Here is the list of some of the names from which Starfleet names its starships and bases. This is by no means a comprehensive list and further additions will be made:

Name Source Useage
Personality traits
Alert
Artful
Astute
Avenger
Brave
Bulldog
Centurion
Champion
Challenger
Courageous
Crusader
Daring
Dauntless
Defender
Defiant
Determination
Dreadnought
Endeavour
Endurance
Envoy
Excellence
Explorer
Fearless
Forthright
Furious
Gallant
Glorious
Intrepid
Investigator
Irresistable
Lionheart
Mentor
Messenger
Oracle
Pathfinder
Pioneer
Protector
Questor
Reliant
Resilient
Resistant
Resolute
Resolve
Resourceful
Resurgent
Righteous Name reserved for an Excelsior class starship
Superb
Swiftsure
Tactful
Titan
Triumph
Valiant
Vanguard
Venture
Victorious
Vigilant
Voyager
Warrior
Zealous
Mythology
Abderus Companion of Hercules
Absytus Brother of Medea
Archeron River of Hades
Achilles
Acis Lover of Galatea
Adonis
Aeacus Judge in Hades
Aegeus King of Athens
Aegis Shield
Aeolus King of the Winds
Aethra Mother of Theseus
Agamemnon King of Argos
Aglaia One of the Graces
Ajax
Amazon Warrior Women
Amphion King of Thebes
Amphitrite Wife of Neptune
Andromeda
Antaeus Giant of Africa
Antigone Daughter of Oedipus
Aphrodite
Apollo
Arachne
Ares
Arethusa Nymph changed to fountain
Argus Dog of Ulysses
Ariadne Daughter of Minos
Artemis Diana the Huntress
Athene Minerva
Atlantis Sunken city
Atlas Giant holding up the Earth
Atreus Father of Agamemnon
Atropos A Fate
Aurora Eos
Autolycus Thief
Avalon Isle where King Arthur is laid to rest
Babylon Biblical town with tower
Bacchantes
Bacchus Dionysus
Bellerophon
Boreas North Wind
Cacus Giant
Cadmus
Caduceus Universal medical symbol
Calchas Greek diviner
Calliope Muse of Epic poetry
Callisto Arcadian nymph
Calypso Island
Camelot Location of King Arthurs castle
Cassandra Daughter of Priam
Cassiope Mother of Andromeda
Castor
Centaur Half man half horse
Cephalus
Cepheus Father of Andromeda
Cerberus
Ceres Demeter
Cerynitis A sacred stag
Cestus Girdle of Aphrodite
Chalciope Sister of Medea
Chalybes Race of iron forgers
Charon Ferryman
Charybdis
Cheiron A Centaur
Chimaera Beast made up of other beasts
Chloris Flower goddess
Circe Enchantress
Clio Muse of history
Clotho A Fate
Clymene Mother of Phaethon
Clytemnestra Wife of Agamemnon
Cocytus River of tears
Croesus King of Lydia
Cronos Saturn
Cupid Eros
Cybele
Cyclops One eyed beast
Cygnus
Daedalus Famous artificer
Daimon Guardian spirit
Danae
Deianira Wife of Hercules
Deidamia Bride of Achilles
Deiphobus Brother of Hector
Demeter Ceres
Diana Artemis the Huntress
Dike Justice
Diomede
Dione Mother of Aphrodite
Dionysus Bacchus
Dragon Fire breathing lizard
Dryad
Eagle Minister of Zeus
Electra Daughter of Oceanus
Eos Aurora
Epeus Maker of the Trojan Horse
Eris Strife
Eros Cupid
Euphrosyne A Grace
Euripedes
Europa Abducted by Zeus
Eurus East Wind
Eurycleia Nurse of Odysseus
Eurydice
Eurylochus Lieutenant of Odysseus
Eurytus Famous archer
Excalibur King Arthurs sword Name use suspended
Faunus Pan
Fortuna
Gaea Earth spirit
Galatea Statue of Pygmalion
Ganymede
Gemini Twins
Geryon Giant
Gorgon Medusa
Hades
Haemon Lover of Antigone
Halcyon Calm
Harmonia Wife of Cadmus
Harpy
Hector Champion of Troy
Hephaestus Vulcan
Hera Juno
Heracles Hercules
Hercules Heracles
Hermes Mercury Freighter, Antares class, NCC 10376
Hermione Daughter of Menelaus
Herse Daughter of Cecrops
Hesione Princess of Troy
Hesperus Evening Star
Hestis Vespa
Hippolyte Queen of the Amazons
Hydra
Hyperion Apollo
Icarus Son of Daedalus
Io Daughter of Inachus
Iolaus Nephew of Hercules
Irene Peace
Iris Rainbow messenger of Zeus
Isis
Ixion Tied to ever-turning wheel in Hades
Janus Two faced
Jason Argonaut
Jupiter Zeus
Lachesis A Fate
Laertes Father of Odysseus
Lamiae
Leander
Maera Dog of Erigone
Maia Mother of Hermes
Mars Ares
Medea
Medusa Snake haired Gorgon
Megaera A Fury
Melpomene Muse of Tragedy
Menelaus King of Sparta
Mentor Guardian of Telemachus
Mercury Hermes
Merlin Magician at Camelot
Midas King with gold touch
Minerva Athene
Minos Judge in Hades
Minotaur Half man half bull
Mnemosyne Memory
Moirae Fates
Morpheus
Nausicaa Daughter of Alcinous
Nemesis
Neptune Poseidon
Nereus Sea god
Nessus A Centaur
Nestor
Nike Victory
Niobe
Notus South wind
Odin Norse god
Odysseus
Olympia
Orestes Brother of Iphigenia
Orion
Orpheus
Palamedes
Pandora Opener of the box
Pegasus Flying horse
Peleus Father of Achilles
Persephone
Perseus
Phaethon
Phoenix Tutor of Achilles
Pholus A Centaur
Phorcys Sea god
Phosphorus Morning star
Plato
Pluto
Pollux
Polymnia Muse of sublime hymns
Polyphemus Companion of Hercules
Poseidon Neptune
Prometheus Stole fire from the gods
Psyche
Proteus
Saturn Cronos
Scylla Daughter of Minos
Sphinx
Styx Infernal river
Syrinx Nymph turned to reed
Taenarum Gate of Hades
Tantalus
Taurus
Thales Philosopher
Thalia A Grace, Muse of comedy
Thamyris Blind bard
Theseus
Thetis Mother of Achilles
Thisbe Maid of Babylon
Thor Norse god of Thunder
Tiphys Steersman of the Argo
Triton
Tyche Fortune
Ulysses Odysseus
Uranus Father of the gods
Valhalla Norse heaven
Venus Aphrodite
Vesta Hestia
Vulcan Hephaestus
Xenophon
Zeus Jupiter
Authors, Composers, Explorers, Discoverers and Scientists
Amundsen South Pole explorer
Amy Johnson Aviator
Armstrong First man on the moon
Attenborough Natural historian
Bach Composer
Ballard Oceanographer
Barnes Wallis Aeronautics
Beethoven Composer
Bellamy Natural historian
Berlioz Composer
Bohr Danish Quantum Physicist
Boyle Boyle's Law of gas
Brahms Composer
Britten Composer
Burns Bard
Calvin Calvin cycle of photosynthesis
Celcius Celcius temp. scale
Chaucer Author
Cochrane Warp drive Oberth class
Cousteau Underwater explorer
Crick DNA
Dante Inferno author
Darwin Theory of Evolution
Debussy Composer
Dickens Author
Earhart Aviator
Einstein Theory of Relativity Oberth class
Elgar Composer
Faraday EM induction and magnetic fields
Fleming Penicilin
Geiger Geiger-Muller tube
Gibb Gibbs free energy
Golgi Golgi apparatus
Handel Composer
James Cook Explorer
James D Watson DNA
James Watt Steam power
Jane Austen Author
Johann Strauss Composer
Joule 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Jules Verne Sci-Fi author
Kelvin Temp. scale
Kreb Citric acid cycle of respiration
Lawrence Romantic author
Leibniz Calculus & Dynamics
Lenz EM Induction
Livingstone Explorer Name reserved for Excelsior class
Louis Armand
MacLavrin Mathematician
Magellan Explorer Constellation class, NCC 3069
Mendel Laws of genetics
Mendelssohn Composer
Moliere
Mozart Composer
Nernst Thermodynamics 3rd Law
Ohm Law of Resistance
Oscar Wilde Author
Pascal Unit of pressure
Pasteur Pasteurisation
Pauling X-ray crystallography
Planck Radiant energy
Polo Explorer
Puccini Composer
Robert Brown Brownian Motion
Robert Scott South Pole Explorer
Saint Saens Composer [Carnival of the Animals]
Schubert Composer
Shackleton South Pole explorer
Shakespeare Bard
Thomas Hardy
Van der Waals Van der Waals forces
Victor Hugo
Voltaire
Wagner Composer
Watson-Watt Radar
Weigener Geophysicist - pangaea concept
Wells Sci-Fi author Apollo class
Whittle Jet engine
Places, Politicians, Planes, Trains and Ships
Albion RN carrier, poetic name for England Excelsior class
Argyll Scottish region Constellation class, NCC 6231
Beagle Darwin's ship Oberth class
Bicester English town Oberth class, NCC 4836
Bismarck WWII battleship
Britannic Hospital ship sister of Titanic Excelsior class, Hospital ship
Buran Soviet shuttle
Cairo Egyptian capital Reserved for Excelsior class
Cavalier RN Destroyer Constellation class, NCC 7354
Churchill English PM during WWII
Constellation U.S. warship Constellation class
Constitution U.S. warship Constitution class
Edinburgh Scottish capital Miranda class
Emden German warship Miranda class
Enterprise U.S. Carriers Excelsior class
Essex UK county, warship Constitution class
Exeter UK city, RN warship Constitution class
Farragut Constitution class
Ghandi Indian leader
Glasgow Scottish city Miranda class
Hood WWII battlecruiser Constitution class, NCC 1703
Hornet American WWII carrier Constitution class
Illustrious RN Carrier Excelsior class
Invincible RN Carrier Constitution class
Jenolen Australian falls, near Sydney Sydney class
Leopard RN Frigate Constellation class, NCC 2574
Lexington Famous War of Independence battlefield Excelsior class, NCC 14427
London English capital Miranda class
Mandela Prisoner and President
Melbourne Australian city Reserved for Excelsior class
Montrose Scottish town Constellation class, NCC 6236
Musashi Japanese superbattleship
Nimitz WWII commander
Olympic White Star liner, sister of Titanic
Okinawa Islands Excelsior
Potemkin Russian warship Excelsior class
Renown RN WWII battlecruiser Excelsior
Repulse RN WWII battlecruiser Excelsior
Saratoga U.S. carriers Miranda class
Sheffield City of Steel in North England Miranda class, NCC 1976
Sol Earth's sun Constitution class
Tecumseh Famous battlefield Excelsior
Thunderchild Warship in H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds'
Tian Nan Men Chinese square, scene of 1989 student revolt Miranda class
Uganda African country and school ship Oberth class, NCC 720
Victory Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar Constellation class
Yamato Japanese superbattleship
Yorktown Famous battleground Excelsior class, NCC 2004
Yosemite U.S. national park Oberth
Japanese ship names
Akatuki Dawn
Akebono Daybreak
Akikaze Autumn wind
Amagiri Mist in the sky
Amatukaze Divine wind
Arare Hail
Arasi Gale
Arasio Rough tide
Ariake Dawn [still the moon remains in the sky]
Asagao Morning glory
Asagiri Morning mist
Asagumo White clouds of the morning
Asakaze Morning breeze
Asanagi Morning calm
Asasio Morning tide
Ayanami Waves whose beauty suggests figures woven in silk
Hakaze Wind of a bird's flight
Harukaze Spring breeze
Harusame Spring shower
Hasu Lotus
Hatakaze Wind that causes the flapping of a flag
Hatuharu First days of spring
Hatukaze Early breeze
Hatusimo First frost of the season
Hatuyuki First snow of the season
Hayasio Fast running tide
Hayate Squall
Hibiki Echo
Hokaze Wind on the sail
Hubuki Blizzard [snowstorm]
Humiduki July
Huyo A species of rose
Ikaduti Thunder
Inaduma Lightning
Isokaze Shore breeze
Isonami Waves on the beach
Kagero Gossamer
Kamikaze Divine wind
Karukaya Sage
Kasumi Haze ['Mist of flowers']
Kawakaze Wind on the river
Kisaragi February
Kuretake Certain variety of bamboo
Kuri Chestnut
Kurosio Black tide
Kurukaze Head wind
Matukaze Wind among the pine trees
Mikaduki New moon
Minaduki June
Mineguno White clouds on the muntain peak
Minekaze Wind from the mountain peak
Mitisio Tide running full
Motiduki Full moon
Murakumo Cloud clusters
Murasame Scattered showers
Mutuki January
Nagaduki September
Namikaze Wind on the waves
Natugumo White clouds of summer
Natusio Summer tide
Nenohi A day of New Year celebrations in old Japan
Nokaze Wind over the field
Nowake Strong autumn wind ['Separator of fields']
Numakaze Wind over the marsh
Oboro Haziness diffusing moonlight
Oite Fair wind [ie favourable]
Okikaze Wind in the offing
Osio High tide
Oyasio Parent tide
Sagiri Mist
Samidare Early summer rain
Sanae Rice seedling
Satuki May
Sawakaze Wind from the swamp
Sazanami Ripples
Sigure Autumn shower
Sikinami Waves chasing one another
Sinonome Dawn
Siokaze Wind springing up at the turn of the tide
Sirakumo White clouds
Siranui Phosphorecent foam ['Unknown fires']
Siratuyu White dew
Sirayuki White snow
Suzukaze Cool breeze of summer
Tanikaze Wind in the valley
Tatikaze Wind caused by the stroke of a sword
Tokitukaze Fair wind
Tuga Japanese hemlock-spruce
Uduki April
Umiukaze Sea breeze
Urakaze Wind in the bay
Urinami Waves in the bay
Usio Tide
Usugumo Fleecy clouds
Wakaba Fresh verdure [young leaves shooting]
Wakatake Young bamboo
Yakaze Wind of an arrow's flight
Yamagumo White clouds on the hillsides
Yamakaze Wind from the hills
Yayoi March
Yudati Evening thunder shower in summer
Yuduki Evening moon
Yugiri Evening mist
Yugure Evening
Yukaze Evening breeze
Yukikaze Snowstorm
Yunagi Evening calm



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