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 Henry "Gold-Tooth" - 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.
  2. 2. First Mate William "Sea-Dog" - 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.
  3. 3. First Mate Richard "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.
  4. 4. First Mate Laurens "Ironside" - 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 Stede "Silver-Tongue" - 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.
  6. 6. First Mate Jack "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.
  7. 7. First Mate Stede "Blood-Hand" - 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.
  8. 8. First Mate Edward "the Cruel" - 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.
  9. 9. First Mate Stede "the Ruthless" - 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.
  10. 10. First Mate Francis "the Swift" - 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 Edward "the Swift" - 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.
  12. 12. First Mate Calico "Blackbeard" - 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.
  13. 13. First Mate Calico "the Dread" - 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.
  14. 14. First Mate Henry "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.
  15. 15. First Mate Richard "Salt-Blood" - 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.
  16. 16. First Mate William "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.
  17. 17. First Mate Charles "Crossbones" - 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.
  18. 18. First Mate Jack "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.
  19. 19. First Mate Robert "One-Eye" - 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 Bartholomew "the Fierce" - 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.
  21. 21. First Mate Cornelius "Long" - 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.
  22. 22. First Mate Jack "Red" - 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.
  23. 23. First Mate Calico "Iron-Hook" - 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.
  24. 24. First Mate Henry "Blood-Hand" - 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.
  25. 25. First Mate Francis "Rum-Runner" - 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.
  26. 26. First Mate Stede "the Fierce" - 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.
  27. 27. First Mate Thomas "the Fierce" - 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.
  28. 28. First Mate Howell "Blood-Hand" - 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.
  29. 29. First Mate Samuel "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.
  30. 30. First Mate Benjamin "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.
  31. 31. First Mate Cornelius "Ironside" - 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 Morgan "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.
  33. 33. First Mate Laurens "the Merciless" - 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.
  34. 34. First Mate Robert "Silver-Tongue" - 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.
  35. 35. First Mate Laurens "Long" - 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.
  36. 36. First Mate Stede "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.
  37. 37. First Mate Francis "the Fearless" - 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.
  38. 38. First Mate James "Dead-Eye" - 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.
  39. 39. First Mate Calico "Blood-Hand" - 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.
  40. 40. First Mate Henry "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.
  41. 41. First Mate Howell "the Lucky" - 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.
  42. 42. First Mate James "the Lucky" - 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.
  43. 43. First Mate Calico "Crossbones" - 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.
  44. 44. First Mate Richard "the Dread" - 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.
  45. 45. First Mate Howell "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.
  46. 46. First Mate Jack "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.
  47. 47. First Mate Richard "Crossbones" - 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.
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