450+ Best Crossbow And Bow Names

Georgia Stone
Dec 12, 2023 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Nov 25, 2020
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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

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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