Name Ideas for New Boat
 

We are about to purchase a new sail boat (see image below) and want to change the name. (and yes I am aware of the elaborate ritual we must do to rename a boat). We are looking for a name that is unique and exemplifies the beauty of the lake and the grace of sailing. (Nothing cute or puns or macho) Something that might be historical or native american. Something easy to say and explain. Maybe a native bird or weather related?

All ideas are welcome.

Welp, I'm going to be of no use then.

Congrats on the new boat :)

It's Black, White, Elegant and Peacefully at home on the lake;"Gavia Immer".

A few old references
 

try here:

http://www.weirsbeach.com/Largejpgs/meaningoflake.html

or here:

http://www.lwhs.us/win-legend.htm

maybe Mineola or Adiwando ?

"Many moons ago on the northern shore of this beautiful lake there lived a great chief, Wonaton, renowned for his great courage in war, and for the beauty of his fair daughter, Mineola. She had many suitors, but refused them all. One day, Adiwando, the young chief of a hostile tribe to the south, hearing so much of the fair Mineola, paddled across the lake and fearlessly entered the village of his enemies. Her father happened to be away at the time, and admiring his courage, the rest of the Indians did not harm him. Before long, he and the Indian maid were desperately in love with each other. Wonaton, on his return was exceedingly wroth to find the chief of the enemy in his camp and a suitor for the hand of his daughter, that he immediately raised his tomahawk to kill him. "Mineola, rushing in between them, pleaded with her father for the life of her lover, and finally succeeded in reconciling them. After the wedding ceremony, the whole tribe accompanied the two in their canoes half-way across the lake. The sky when they started was overcast and the waters black, but just as they were about to turn and leave them, the sun came out and the waters sparkled around the canoe of Mineola and Adiwando." "This is a good omen" said Wonaton, "and hereafter these waters shall be called Winnipesaukee, or "Smile of the Great Spirit".

Great looking sail boat. Congratulations on your purchase and enjoy many sailing days on the lake!
Maybe take a trip to the Libby Museum to find inspiration for a name.

Kismet

It means "fate".

When I look at that boat and the location it will be docked as well as the person who wasn't afraid to pick up and move everything she owned all on her own to this little slice of heaven we call Lake Winnipesaukee, the name "Free Spirit" comes to mind...

Good luck with your new boat Cate!

Dan

I've found it's best to not plan on a name or search for one. One day you'll describe how it rides or describe the boat itself, etc and you'll say "...that's the name!"

p.s. this is why my boat is called "The Porpoise" :rolleye1:

How about:

Boat

or

Sailboat

I don't think I've seen those names on the lake yet! ;)

Without knowing your personality name suggestions are difficult.... Some of the names I though of...

Whydah (Pirate galley)
Pegasus
Wind Dancer
Witches (local shoal)
Stargazer
Moondancer

Woodsy

Best of luck Cate!

Abenaki Dictionary
 

There is one at the Laconia Library. You can give it an Indian name.

My neighbor on the lake, called his cottage 'Skungamug Tenega' I always wonder what it means. I can never find the two words in the dictionary. He was an English Professor at Dartmouth College.

My all-time favorite sailboat is named Beowulf (I love the boat regardless of the name). My boat was named by my kids and is a reference to Harry Potter books that my kids are VERY fond of. Perhaps something with literary roots like those would fit. Are there any books that really left impression on you?

Although I can't reconcile how "All ideas are welcome" and "Nothing cute or puns or macho" can both be true, this website is a good resource:

https://www.boatus.com/boatgraphicsnew/boat-names.asp

It has the most popular names ordered as boat graphics for the last thirty years and a directory of all names ordered.

The Winni Dream...... or Paradise Found..... or Slice of Heaven....
just some thoughts, they are free....

Not quite, they don't have my boat's name, and I ordered the graphics from them last year.

Never saw this one. How about Blowmotion?

Any ethnic background? Do you like humor?

One of the best sail boat names that I had the pleasure of being on board was:

Non lo so


If you don't understand the humor of this... I must have a twisted head! :laugh:

Unbelievable! They also don't have my boat's name listed there! :eek:

Sorry I guess they don't put all the names up and my math was wrong, only twenty something years of top ten names.

Ok one more resource, this site list some Abenaki mythology, they were the last Indian tribe in NH.
http://www.native-languages.org/abenaki-legends.htm

Hmmmm.....
 

Hey Cate LOVE the new boat best of luck!!! You CAN'T have "Summer Breeze" I think it's already on a Sundancer in MVYC:D I'm just being a Wise A** :D How about "Wind of Change" since you have moved to the lake permanently.

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be Wavin' Back

I agree. I worded that completely wrong. All ideas that are not cute, macho or puny are welcome ;)

BTW-Some of these ideas are VERY good and thank you all for your thoughts.

I actually liked "Summer Breeze". Darn.

Oh, so cliche' is welcome?:D

Not calling you this but kinda cool name
 

how bout this
"dent de lion"
French for Dandelion
read this quick link
http://www.wildretina.com/nature/dan...-the-wind.html
or
http://en.canadianflowerdelivery.com...dandelion.aspx

My last post got me thinking, how about something ironic like "Cliche' Boat Name"?

I was invited for a sail, I believe it was out of Salem harbor. Several of us were on board when my curiosity got the best of me, so I ask:

What's the meaning of your boat's name? (I tend to enjoy the story behind why a particular name was chosen for a boat).

The owner answers dryly: "I don't know"

Not believing this, I continue: How can you not know? It's your boat! Really, what does it mean?!?!?

I get the same answer: "I don't know!"

Ok, I truely can't believe he wouldn't know what is means, so I continue: "How can you not know what the name of your boat means? Was the name already on it when you purchased it and were you too superstitious to change it?"

No, he says, "Non lo so" litteraly means "I don't know" in Italian! :D

Yes, I bit and took the bait, hook, line and sinker.

I guess he loves it whenever anyone asks about his boat name.

This happened to me about 30 years ago, and I still get a chuckle out of it, but I sure felt like a dope at the time!

How about "MY BOAT"

Don't ask the meaning of the name we gave my daughters boat !

but it does apply :D

S N A F U

I had a similar ride on a boat named "NOIDEA" I asked him what Noydea ment and he said "no idea".

Kiss Me Cate :D

I love the name " Wind Dancer "
What a perfect name for a sailboat!
Congrats on the new boat!

Beautiful Boat "WIND LASS"

Grace, Graceful, or Silent Grace?

well you did it..........you made the big move, and came up to the Lake to live............"Catie Did"

How about: Blow M_!

Oh wait... On second thought (I changed the 'e' for a '_') as I don't think my GF would like that name on a sail boat either, but I thought it was a natural for a sail boat and funny! :laugh:

Nice
 

Just fell off the chair!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Thank Yous All Around
 

For some reason I can't thank individual posts on this thread anymore.
Some of these are wonderful names. Especially "Blow__. (not):laugh:

I really appreciate the one's that recognize my move up here as it WAS a great adventure. However, I am buying the boat with my partner Dianna, so the name needs to resonate for both of us.

We are doing the final inspection today with my good friend Dan (ChaseDawg) and closing on the deal. For those of you who come to Forum Fest, you can see the boat and hopefully the new name.

Thanks again everybody for the good ideas and good laughs!!

If you like Summer Breeze or some other popular name, check this site and you can translate it into another language. Pick a language that means something to you or just sounds nice.

http://www.howtosayin.com/summer+breeze.html

You can thank 5 posts a day.

That's a cool idea.

Name combinations
 

In this case, "CaDi". I also like musical terms, "del signo al fine" may be a little long, but "Caprice" (a quick little number) could work. Easy to find lists with Google, looking for subject matter, e.g. musical terms, rather than lists of names that everybody else has already used.

BroadHopper:

Here is the best I could find

Skungamug
From Abenaki (Algonquian), perhaps meaning 'a fish- spearing place'

and

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Very interesting, but as I am looking deeper into this Abenaki language, I find it all sounds rather odd for a boat name. A lot of "og" and "ug" sounding words.

No ...Can't have it!!!
 

My salesman (Jason Wiley) and finance guy (Gary Harbor at the time) at Irwin Marine, actually bought us the Seals and Crofts CD as a present to go with the new boat (10 Years ago now) I play it often and still really get why we named the boat what we did.

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

I know you said no puns but how about "Partnership"?

By the way Cate, GREAT thread. These kinds of inquiries bring out some of the most witty, funny, thoughtful and entertaining responses ever. It's great to get this many people brainstorming!!

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

Just for fun
 

How about:

Windsong or Winnsong

Wind Dancer or Winn Dancer


And just for fun:

The Other Woman

Taking a jab at the political world, how about

Watercate

Cate, you probably won't like this name, but I was trying to see what name I could make up from the letters in your's and Dianna's names and I came up with "AN AACIDENT"

We FOUND a NAME!
 

We just closed on the boat purchase tonight and we came up with a name that is meaningful to us...

Reliance

It is about trust (buying a boat together) and being able to rely on each other as sail mates. It is also about being able to rely on the boat! We think it is a strong assertive name, but not too harsh sounding.

Look for Reliance sailing around Wolfeboro and hopefully farther north.

There are some very creative and funny names on this thread that I hope others can use. Thanks everyone.

AWESOME Name! Congrats Cate!

Fair Winds and Following Seas!


Woodsy

For a sail boat ...."Breaking Wind"......oh sorry am I too late?

Enjoy. :laugh:

Congratulation Cate. Happy Saling!!!

Great choice. BZ.

Congrats! Is that a Catalina 26?

Great choice for a name. Hope we see you sailing it all the time.

Congrats on the new name! We'll wave and honk if we see you on the waters.

What elaborate ritual is there with changing a name? Just wondering.

All I remember is that it involves a lot of drinking.

Scraping off the stickers and putting the new decals on.

If it was an ocean going vessel and had its name registered with the Coast Guard, that requires filing paperwork and a pardon from the Governor. This is less than likely for a boat on Winni!

Renaming Ceremony Procedure
 

Here is a link to the Renaming Ceremony Procedure
Please note that it involves lots of champagne;)

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

Whoa, that is almost as bad as choosing which jersey to wear to a Bruins playoff game!

Gotta love superstition! Enjoy:cool:

Wouldn't it be a lot easier if you just called the boat a name, but not write it on the boat plus you are saving a lot money and time. Works for me. LOL:laugh:

I'm thinking that because the boat is on the lake we may not need to invoke all those sea gods in the ceremony. In fact I'm thinking we may revise the naming ceremony quite a bit and just have a couple beers and have a toast to Mineola and any other lake spirits that may be lingering about...especially the spirit of "Squirrley Winds" ...you know...that sudden shift of wind direction that sends the boom flying across the cockpit and knocking unaware sailors unconscious?

The heck with the Lake Sprits just enjoy the liquid ones during the short and sweet ceremony. Oh, Mineola is a town that a good friend of mine lives in Texas.:)

Or better yet, "MYOTT"

How about this, something I probably should have called my boat?

"Liquid Serenity"

I was looking around for some New England Native American tribes. The Abenaki were in most of NH. (according to my 2 mins of research)

Wampanoag from Massachusetts translations. (Where I grew up)

Sun (Soleil) Cone
Moon (Lune) Appause
Water (Eau) Nippe
White (Blanc) Wompey

I always thought Winni's water was really white and clean in a boat's wake or prop wash. I thought "Wompey Nippe" was kind of catchy. Here's a link to some translated words but the variety is somewhat limited. Maybe you can make something out of them.

http://www.native-languages.org/famalg_words.htm

Congrats on the sharp boat, btw!

Edit: I missed your post where you picked "Reliance". That's a good one!

http://i44.tinypic.com/1499wms.gif Capt.Ken, I just noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.:)

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I just renamed my boat to. " Hey Jude " after my mom who just passed away during the holidays

That's a nice one but sorry to hear that.

My friend has a boat named Hey Jude.

Hey it's a small world