Hey berries,
I’m collecting names that mean or evoke adventure. I’m wondering what names I’ve missed that hit this mark? I’m open to historical figures, word names, literary figures, or names that have “adventurous” meanings. Here’s a few from my list:
[name_m]Quest[/name_m]
Viatrix
[name_m]Charaka[/name_m]
[name_m]Nestor[/name_m]
Thanks in advance for your help!
Here are some names of famous explorers that might be good for your list:
[name_m]Columbus[/name_m]
[name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_m]Armstrong[/name_m]
Magellan
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]/[name_m]Polo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]/[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cortez[/name_m]
[name_m]Amerigo[/name_m]
Cook
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Crockett[/name_m]
Sacagawea
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
Cousteau
Zheng He
[name_m]Ponce[/name_m] de [name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
Tenzing
[name_m]Vasco[/name_m]
Shackleton
Henson
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_u]Carson[/name_u]
Balboa
Coronado
[name_u]Elon[/name_u]
Peary
[name_m]Livingstone[/name_m]
[name_m]Buzz[/name_m]
Battuta
[name_u]Ballard[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_m]Fernando[/name_m]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_m]Stark[/name_m]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] Goodall
[name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_m]Boyd[/name_m]
Other names:
[name_m]Navigator[/name_m]
[name_u]Indiana[/name_u] [name_m]Jones[/name_m]
Continent
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
Space
[name_m]Kirk[/name_m]
Khyber
[name_f]Journey[/name_f]
Odyessy/[name_m]Odysseus[/name_m]
Pilgrim
Voyage
Sojourn
Safari
Hobbit
Caravan
Seaver
[name_m]Aegeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Theseus[/name_m]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_m]Dirk[/name_m] [name_m]Pitt[/name_m]
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] Croft
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] [name_u]Verne[/name_u]
[name_m]Jim[/name_m] Hawkins
[name_m]Sinbad[/name_m]
[name_m]Huck[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
Davisellu, thanks so much! That’s a lot of explorers- I have to look up several who aren’t familiar to me. I love Odyssey, Hobbit, Sojourn, [name_m]Navigator[/name_m], and Voyage. You helped me think of Discover or maybe [name_u]Discovery[/name_u], Explore, and Intrepid as space names!
I love [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] which mean ‘traveler’, or alternately ‘she who brings happiness’ - who can argue with that??
Also [name_f]Saga[/name_f], which is a legitimate name in Scandinavian countries but makes me think of a long journey, and [name_m]Homer[/name_m] wrote ‘The Odyssey’ so it reminds me of travel as well. [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m], for some reason, probably because I think of it as a ‘usable’ version of [name_m]Odysseus[/name_m]. [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], because it was the name of a lot of pirates and they’re obviously pretty adventurous folk!
And then there’s Adventure and [name_f]Journey[/name_f]… I know a little girl named [name_f]Journey[/name_f] (FN) and another little girl with the MN Adventure. Similarly I think direction names (like [name_u]North[/name_u] and [name_u]West[/name_u], but not together!) and place names invoke a sense of adventure. There was also a user on here at one point who had a son named [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] Adventure, which makes me think of ships/the sea and (obviously) adventures!
Greyer, [name_f]Saga[/name_f], [name_f]Journey[/name_f], and [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] are very nice adventuring names. Thinking of directions, could Compass work? Hmmm… better than Sextant. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] makes me think of Narnian adventures for sure, but also the sea. Thanks for your thoughts!!
I automatically thought of [name_u]Scout[/name_u]!
Some others that for some reason make me think of adventure:
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_f]Canary[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
Interesting topic … This has such a wide range of names to chose from – explorers, names meaning “adventure” and “travel”, word names, place names, etc. I’ve placed a (f) next those names that are feminine and a (m) next to those names that are masculine. (x) means unisex.
Adventor / Avventore (m) – patron saint of Turin
Asra (f) – means “travel at night” in Arabic
Ayada / [name_f]Aida[/name_f] (f) – means “returning, visitor” in Arabic
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] (m) – means “brave, valiant” in Arabic
Brava (m) –*means “brave, valiant” in Esperanto
[name_m]Captain[/name_m] (x)
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] (m) – patron saint of travelers
Crusade / Crusader (m)
[name_m]Danger[/name_m] (m)
Deòirdh (f) – means “pilgrim” in Scottish Gaelic
Deoradhán (m) – means “exile” or “wanderer” in Gaelic
Dragoon (m)
Faramund (m) – from the Germanic elements “journey” and “protection”
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] (m) – Spanish form of the Germanic name, meaning “daring or brave journey”
Fieldfare (x) – species of bird, whose name means “field travel”
Gallivant (m)
[name_m]Iker[/name_m] (m) – means “visitation” in Basque
[name_m]Isra[/name_m] (m) – means “nocturnal journey” in Arabic
Missionary (x)
[name_m]Palmer[/name_m] / Palmiro (m) – English surname meaning “pilgrim”
Pilgrim (m)
Romaeus / [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] (m) – means “a pilgrim to [name_m]Rome[/name_m]”
Rover (m)
Saira (f) – possibly “traveller” in Arabic
[name_m]Sorley[/name_m] / [name_m]Somhairle[/name_m] / Somerled (m) – Anglicized Old Norse name meaning “summer traveller”
[name_m]Stian[/name_m] (m) – modern form of Stìgandr, which means “wanderer” in Old Norse
Tahmasp / Tamaz (m) – means “strong, brave, valiant” and "horse
Travel (x)
Tugdual (m) – [name_m]Breton[/name_m] name that means “valiant and favorable”
Viator (m) –*means “voyager, traveller”
[name_u]Walker[/name_u] (m)
Wayfarer (x)