Meaning and Origin
What does the name Sailor mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Sailor
User Submitted Origins
English
64%
German
18%
American
9%
French
9%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from the United States says the name Sailor means "boat man" and is of American origin.
- A submission from Puerto Rico says the name Sailor means "One who sails, one of water".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Sail"or
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- A serviceman in the navy
- Any member of a ship's crew
Wiktionary
Alteration of earlier sailer, from Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sail + -or. Cognate with German Segler (“sailor”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English marinel, marynell (“sailor”) borrowed from Old French marinel (“sailor”). See mariner.
- A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels
- Someone knowledgeable in the practical management of ships.
- He's a talented and has spent many years at sea.
- A member of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
- A person who sails sailing boats as a sport or recreation.
- Coordinate term: yachtsman
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.