Whats the meaning behind star tattoos and or nautical stars?

August 19th, 2009

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Sailors would tattoo nautical stars on their forearms as a good luck symbol in hopes of returning home. It is also a popular tattoo design used by punk rockers, soldiers, and others, mostly as a symbol for finding one’s way through life.

 

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6 Responses to “Whats the meaning behind star tattoos and or nautical stars?”

  1. August 19th, 2009 at 7:03 am

    bellah_s@sbcglobal.net said:

    They mean something different to everyone who has them.
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  2. August 19th, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Kendra G said:

    Sailors would tattoo nautical stars on their forearms as a good luck symbol in hopes of returning home. It is also a popular tattoo design used by punk rockers, soldiers, and others, mostly as a symbol for finding one’s way through life.
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    wikipedia

  3. August 19th, 2009 at 7:42 am

    ♥Tattooed Mistress♥ said:

    They are good luck symbols.
    But they MAJORITY of the people you see with nautical stars tattooed on them, have not the first clue what they mean, they just have them b/c every other person with tattoos has one or b/c they think its cool!
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  4. August 19th, 2009 at 8:26 am

    HEAT said:

    i heard if you weren’t a sailor, it was bad luck to have one
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  5. August 19th, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Lise x Lobotomy said:

    My papa had nautical stars and a compass he got them with his friends when he got back from korea.. they mean good luck all 10 of my tattoos are navy/nautical, except 2…… its extremely addictive.. i donno whey all the little "punk/emo kids" keep getting them they dont know the background
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    me myself and I

  6. August 19th, 2009 at 9:21 am

    brighteyes4273 said:

    It’s not punk/emo kids getting them. It’s bros and brohos. The punk/emo kids make fun off the bros. Definition of a bro- DUMB ASS haha
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