Name tattoo ideas

97 photos and flash · 78% Lettering, 31% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black cursive script tattoo reading Michael Jackson on the inside of a wrist, in a lettering style.
Michael Jackson script on a wrist
Back view of a person with the words MICHAEL JACKSON in black serif capitals running vertically down the spine, with a grey ornamental tattoo on the right shoulder.
Name lettering down the spine
Black ink flash sheet of ornate calligraphic lettering designs on a beige background, including the words Joy, Love, Peace and Love One Another, with no body placement shown.
Calligraphic lettering flash sheet
Upper back tattoo of three butterflies made from shaded footprints, with blue, pink and green washes and script names beneath.
Three footprint butterflies across upper back
Black script lettering over pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style splashes on the top of a foot.
Script name with watercolour splash on foot
Black and grey tattoo across the upper back of three heart-shaped frames with script names, with a blue star and a smaller heart above.
Three hearts with script names on upper back
Two forearms side by side, one with a red heart and gold filigree tattoo beside purple flowers, the other with a gold key and script name in Traditional style.
Heart and key tattoos on two forearms
Black script lettering spelling Mason with a swash underline and a small red heart on the wrist, in a lettering style.
Mason script lettering on a wrist
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with a flowing script name on the top of a foot, shaded in blue-grey ink.
Infinity symbol with script name on foot
Black script lettering tattoo with swirling flourishes on the side of a foot, near the ankle.
Script name tattoo with flourishes on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of two baby footprints with a name in cursive script between them, shown on skin.
Baby footprints with name in script
Black ink feather tattoo on a forearm, filled with hatched and dotted ornamental patterns and two names in lettering.
Ornate feather with names on forearm
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs of a bare tree with roots wrapped in ribbon banners, with a heart at the base and a name on a banner.
Bare tree, roots and heart with ribbon banners on ribs
Black script lettering on the ring finger of a clenched hand, sitting just above a dark metal band.
Black script name tattoo on a ring finger
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a red heart outline, a black script name and a grey awareness ribbon outline.
Heart, script name and ribbon on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a feather above an infinity loop, with the script words noah and toby, on the side of the torso.
Feather and infinity symbol with script lettering
Black and grey shaded paw print tattoo above an infinity symbol with a red heart and script lettering, on a lower leg.
Paw print and infinity script on a lower leg
Black ink infinity symbol with three script names and a small butterfly on the forearm, in a fine line style.
Infinity symbol with names and butterfly
Black and grey tattoo of two baby footprints forming a heart around script lettering, on a person's side above the hip.
Baby footprints in a heart with a name on the side
Black silhouette tattoos of a figure on a forearm, with cursive script reading Michael Jackson on another forearm, photographed with the arms crossed.
Silhouette and script forearm tattoos
Fine line black script tattoo reading mia with a small looped heart on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photo.
Script name and heart on the side ribs
Black and grey photo of two matching fine line infinity symbol tattoos on a forearm, one with a scrolling script name.
Matching infinity symbol tattoos on two wrists
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in pink, blue and green with black linework and a script name, placed on the ribs.
Paw print with watercolour splashes on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with two child silhouettes on a swing, above script lettering, on a forearm.
Tree and swing with names on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Malia 2011, that's what she said, running along the outer top of a bare foot.
Script quote along the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a brown and cream dog portrait inside an ornate gold frame with a heart, a purple glow and a banner reading GRYNET, on a forearm.
Dog portrait in gold frame on forearm
Fine line black tattoo on the inner forearm showing a polo rider on horseback with mallet, above the script word Lauren, with Ralph in script above the rider.
Polo rider and script names on the wrist
Fine line black arrows with script names and a small heart across the side of the ribs.
Arrows with script names on the ribs
Black and grey paw print tattoo with shaded pads, a script name and a small star, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Paw print with name and star on a wrist
Healed colour tattoo of a red and magenta butterfly above a black script name with a decorative capital, with small star sparkles, on the inner forearm in a lettering style.
Butterfly and script name on a forearm
Close-up photo of a grey handwritten lettering tattoo on the side of a neck, reading Abby above GIRL in block capitals.
Grey lettering reading Abby Girl on neck
Black script lettering spelling a name across a forearm, set over a background of blue star shapes.
Script lettering name on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script reading Ella Grace, crossed by two arrows with flourishes, on the inner upper arm.
Script name and arrows on an arm
Two traditional-style tattoos side by side: a black and grey Darth Vader head with a red banner reading BENTLEY on the left, and a colourful heart with flowers, a pink bow and a ZOEY banner on the
Darth Vader and floral heart tattoos with banners
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with script names among its branches, across the upper back.
Family tree with names on upper back
Inner forearm tattoo of grey footprints and handprints, each set labelled with a script name and small blue hearts, in a soft realistic style.
Footprints and handprints with script names on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face in profile with a script signature reading Elvis Presley beneath it, on a limb.
Portrait and script signature on a limb
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate tiara with the script word Harlow beneath it, surrounded by circles and a dotted line, on a forearm.
Fine line tiara with script name on forearm
Fine line infinity heart tattoo with two names in script and soft blue and purple wash, on the back.
Infinity heart with script names
Black and grey tree of life tattoo on a person's upper arm and shoulder, with family names written across the branches and roots.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with two names in cursive script on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with script names on wrist
Black and grey tree tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with first names written among the leaves in script lettering.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Flash design of a black swirling vine with blue, pink and purple butterflies, purple flowers, green leaves and three script names, shown without a body placement.
Butterfly and flower vine with three script names
Black and grey shaded paw print with a small heart, above the script name Abby and the dates 2004-2014, on the inner forearm.
Paw print with name and dates on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the names Karen and Micah and the date June 21st 2014, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Crossed arrows with names and date on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and calf above the script name Sophia, on the upper back near the neck.
Elephant and calf with script name on upper back
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo of the name Manuela on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark jeans.
Name in fine line script on a forearm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the placeholder words Your Name in script lettering, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with script name