was this big)
  • Es un Secreto (it's a secret)
  • Esmeralda (emerald)
  • Espejo de Mar (sea mirror)
  • Esperanza (hope)
  • Esperanza Mía (my hope)

E, continued

  • Espíritu Libre (free spirit)
  • Espuma (foam)
  • Espuma Blanca (white foam)
  • Estaca de Bares
  • Estela (wake)
  • Estela Blanca (white wake)
  • Estela de Plata (silver wake)
  • Estoy Reunido (I'm in a meeting)
  • Estrecho (strait)
  • Estrecho de Magallanes
  • Estrella del Norte (north star)
  • Estrella del Sur (southern star)
  • Estrella Fugaz (shooting star)
  • Estrella Polar (pole star)
  • Eterna Primavera (eternal spring)

F: 14 names

  • Fandango (lively folk dance)
  • Fantasía (fantasy)
  • Farallón (sea stack)
  • Faro (lighthouse)
  • Faro del Sur (southern lighthouse)
  • Fe y Esperanza (faith and hope)
  • Finisterre (cape in Galicia)
  • Firmamento (firmament)
  • Flor de Espuma (flower of foam)
  • Flor de Sal (sea salt flower)
  • Formentera
  • Fornells
  • Fuera de Cobertura (out of signal range)
  • Fuerteventura

G: 18 names

  • Galápagos
  • Galerna (sudden Cantabrian gale)
  • Garachico
  • Garbino (southwest wind)
  • Garza Real (grey heron)
  • Gaviota Blanca (white seagull)
  • Gaviota Reidora (black-headed gull)
  • Getaria
  • Gloria (Colombian Navy tall ship)

G, continued

  • Golfo Dulce (sweet gulf)
  • Golondrina de Mar (tern, sea swallow)
  • Golpe de Timón (turn of the helm)
  • Gracias a Dios (thanks be to God)
  • Gran Amor (great love)
  • Gregal (northeast wind)
  • Guadalupe
  • Guayas (Ecuadorian Navy tall ship)
  • Guía del Norte (guide of the north)

H: 18 names

  • Habanera (a song form born in Cuba)
  • Halcón Peregrino (peregrine falcon)
  • Hasta Luego (see you later)
  • Hecho una Sopa (soaked to the skin)
  • Herencia (heritage)
  • Hespérides (the Hesperides)
  • Hija de la Luna (daughter of the moon)
  • Hija del Mar (daughter of the sea)
  • Hija del Sol (daughter of the sun)

H, continued

  • Hijo del Viento (son of the wind)
  • Hogar (home)
  • Holandés Errante (the Flying Dutchman)
  • Hondarribia
  • Hora Dorada (golden hour)
  • Horario de Verano (summer hours)
  • Horizonte (horizon)
  • Horizonte Azul (blue horizon)
  • Hoy No Pican (not biting today)

I: 24 names

  • Ibiza
  • Ilusión (hopeful excitement)
  • Inmaculada
  • Isabelita
  • Isla Barú
  • Isla Bonita (pretty island)
  • Isla de Lobos
  • Isla de Ons
  • Isla de Pascua (Easter Island)
  • Isla del Coco
  • Isla del Tesoro (Treasure Island)
  • Isla Holbox

I, continued

  • Isla Margarita
  • Isla Mujeres
  • Isla Negra
  • Isla Perdida (lost island)
  • Isla Verde (green island)
  • Islas Ballestas
  • Islas Cíes
  • Islas del Rosario
  • Islas Medas
  • Islote (islet)
  • Ítaca (Ithaca)
  • Itziar

J: 5 names

  • Jaloque (southeast wind)
  • Jardín de Coral (coral garden)
  • Josefina
  • Juan Sebastián de Elcano (tall ship)
  • Juntos (together)

L: 134 names

  • La Abuela (Grandma)
  • La Almadraba (the tuna trap fishery)
  • La Almiranta (the admiral's ship)
  • La Anguila (the eel)
  • La Atrevida (the daring one)
  • La Audaz (the bold one)
  • La Aventurera (the adventuress)
  • La Ballena (the whale)
  • La Ballena Alegre (the merry whale)
  • La Balsa (the raft)
  • La Bañera (the bathtub)
  • La Barceloneta
  • La Barquita (the little boat)
  • La Barracuda (the barracuda)

L, continued

  • La Caballa (the mackerel)
  • La Capitana (the flagship)
  • La Carabela (the caravel)
  • La Chalana (the flat-bottomed boat)
  • La Chalupa (the launch)
  • La Cigüeña (the stork)
  • La Colchoneta (the air mattress)
  • La Consentida (the pampered one)
  • La Coqueta (the charmer)
  • La Corbeta (the corvette)
  • La Corvina (the corvina, a croaker)
  • La Cuadrilla (the crew of friends)
  • La Dama (the lady)
  • La Dorada (the gilthead bream)
  • La Dorna (a Galician fishing boat)

L, continued

  • La Escapada (the getaway)
  • La Espátula (the spoonbill)
  • La Faena (the day's work at sea)
  • La Familia (the family)
  • La Favorita (the favorite)
  • La Foca (the seal)
  • La Fragata (the frigate)
  • La Gabarra (the barge)
  • La Galera (the galley)
  • La Gamba Roja (the red prawn)
  • La Garceta (the egret)
  • La Garza (the heron)
  • La Gaviota (the seagull)
  • La Goleta (the schooner)
  • La Golondrina (the swallow)

L, continued

  • La Gomera
  • La Graciosa
  • La Guinda (the cherry on top)
  • La Habana
  • La Hipoteca (the mortgage)
  • La Indomable (the untamable one)
  • La Intrépida (the intrepid one)
  • La Jábega (a Málaga fishing boat)
  • La Jefa (the boss, she)
  • La Lancha (the motor launch)
  • La Langosta (the lobster)
  • La Lubina (the sea bass)
  • La Madrugadora (the early riser)
  • La Malvarrosa
  • La Mantarraya (the manta ray)

L, continued

  • La Mar Salada (the salty sea)
  • La Medusa (the jellyfish)
  • La Morena (the moray eel)
  • La Nao (the carrack)
  • La Niña (Columbus caravel, 1492)
  • La Orca (the killer whale)
  • La Ostra (the oyster)
  • La Otra Orilla (the other shore)
  • La Paloma (the dove)
  • La Pandilla (the gang of friends)
  • La Panga (a small skiff, in Mexico)
  • La Pardela (the shearwater)
  • La Pepa
  • La Peregrina (the pilgrim, also a pearl)
  • La Pescadora (the fisherwoman)

L, continued

  • La Pinta (Columbus caravel, 1492)
  • La Piragua (the canoe)
  • La Raya (the ray)
  • La Ría (the estuary)
  • La Ruina (the ruin of me)
  • La Sardina (the sardine)
  • La Sepia (the cuttlefish)
  • La Tartana (the old rattletrap)
  • La Tintorera (the blue shark)
  • La Toja
  • La Tonina (the dolphin, on some coasts)
  • La Tórtola (the turtle dove)
  • La Tortuga (the turtle)
  • La Trainera (a Cantabrian rowing boat)
  • La Traviesa (the mischievous one)

L, continued

  • La Última Peseta (the last peseta)
  • La Vieira (the scallop)
  • La Yola (the yawl)
  • Lágrimas de San Lorenzo (the Perseids)
  • Laguna Azul (blue lagoon)
  • Lanzarote
  • Larga Travesía (long crossing)
  • Las Antillas (the Antilles)
  • Las Pléyades (the Pleiades)
  • Las Siete Cabrillas (the Pleiades)
  • Lebeche (southwest wind)
  • Leonor
  • Levando Anclas (weighing anchor)
  • Levante (east wind of the Strait)
  • Libertad (freedom)

L, continued

  • Libre (free)
  • Libre Como el Viento (free as the wind)
  • Línea del Horizonte (horizon line)
  • Lluvia de Estrellas (meteor shower)
  • Lobo Marino (sea lion)
  • Lola
  • Los Abuelos (the grandparents)
  • Los Compadres (the close friends)
  • Los Dos (the two of us)
  • Los Hermanos (the siblings)
  • Los Primos (the cousins)
  • Los Roques
  • Luarca
  • Lucero (bright star)
  • Lucero de la Tarde (evening star)

L, continued

  • Lucero del Alba (morning star)
  • Lucía
  • Luna Creciente (waxing moon)
  • Luna de Agosto (August moon)
  • Luna de Plata (silver moon)
  • Luna Llena (full moon)
  • Luna Nueva (new moon)
  • Lunes al Sol (Monday in the sun)
  • Luz Clara (clear light)
  • Luz de Estrella (starlight)
  • Luz de Mar (sea light)
  • Luz de Mi Vida (light of my life)
  • Luz del Alba (light of daybreak)
  • Luz del Faro (light of the lighthouse)
  • Luz del Sur (southern light)

M: 75 names

  • Macarena
  • Madre del Mar (mother of the sea)
  • Madrugada (early hours)
  • Mahón
  • Malagueña (song style of Málaga)
  • Mallorca
  • Mañana Pican (they'll bite tomorrow)
  • Manuela
  • Mar Abierto (open sea)
  • Mar Adentro (out to sea)
  • Mar Bravío (fierce sea)
  • Mar Caribe (Caribbean Sea)
  • Mar de Cortés (Sea of Cortez)
  • Mar de Cristal (sea of glass)
  • Mar de Fondo (ground swell)

M, continued

  • Mar de Leva (heavy swell)
  • Mar del Plata
  • Mar en Calma (calm sea)
  • Mar Gruesa (rough sea)
  • Mar Menor
  • Mar Rizada (rippled sea)
  • Mar y Cielo (sea and sky)
  • Marea Alta (high tide)
  • Marea Mansa (gentle tide)
  • Marea Viva (spring tide)
  • Marejadilla (light chop)
  • Mari Luz
  • María del Carmen
  • María del Mar
  • Marina

M, continued

  • Marinero de Agua Dulce (landlubber)
  • Marinero de Domingo (Sunday sailor)
  • Marisol
  • Marlín Azul (blue marlin)
  • Martín Pescador (kingfisher)
  • Maruxa (Galician form of María)
  • Más Madera (more wood for the fire)
  • Mástil (mast)
  • Mazatlán
  • Media Luna (half moon)
  • Medianoche (midnight)
  • Mediodía (noon)
  • Mediterráneo (Mediterranean)
  • Menorca
  • Menos Mal (thank goodness)

M, continued

  • Mercedes
  • Merecido Descanso (well-earned rest)
  • Mi Alma (my soul)
  • Mi Amor (my love)
  • Mi Capitán (my captain)
  • Mi Corazón (my heart)
  • Mi Despacho (my office)
  • Mi Estrella (my star)
  • Mi Familia (my family)
  • Mi Niña (my girl)
  • Mi Otra Oficina (my other office)
  • Mi Princesa (my princess)
  • Mi Refugio (my refuge)
  • Mi Reina (my queen)
  • Mi Sueño (my dream)

M, continued

  • Mi Tesoro (my treasure)
  • Mi Vida (my life)
  • Miel Sobre Hojuelas (icing on the cake)
  • Mil Estrellas (a thousand stars)
  • Mil Soles (a thousand suns)
  • Mil Velas (a thousand sails)
  • Milla Náutica (nautical mile)
  • Milonga (milonga, River Plate dance)
  • Mis Amores (my loves)
  • Mis Hijos (my children)
  • Mistral (mistral wind)
  • Montserrat
  • Morriña (homesickness, in Galicia)
  • Muñeira (Galician dance)
  • Muxía

N: 29 names

  • Nácar (mother of pearl)
  • Náufrago Feliz (happy castaway)
  • Náyade (water nymph)
  • Neptuno (Roman god of the sea)
  • Nereida (sea nymph)
  • Niebla (fog)
  • Nieves (snows)
  • Niña Bonita (pretty girl)
  • Niña Mimada (spoiled girl)
  • No Molestar (do not disturb)
  • Noche Clara (clear night)
  • Noche de Luna (moonlit night)
  • Noche de San Juan (midsummer night)
  • Noche Estrellada (starry night)

N, continued

  • Noche Serena (calm night)
  • Norte Verdadero (true north)
  • Nos Vemos (see you)
  • Nostalgia (longing for the past)
  • Novia del Mar (bride of the sea)
  • Nube Blanca (white cloud)
  • Nudo Marinero (sailor's knot)
  • Nuestra Ilusión (our dream)
  • Nuestra Señora de Atocha (galleon, 1622)
  • Nuestra Señora del Carmen
  • Nueva Aventura (new adventure)
  • Nueva Esperanza (new hope)
  • Nuevo Amanecer (new dawn)
  • Numancia (ironclad frigate, 1860s)
  • Nuria

O: 16 names

  • Ocaso (sunset)
  • Océano (ocean)
  • Océano Azul (blue ocean)
  • Odisea (odyssey)
  • Ojalá (let's hope so)
  • Ola Brava (wild wave)
  • Ola Larga (long wave)
  • Ola Mansa (gentle wave)

O, continued

  • Ola Verde (green wave)
  • Oleaje (swell)
  • Ondina (undine, a water spirit)
  • Orilla (shore)
  • Orión (Orion)
  • Osa Mayor (Great Bear)
  • Osa Menor (Little Bear)
  • Otoño Dorado (golden autumn)

P: 61 names

  • Pacífico (Pacific)
  • Paga Extra (bonus pay)
  • Pájaro Azul (bluebird)
  • Pájaro Libre (free bird)
  • Palo Mayor (mainmast)
  • Paloma Blanca (white dove)
  • Pampero (wind of the pampas)
  • Papá y Mamá (Dad and Mom)
  • Para Siempre (forever)
  • Paracas
  • Paraíso (paradise)
  • Paraíso Perdido (paradise lost)

P, continued

  • Paso a Paso (step by step)
  • Patagonia
  • Patito de Goma (rubber duck)
  • Patrón Mayor (head of a fishing guild)
  • Paz (peace)
  • Paz Interior (inner peace)
  • Paz y Mar (peace and sea)
  • Penélope (Penelope)
  • Península Valdés
  • Peñíscola
  • Peñón de Ifach
  • Perla del Mar (pearl of the sea)

P, continued

  • Perla Marina (sea pearl)
  • Pez Luna (sunfish)
  • Pez Payaso (clownfish)
  • Pez Volador (flying fish)
  • Piel de Sal (salt skin)
  • Pilar
  • Playa Larga (long beach)
  • Pleamar (high water)
  • Plenilunio (full moon night)
  • Pluma (feather)
  • Pluma Blanca (white feather)
  • Plus Ultra (further beyond, in Latin)

P, continued

  • Poco a Poco (little by little)
  • Polvo de Estrellas (stardust)
  • Poniente (west wind)
  • Por Fin Jubilado (retired at last)
  • Por Fin Libre (free at last)
  • Por Fin Viernes (Friday at last)
  • Por Si Acaso (just in case)
  • Porque Sí (just because)
  • Portobelo
  • Poseidón (Greek god of the sea)
  • Posidonia (Mediterranean seagrass)
  • Pozo sin Fondo (bottomless pit)

P, continued

  • Primer Amor (first love)
  • Primer Vuelo (first flight)
  • Primera Luz (first light)
  • Proa al Sur (bow to the south)
  • Proa al Viento (bow to the wind)
  • Providencia (providence)
  • Puente Largo (long holiday weekend)
  • Puerto Escondido (hidden port)
  • Puerto Seguro (safe harbor)
  • Puesta de Sol (sunset)
  • Punta Arenas
  • Punta Brava (wild point)
  • Punta del Este

Q: 5 names

  • Qué Bien Se Está (how nice it is here)
  • Qué Más Da (who cares)
  • Querencia (the place you love)
  • Quilla (keel)
  • Quimera (pipe dream)

R: 36 names

  • Rabihorcado (frigatebird)
  • Racha (gust)
  • Rada (roadstead)
  • Ráfaga (sudden gust)
  • Rayo de Luna (moonbeam)
  • Rayo de Luz (ray of light)
  • Recuerdo (keepsake, memory)
  • Reflejo (reflection)
  • Reflejo Dorado (golden reflection)
  • Refugio (refuge)
  • Regalo del Cielo (gift from heaven)
  • Regalo del Mar (gift of the sea)

R, continued

  • Reina de los Mares (queen of the seas)
  • Reina del Cielo (queen of heaven)
  • Relámpago (lightning flash)
  • Remanso (quiet backwater)
  • Remanso de Paz (haven of peace)
  • Respiro (breather)
  • Resplandor (radiance)
  • Ría de Arosa
  • Ría de Vigo
  • Rincón Secreto (secret corner)
  • Río de la Plata
  • Roatán

R, continued

  • Rocío de Mar (sea spray)
  • Rompeolas (breakwater)
  • Rompiente (breaker)
  • Rosa de los Vientos (compass rose)
  • Rosa María
  • Rosalía
  • Rosario
  • Rumbo al Sol (bound for the sun)
  • Rumbo Fijo (steady course)
  • Rumbo Norte (heading north)
  • Rumbo Nuevo (new course)
  • Rumbo Sur (heading south)

S: 75 names

  • Sabor a Sal (taste of salt)
  • Sal Marina (sea salt)
  • Sal y Mar (salt and sea)
  • Salida del Sol (sunrise)
  • Salitre (sea salt in the air)
  • Sálvora
  • Samaná
  • San Andrés
  • San Borondón (phantom Canary island)
  • San Cristóbal
  • San Francisco
  • San José (galleon lost in 1708)
  • San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Nepomuceno (ship at Trafalgar)
  • San Lorenzo

S, continued

  • San Miguel
  • San Nicolás
  • San Pedro (patron of fishermen)
  • San Rafael
  • San Telmo (patron of sailors)
  • Sanlúcar
  • Santa Ana
  • Santa Bárbara
  • Santa Catalina
  • Santa Elena
  • Santa Lucía
  • Santa María (Columbus flagship, 1492)
  • Santa Marta
  • Santa Teresa
  • Santiago Apóstol (Saint James)

S, continued

  • Santísima Trinidad (ship at Trafalgar)
  • Sardana (Catalan circle dance)
  • Se Me Escapó (it got away)
  • Sed de Mar (thirst for the sea)
  • Señorita Julia (Miss Julia)
  • Serena (serene)
  • Serenata (serenade)
  • Serenidad (serenity)
  • Sextante (sextant)
  • Si Dios Quiere (God willing)
  • Siempre Contigo (always with you)
  • Siete Mares (seven seas)
  • Silencio (silence)
  • Simbad (Sinbad)
  • Sin Ataduras (no ties)

S, continued

  • Sin Fronteras (no borders)
  • Sin Límites (no limits)
  • Sin Prisa (no hurry)
  • Sin Reloj (no clock)
  • Sin Rumbo (no set course)
  • Singladura (a day's run)
  • Sirenita (little mermaid)
  • Sirio (Sirius)
  • Siroco (sirocco)
  • Sobre las Olas (over the waves)
  • Sol de Invierno (winter sun)
  • Sol de Medianoche (midnight sun)
  • Sol de Mediodía (midday sun)
  • Sol Naciente (rising sun)
  • Sol Poniente (setting sun)

S, continued

  • Sol y Sal (sun and salt)
  • Solano (easterly wind)
  • Soledad (solitude)
  • Sóller
  • Solsticio (solstice)
  • Soltando Amarras (casting off)
  • Soñando Despierto (daydreaming)
  • Soplo (puff of air)
  • Soplo de Vida (breath of life)
  • Sosiego (stillness)
  • Sotavento (leeward)
  • Stella Maris (star of the sea, in Latin)
  • Sueño Azul (blue dream)
  • Sueño Cumplido (dream come true)
  • Sueño de Verano (summer dream)

T: 33 names

  • Tabarca
  • Tan Campante (without a care)
  • Tarde de Verano (summer afternoon)
  • Tarifa
  • Tartessos (ancient kingdom of the south)
  • Te Quiero (I love you)
  • Tempestad (tempest)
  • Terral (land breeze)
  • Tía Pepa (Aunt Pepa)
  • Tiempo Libre (free time)
  • Tierra a la Vista (land in sight)

T, continued

  • Tierra del Fuego (land of fire)
  • Tierra del Sol (land of the sun)
  • Tierra Firme (dry land)
  • Todo a Babor (hard to port)
  • Todos a Bordo (all aboard)
  • Todos Juntos (all together)
  • Tomando el Sol (sunbathing)
  • Tormenta (storm)
  • Torre de Hércules (Roman lighthouse)
  • Tortuga Boba (loggerhead turtle)
  • Tortuga Verde (green turtle)

T, continued

  • Tossa de Mar
  • Tramontana (north wind)
  • Travesía (crossing)
  • Tres Hermanos (three brothers)
  • Tres Marías (Orion's belt)
  • Trinidad (Magellan's flagship)
  • Tritón (Triton)
  • Trueno (thunder)
  • Tú y Yo (you and me)
  • Tulum
  • Turquesa (turquoise)

U: 2 names

  • Ulises (Ulysses)
  • Ushuaia

V: 47 names

  • Vacaciones (vacation)
  • Valparaíso
  • Varadero
  • Vela Blanca (white sail)
  • Vela Latina (lateen sail)
  • Vela Mayor (mainsail)
  • Velas al Viento (sails to the wind)
  • Vellocino de Oro (golden fleece)
  • Vendaval (gale)
  • Venus (the planet Venus)
  • Veracruz

V, continued

  • Verano Azul (blue summer)
  • Verano Eterno (endless summer)
  • Vía Láctea (Milky Way)
  • Victoria (first ship around the world)
  • Vida Nueva (new life)
  • Viejo Lobo de Mar (old sea dog)
  • Viejo San Juan (Old San Juan)
  • Viento Alisio (trade wind)
  • Viento del Este (east wind)
  • Viento en Popa (with a following wind)
  • Viento Fresco (fresh wind)
  • Viento Libre (free wind)

V, continued

  • Viento Norte (north wind)
  • Viento Sur (south wind)
  • Vieques
  • Viña del Mar
  • Virazón (afternoon sea breeze)
  • Virgen de Begoña
  • Virgen de Guadalupe
  • Virgen de la Barca
  • Virgen de la Candelaria
  • Virgen de la Caridad
  • Virgen de la Guía (Our Lady of Guidance)
  • Virgen de las Nieves

V, continued

  • Virgen de Regla
  • Virgen del Buen Aire (of the fair winds)
  • Virgen del Carmen (patron of sailors)
  • Virgen del Mar (Our Lady of the Sea)
  • Virgen del Pilar
  • Virgen del Pino
  • Virgen del Rocío
  • Virgen del Rosario
  • Voz del Mar (voice of the sea)
  • Vuelo de Gaviota (seagull's flight)
  • Vuelo Libre (free flight)
  • Vuelvo Luego (back later)

Y: 3 names

  • Ya Era Hora (about time)
  • Ya Veremos (we'll see)
  • Yucatán

Z: 3 names

  • Zafiro (sapphire)
  • Zahara de los Atunes
  • Zihuatanejo