Top 50 First Mate 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 First Mate was the Captain's right hand, taking command in battle when the Captain was incapacitated. They managed day-to-day ship operations and often mediated crew disputes.

First Mate Pirate Names

  1. 1. First Mate Edward "Gold-Tooth" - First Mate 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.
  2. 2. First Mate John "Blackbeard" - First Mate 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. First Mate Charles "the Mad" - First Mate 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. First Mate Francis "the Terrible" - First Mate 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.
  5. 5. First Mate Benjamin "Gold-Tooth" - First Mate 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.
  6. 6. First Mate James "Wind-Walker" - First Mate 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.
  7. 7. First Mate Benjamin "Ironside" - First Mate 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.
  8. 8. First Mate Samuel "the Fearless" - First Mate 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. First Mate Samuel "Long" - First Mate 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.
  10. 10. First Mate William "the Notorious" - First Mate 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.
  11. 11. First Mate Richard "the Cunning" - First Mate 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.
  12. 12. First Mate Richard "Iron-Hook" - First Mate 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.
  13. 13. First Mate John "Silver-Tongue" - First Mate 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.
  14. 14. First Mate Thomas "Silver-Tongue" - First Mate 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.
  15. 15. First Mate Richard "the Ruthless" - First Mate 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.
  16. 16. First Mate Calico "Salt-Blood" - First Mate 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.
  17. 17. First Mate Cornelius "Red" - First Mate 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.
  18. 18. First Mate Henry "Sea-Dog" - First Mate 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.
  19. 19. First Mate Stede "the Fearless" - First Mate 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.
  20. 20. First Mate Richard "the Cruel" - First Mate 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.
  21. 21. First Mate William "One-Eye" - First Mate 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.
  22. 22. First Mate Francis "the Swift" - First Mate 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.
  23. 23. First Mate Benjamin "Salt-Blood" - First Mate 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.
  24. 24. First Mate John "Gold-Tooth" - First Mate 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.
  25. 25. First Mate James "Crossbones" - First Mate 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.
  26. 26. First Mate William "the Fearless" - First Mate 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.
  27. 27. First Mate Thomas "Long" - First Mate 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.
  28. 28. First Mate Charles "Dead-Eye" - First Mate 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.
  29. 29. First Mate Benjamin "the Cruel" - First Mate 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.
  30. 30. First Mate Charles "the Lucky" - First Mate 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.
  31. 31. First Mate Richard "Gold-Tooth" - First Mate 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.
  32. 32. First Mate William "Salt-Blood" - First Mate 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.
  33. 33. First Mate Edward "the Dread" - First Mate 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.
  34. 34. First Mate Stede "the Swift" - First Mate 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.
  35. 35. First Mate Robert "the Dread" - First Mate 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.
  36. 36. First Mate Richard "the Mad" - First Mate 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. First Mate Stede "Sea-Dog" - First Mate 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. First Mate Samuel "the Lucky" - First Mate 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.
  39. 39. First Mate John "the Fearless" - First Mate 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.
  40. 40. First Mate Cornelius "Salt-Blood" - First Mate 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.
  41. 41. First Mate Laurens "the Terrible" - First Mate 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.
  42. 42. First Mate Thomas "Gold-Tooth" - First Mate 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.
  43. 43. First Mate John "Crossbones" - First Mate 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.
  44. 44. First Mate Samuel "Blood-Hand" - First Mate 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.
  45. 45. First Mate John "No-Beard" - First Mate 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.
  46. 46. First Mate Edward "Long" - First Mate 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.
  47. 47. First Mate Howell "Storm-Bringer" - First Mate 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.
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