Boat names

Octopus

Octopus is an English sailboat name.

A kind of cephalopod with eight arms.

Categorized into: animal names.

Odisea

Odisea is a Spanish sailboat name.

Spanish form of Odyssey.

Odón de Buen

Odón de Buen is a Spanish vessel name.

Oceanographic vessel built in 1973. Originally called “El Pescador” (the fisherman) and owned by the Federation of Fishermen’s Guilds of the Balearic Islands.

Later, in 1979 it was acquired by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography and renamed Odón de Buen, the name of its founder.

Odón de Buen y del Cos was a Spanish naturalist who stood out as the founder of Spanish oceanography.

Odyssey

Odyssey is a Greek sailboat name. Meaning “long journey full of adventures”.

Term from the book “Odyssey” written by Homer.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Onde

Onde is an Italian sailboat name. Meaning “waves”.

Open Arms

Open Arms is an English tugboat name.

Boat owned by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms (POA) used to rescue migrants drifting in the Mediterranean.

 

Oracle

Oracle is an English yacht name.

In Ancient Greece, it was a sacred place to ask for advice from the gods.

Orage

Orage is a French warship name. Meaning “storm”.

Orbis

Orbis is a Latin sailboat name. Meaning “orb, world”.

Orca

In Steven Spielberg’s iconic film, “Jaws”, the Orca becomes a symbol of man’s fight against wild nature. This fishing boat, captained by the seasoned sea dog Quint, embarks on a daredevil mission: capture the great white shark that is terrorizing the shores of Amity.

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