The following is a list of Royal Navy ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. Many of the names have been re-used over the years and thus represent different ships.
(Note that this list still lacks many important ships.)
... Nominal compounds occur with various meanings, some examples of which are:
Bahuvrihi
Bahuvrihi, or much-rice, denotes a rich person--one who has much rice. Bahuvrihi ...