450+ Best Crossbow And Bow Names

Georgia Stone
Dec 12, 2023 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Nov 25, 2020
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Age: 0-99
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Why Bow Names?

The character of a bow is defined by many factors, like the type of the bow, its model and manufacturer, and its use. Bow names are chosen for several reasons. One major reason could be that the name suits a character in a movie, play, or musical video who is an archer. Some people even give themselves, or their children and loved ones bow names because of the love and passion they have for archery. Choosing a bow name for yourself or your character can be exciting and confusing. Here are a few steps that you can follow to choose the right name for your bow: Convey a message, find names based on what your bow is made of, and keep it short and simple. Here is a curated list of 460+ names to help you learn more about the perfect bow and arrow names.

What Parents Should Know?

Bow and Arrows have been used for hunting and wars from ancient and prehistoric times, approximately 25,000 years ago.

Archery is one of the oldest sports and is part of the Olympics. 

England was the first country to introduce Archery Competitions.

When you split your competitor's arrow, it is known as Robin hood. It is a reference to the Legend Archer Robin Hood, who split his competitor's arrow to win.

Mike Schloesser and Sara Lopez are the most popular archers in the world. Sara even holds a Guinness World Record for being in most archery world cup victories.

What To Discuss With Kids?

A bow is a weapon with which you can shoot arrows. 

This weapon is used in sports and for hunting in the present. Long back, it was also used in wars. 

The sport that uses a bow and arrow is known as archery.

The one who uses a bow and arrow is known as an archer.

The bows in the past were generally made of wood, shell, and bone. Now, they are made up of plastic and synthetic materials.

Best Bow Names

1. Arch Angel - means 'angel of a higher rank'.

2. Backsnipe - is also attributed to 'someone skilled at sniping'.

3. Dawnbreaker - is a popular name that derives from the DC universe where Dawnbreaker is an evil version of the famous Bat himself. He first appears in the 'Earth 32' comic.

4. Sharpshooter - someone who is 'highly proficient at firing firearms' or other projectile weapons accurately. 

5. Whisperwind - means 'to speak secretly or furtively'.

6. Head of the Orca - refers to the dolphins known as 'killer whales'.

7. The Striker 

8. Seamsplitter 

9. Turteshell 

10. The Flame 

Fantasy Bow Names

11. Apollo - (Greek mythology origin) means 'drafter'.

12. Artemis - (Greek mythology origin) means 'safe'.

13. Eros - (Greek mythology origin) means 'desire'.

14. Eurytus - (Greek mythology origin) refers to Eurytus of Oechalia, a skillful archer.

15. Gandiva - (Hindu mythology origin) belonged to the Hindu god Arjuna in Mahabharata and was crafted by the god Brahma.

16. Heracles - (Greek mythology origin) means 'pride'.

17. Kodandam - (Hindu mythology origin) belonged to the Hindu god Rama.

18. Pinaka - (Hindu mythology origin) belonged to the Hindu god Shiva, and its arrows could not be obstructed.

19. Sharanga - (Hindu mythology origin) belonged to the Hindu god Vishnu.

20. Vijaya - (Hindu mythology origin) belonged to the Hindu god Parashurama.

Famous Bow Names

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21. Arash - (Persian mythology origin) Arash, the archer, sacrificed himself to end the war between Persia and Tooran.

22. Belthronding - made of black yew wood belonged to mighty archer Beleg.

23. Houyi - (Chinese origin) is the God of Archery in Chinese mythology.

24. Tristan - is an Arthurian legend weapon that always succeeded.

Cool Bow Names

25. The Piercer

26. Arc - (Romanian origin) means 'curve'.

27. Arcum - (Latin origin) means 'bow'.

28. Branka -(Slavic origin) means 'defender'.

29. Busur - (Indonesian origin) means 'to shoot an arrow'. 

30. Dhanush - (Hindi origin) means 'bow'.

31. Hark - (Albanian origin) means 'bow'.

32. Rosett - (Swedish origin) means 'bow tie'.

33. Upinde - (Swahili origin) means 'bow'.

34. Qaws - (Arabic origin) means 'bow'.

35. Amazon - is a little tribute to the fierce women of the rainforest.

36. King Harold - is the hero of the Battle of Hastings.

37. Law - is a medieval English law that all men must be skilled in archery.

38. The Hurricane

39. Używany - is the Polish word for 'used'. It is perfect if you inherit a little outdated bow.

40. Yeni - is the Turkish word for 'new' and perfect if you are still learning to wield the weapon.

Legendary Bow Names

41. Tiebreaker, Launcher of the Falling Sky

42. Hamstring, Arbalest of Trials

43. Heavy Crossbow

44. Hope's End, Betrayer of Dark Souls

45. Heartbeat, Crescent of the Moonwalker

46. Victor's Crown

47. Willow Compound Bow

48. Furious Ironbark Striker

49. Recurve, Reach of Ending Misery

50. Flimsy Yew Self Bow

51. Yew Warp-Bow

52. Ironbark Crossbow

53. Silent Messenger

54. Huntress

55. Steel Hail

56. Spectral Oak Chord

57. Thunderstrike, Ellipse of Secrets

58. Mourning Ebon Flatbow

59. Misery's End, Might of the King

60. Engraved Skeletal Crossbow

61. Steel Recurve

62. Ebon Hunting Bow

63. Military Hardwood Hunting Bow

64. Ironbark Self Bow

65. Fragile Bone Longbow

66. Yew Shooter

67. Final Voyage

68. Redwood Repeater

69. Windlass

70. Midge

71. Forsaken Hardwood Longbow

72. Iron Bolter

73. Iron Longbow

74. Whisper, Launcher of Invocation

75. Engraved Bronzed Warp-Bow

76. Zealous Ashwood Hunting Bow

77. Hardwood Warbow

78. Tempest, Hunting Bow of the crown

79. Engraved Iron Shortbow

80. Dragonbreath Yew Longbow

81. Renewed Driftwood Repeater

82. Thunder

83. Willow Chord

84. Drawling, Might of the Summoner

85. Eagle Strike

86. Hornet's Sting

87. Needle Threader

88. Iron Arbalest

89. Vowed Yew Chord

90. Fortune's Oak Piercer

91. Air, Ellipse of the Falling Sky

92. Heartpiercer, Call of the Emperor

93. Foe of Eternal Rest

94. The Victory

95. Calamity, Oath of the Stars

96. Liar's Steel Recurve

97. Silent Messenger, Vengeance of the Burning Sun

98. Skeletal Flatbow

99. Curvey

100. Snipe

101. Willow Composite Bow

102. Bone Hunting Bow

103. Razorwind, String of the South

104. Windstalker

105. Tweak

106. Oak Launcher

107. Burnished Maple Bow

108. Skyfall Driftwood Reflex Bow

109. Lightning, Straight Bow of the Basilisk

110. Arch The Victor

111. Heavy Repeater

112. Sudden Death

113. Fine Reflex Bow

114. Fancy Oak Shooter

115. Squirm

116. Ironbark Repeater

117. Lightning Strike

118. Self Bow

119. Clutch, Dawn of the Night Sky

120. Willow Reflex Bow

121. Sharp Light

122. Bowman's Ebon Compound Crossbow

123. Betrayal, Pique of Lost Voices

124. Final Whisper

125. Vehement Chord

126. Steel Speargun

127. Hurricane, Shortbow of the Daywalker

128. Snipe, Eternal Game

129. Feather-Wrapped Warpwood Arbalest

130. Tiebreaker

131. Heartpiercer, Curve of Souls

132. Sigh, Repeater of the Sky

133. Shadowleaf Ashwood Chord

134. Perfidy, Reach of the Moon

135. Bullseye

136. Desolation Maple Reflex Bow

137. Compound Bow

138. Heartbeat

139. War-Forged Hardwood Shooter

140. Skeletal Repeater

141. Renewed Skeletal Hunting Bow

142. Pinch, Voice of Broken Dreams

143. Quickstrike

144. Enchanted Maple Piercer

145. Puncture

146. Heartpiercer

147. Secret of Souls

148. Bolt

149. Iron Bow

150. Warpwood Heavy Crossbow

151. Bronzed ShooterBronzed Hunting Bow

152. Kiss of Death, Secret of the Undying

153. Vindication Maple Bolter

154. Dream Catcher

155. Relentless Steel Piercer

156. Lightning, Piercer of Fire

157. Peacekeeper Iron Warp-Bow

158. Betrayer of the Empty Void

159. Ominous Bronzed Chord

160. Singing Steel Straight Bow

161. Hamstrung, Memory of the Moonwalker

162. Redwood Straight Bow

163. Quillshooter

164. The Whisperer

165. Cursed Titanium Crossfire

166. Titanium Warbow

167. Vulture

168. Graviton

169. Ghostly Hardwood Launcher

170. The Mighty

171. Brutal Titanium Straight Bow

172. Defiler of Woe

173. Yew Flatbow

174. Isolated Bone Shooter

175. Willow Warbow

176. Oak Warbow

177. Avalanche, String of the Falling Sky

178. Trapper's Willow Reflex Bow

179. Hope's End, Might of Desecration

180. Courier

181. Skeletal Heavy Crossbow

182. Spectral Skeletal Piercer

183. Willow Speargun Whisper

184. Meteor, Striker of Shadows

185. Driftwood Compound Crossbow

186. Phantom Strike, Crescent of Insanity

187. Precise

188. Hurricane, Memory of the Lost

189. Driftwood Launcher

190. Drawstring, The Riddles

191. Truestrike, Ellipse of Insanity

192. Ashwood Heavy Crossbow

193. Warpwood Recurve

194. Last Vision

195. Squirm, Warbow of Dragonsouls

196. Trophy Mark

197. Stormsong, Striker of Heroes

198. Heirloom of Timeless Battles

199. Truestrike, Defiler of Vengeance

Unique Bow Names

200. Cyclone

201. Expert's Steel Shooter

202. Scorpio, Piercer of Fortune

203. Huntress, The Last Hope 

204. Skyfall Redwood Compound Crossbow

205. Shadowleaf Willow Heavy Crossbow

206. Legacy of Souls

207. Breaker of Trembling Hands

208. Hailstorm

209. Bronzed Self Bow

210. Composite Bow of Blessed Fortune

211. Perfidy

212. Reincarnated Maple Crossfire

213. Warpwood Shooter

214. Bristle

215. Ebon Composite Bow

216. Scorpion Sting

217. Lightning

218. Firestarter

219. Maple Compound Bow

220. Warpwood Composite Bow

221. Iron Reflex Bow

222. Warpwood Crossbow

223. Ebon Recurve

224. Ritual Maple Chord

225. Redwood Compound Crossbow

226. Warpwood Crossfire

227. Falling Star, Warbow of Secrecy

228. Ironbark Striker

229. Bronzed Reflex Bow

230. Bronzed Piercer

231. Ironbark Warbow

232. Oak Piercer

233. Ashwood Repeater

234. Piercer of the Forest

235. Hardwood Speargun

236. Scorpion

237. Siren's Song

238. Molten Fury, Shortbow of Traitors

239. Titanium Striker

240. The Isolation

241. Splinter

242. Splintermark, The Lone Wolf

243. Baneful Recurve

244. Tweak, Arbalest of the Queen

245. Recruit's Willow Bow

246. Hawkeye, Striker of Horrors

247. The Blitz

248. Willow Crossbow

249. The Messenger, Recurve of the Wolf

250. Bronzed Compound Bow

251. Maple Crossfire

252. Splinter, Cunning of the Sky

253. The Attack

254. Swiftwind, Spine of the Blessed

255. Snipe, Flatbow of the Lone Victor

256. Warped Bronzed Shortbow

257. Singing Willow Longbow

258. Ebon Bolter

259. Warpwood Warbow

260. Ironbark Bolter

261. War-Forged Ashwood Compound Crossbow

262. Dead Air, Heavy Crossbow of the Falling Sky

263. Engraved Maple Heavy Crossbow

264. The Guardian

265. Windsong Willow Recurve

266. Victor Shooter

267. Fiery Ironbark Hunting Bow

268. Special Delivery

269. Whelm

270. Thunder Ashwood Self Bow

271. The Steel Warbow

272. The Siren's Whisper

273. Stormsong, Warbow of Fallen Souls

274. Roaring Maple Chord

275. Steel Bow

276. Ironbark Compound Bow

277. Willow Max Bow

278. Legendary Ironbark Strike

279. Crescent Moon Swayer

280. Bow Twinkle Pro

281. Thunder Striker

282. Engraved In Heart

283. Slicing Through Storm

284. Final Blow Bow

285. In Strike

286. Warbow Of Dark

287. Tempest Crown

288. The Chord

289. Messenger 

290. Skeleton Escape

291. Shooter Of Fantasy

292. Knight Of Bows

293. Catcher

294. Willow Of Reflex

295. Wrapped In Feather

296. Holder Of Justice

297. The Bullseye

298. The Heartpiercer

299. Bolt Of Iron

300. Work Of Jade

301. Craved Of Revenge

302. Enchanted Striker

303. Enthusiast Souls

304. The Enchantment

305. Lightyear

306. Titanium Crossfire Bow

307. Redwood Dark Bow

308. Prickle Heavy Crossbow

309. Raging Cyclone

310. Hailstorm Among Souls

311. Wrapwood Fire Shooter

312. The Windsong

313. Ritual Oak Piercer

314. Recruits Bone Recurve

315. Splinter Of Fury

316. Bronze Of Anguish

317. Piercer Of Dark

318. Fury Of Aim

319. Sturdy Swift Bow

320. The Aim

321. The Fury

322. The Grim Reaper

323. Summoner 

324. Falling Star

325. The Last Breath

326. Wrapped In Titanium

327. Stealthy Lover

328. The Vision

329. Eye Of Target

330. Erupting Fury

331. True Striker

332. Fear Striker

333. The Expert

334. Poison At Heart

335. Mosquito Bite

336. Howling For Relief

337. Sting Of Devil

338. Eagle Bolt

339. Scorpion Sting

340. Bringing Typhoon

341. Chills Down Spine

342. Three In One

343. Pierce Through Eye

344. Badass Driftwood Speargun

345. Crossfire Bow

346. Reflex 

347. Whisper Of End

348. In Disguise

349. Spine Of Bow

350. Archery Light

Amazing Bow Names

351. Joker

352. Frenzied

353. Star's Rage

354. Skullforage

355. The Fierce

356. High Sky

357. Talonestrike

358. Crafted

359. Zealous

360. High-Strung

361. Starshot

362. Lastgun

363. Cornet

364. Inherited

365. Truthstrike

366. The Banished

367. Siren's Call

368. Strike Service

369. Dawn

370. Arbalest

371. Reflex Action

372. Maple Bow

373. Breakthrough

374. The Breath of Fire

375. Fearful Striker

376. Spectral Shortbow

377. Twisted Fate

378. Shooting star

379. Breath In

380. Soul Taker

381. Ominous Call

382. Razor Cut

383. Strike Cry

384. Swiftpiercer

385. Feral Blow

389. Song Of Strike

390. Point Piercer

391. Gladiator

392. The Sun

393. Skill Striker

395. Terror Hunter

396. Iron Self

397. Light Strike

398. Precision

399. Enchanted Straight Bow

400. Charming Killer

401. Exiled Compound Bow

402. Guardian's Weapon

403. Trophy Shooter

404. Fusion Flatbow

405. Recovering Strike

406. Persevere Bow

407. Hunger Striker

408. The Molten Fury

409. Graviton

410. Eternal Kill

411. Trapper's Sting

412. Timeworm Chord

413. Healer Killer

414. Spirited Bow

415. Wretch Of Salvation

416. Strike Like Eagle

417. Zero Miss

418. Hunting Bow

419. Sorrow Of Target

420. Stung Crossbow

421. Yearning

422. Don't Forget

423. The Strike

424. Icicle

425. Piercer Of Ice

426. Fortune Killer

427. Massive Shortbow

428. Titanium Crossbow

429. King Crossbow

430. Beasting Mess

431. Reincarnated

432. Snitcher

433. The Piercer

434. Crazed Bow

435. Broken Bones

436. Meteor Lash

437. Smooth Kill

438. Swooshing Hearts

439. Compound Lasher

440. Brutal Striker

441. All Kill

442. End At Heart

443. Frozen

444. Diamond Crossbow

445. Wood Bow

446. Curve Of Aim

447. Pain Of Strike

448. Target Amiss

449. Roaring Of Tides

450. Striker In Crossbow

451. Scorpion King Bow

452. Smooth Like Wolf

453. Ashwood Compund Bow

454. Final Destination

455. Nightmare

456. Horror Strike

457. Baneful

458. Rigour

459. Dwarstrike

460. Needle

462. Wrong Turn

463. Kill Catcher

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Written by Georgia Stone

Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

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Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.

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