How did the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America get the name “Mayflower”?
Since the place the Mayflower was built is unknown, and the names of the original owners are unknown, nobody can be certain exactly why the ship was named the Mayflower. Ships were traditionally named after people (Anne, James), religious images (White Angel), virtues (Charity, Fortune) or objects found in nature (Sparrowhawk, Marigold). The Mayflower was another term for the flower of an English hawthorne. http://members.aol.com/mayfloweb/FAQ_students.html Ships were usually named for objects in nature, people, or virtues. The May flower was the flower of the English Hawthorne tree. The owner of the Mayflower was Christopher Jones. His previous ship was named the Josian, named after his wife. http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/…/FAQ_Students.
