This tattoo uses an almost graffiti style font to honor the man’s three daughters. It’s unique, as far as name tattoos go, because of the interestingly rendered “C” to start multiple names Chasidy, Chloe, and Chayla.

The beautifully wrought “A” in Alexandra gives this tattoo a degree of classical style hard to achieve. The tattoo artist did a brilliant job of keeping this piece clean and elegant — it flows effortlessly across the inside forearm.

This tattoo of Blake mixes graffiti found in the Chicano style with a measure of Polynesian tribal. It’s large and bold, using the letters of the name for shading rather than the flourishes around the name as you’d usually expect.

The inner upper arm tends to be a good place for people looking to get words inked into their skin, as it’s a good space to get a squarely rendered, well-balanced set of words. This example again uses a nice, flowing script to pay homage to this man’s three children.

This is a nicely executed calligraphy-style tattoo using a Chinese font. The letters are made to look realistic by creating the impression the word has been painted on with a horsehair brush instead of a needle.

This is a modern take on the Polynesian style, done with a gun and needle rather than a spike and chisel. This piece travels effortlessly across the skin, with the color gradients creating a consistent pattern throughout the entire artwork.

This name tattoo is unique and refreshing. Here the rope motif spells out the name Payton boldly along the man’s inner forearm.

This Nicholas tattoo utilizes an unusual font to good effect. There’s symmetry in the piece that the bordering highlights at the bottom employ well to form a balance in the name.

This family name tattoo should be a source of great pride. Firstly, getting tagged down the ribs would’ve hurt plenty and over a good deal of time. Second, the cursive font is handled exquisitely, especially the flow from silver-gray at the top to the dark gray at the bottom.