Pirate

English from Greek

"to attempt, attack"

Pirate Origin and Meaning

The name Pirate is a girl's name meaning "to attempt, attack".

Pirate is best known as one of the middle names of pop sensation Billie Eilish, who was born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell. In a 2017 BBC interview, she revealed, "Pirate was going to be my [only] middle name but then my uncle had a problem with it because pirates are bad." Now Pirate attracting more interest, along with the rest of Billie Eilish's names.

The word "pirate" is English, derived from the Latin pirata, which ultimately came from the Greek peira, meaning "an attempt."