Top 50 Bosun Pirate Names

The Golden Age of Piracy (1650-1730) produced some of history's most colorful characters. Real pirates like Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Bartholomew Roberts had names that struck terror across the Caribbean. A great pirate name combines a title, a first name, and a fearsome epithet.

The Boatswain (Bosun) managed the ship's rigging, anchors, and deck crew. They wielded a silver whistle to issue commands and were responsible for keeping the vessel seaworthy. A skilled Bosun was worth their weight in gold.

Bosun Pirate Names

  1. 1. Bosun John "Crossbones" - Bosun of the Black Pearl. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  2. 2. Bosun Francis "No-Beard" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  3. 3. Bosun Francis "Rum-Runner" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  4. 4. Bosun Benjamin "Sea-Dog" - Bosun of the Tempest. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  5. 5. Bosun Laurens "No-Beard" - Bosun of the Sea Witch. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  6. 6. Bosun Howell "Dead-Eye" - Bosun of the Dark Horizon. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  7. 7. Bosun Cornelius "the Cunning" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  8. 8. Bosun Bartholomew "the Mad" - Bosun of the Siren's Call. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  9. 9. Bosun Robert "the Ruthless" - Bosun of the Sea Witch. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  10. 10. Bosun Robert "Salt-Blood" - Bosun of the Queen Anne's Revenge. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  11. 11. Bosun Edward "Salt-Blood" - Bosun of the Leviathan. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  12. 12. Bosun Laurens "the Notorious" - Bosun of the Siren's Call. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  13. 13. Bosun James "Blood-Hand" - Bosun of the Dark Horizon. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  14. 14. Bosun Bartholomew "the Fierce" - Bosun of the Leviathan. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  15. 15. Bosun Laurens "Gold-Tooth" - Bosun of the Jolly Roger. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  16. 16. Bosun Howell "the Mad" - Bosun of the Tempest. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  17. 17. Bosun Calico "Long" - Bosun of the Siren's Call. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  18. 18. Bosun Edward "Blood-Hand" - Bosun of the Sea Witch. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  19. 19. Bosun Robert "No-Beard" - Bosun of the Jolly Roger. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  20. 20. Bosun Morgan "Half-Pint" - Bosun of the Siren's Call. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  21. 21. Bosun Cornelius "the Terrible" - Bosun of the Jolly Roger. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  22. 22. Bosun Thomas "Silver-Tongue" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  23. 23. Bosun Stede "Ironside" - Bosun of the Tempest. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  24. 24. Bosun Calico "Rum-Runner" - Bosun of the Dark Horizon. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  25. 25. Bosun Laurens "the Dread" - Bosun of the Leviathan. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  26. 26. Bosun Richard "Ironside" - Bosun of the Leviathan. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  27. 27. Bosun Benjamin "the Swift" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  28. 28. Bosun Benjamin "the Fierce" - Bosun of the Queen Anne's Revenge. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  29. 29. Bosun Benjamin "Half-Pint" - Bosun of the Tempest. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  30. 30. Bosun Robert "the Merciless" - Bosun of the Queen Anne's Revenge. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  31. 31. Bosun Stede "One-Eye" - Bosun of the Sea Witch. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  32. 32. Bosun Calico "the Ruthless" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  33. 33. Bosun Cornelius "Blackbeard" - Bosun of the Jolly Roger. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  34. 34. Bosun Bartholomew "the Dread" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  35. 35. Bosun Francis "Red" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  36. 36. Bosun Cornelius "the Ruthless" - Bosun of the Storm Chaser. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  37. 37. Bosun Henry "Red" - Bosun of the Dark Horizon. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  38. 38. Bosun Cornelius "the Notorious" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  39. 39. Bosun Thomas "the Notorious" - Bosun of the Sea Witch. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  40. 40. Bosun Francis "Wind-Walker" - Bosun of the Sea Witch. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  41. 41. Bosun Calico "Sea-Dog" - Bosun of the Dark Horizon. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  42. 42. Bosun Stede "Dead-Eye" - Bosun of the Tempest. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  43. 43. Bosun William "Iron-Hook" - Bosun of the Siren's Call. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  44. 44. Bosun Howell "the Cruel" - Bosun of the Siren's Call. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  45. 45. Bosun Laurens "the Mad" - Bosun of the Jolly Roger. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  46. 46. Bosun Calico "One-Eye" - Bosun of the Queen Anne's Revenge. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  47. 47. Bosun Francis "the Cunning" - Bosun of the Dark Horizon. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  48. 48. Bosun Henry "Blood-Hand" - Bosun of the Queen Anne's Revenge. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
  49. 49. Bosun Robert "the Terrible" - Bosun of the Crimson Tide. A golden age pirate name following the tradition of Captain Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. Male pirates dominated the Caribbean from 1650-1730.
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