Names Categorized "birds"

Huia is a Māori feminine given name, derived from the name of an extinct bird, the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island. The huia was held in high esteem by Māori due to its distinctive...

Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli) was the supreme solar and war deity in Aztec religion, as well as the patron god of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The name derives from Nahuatl...

Humay is an Azerbaijani feminine given name, the local form of Homa. In Persian mythology, the Homa is a legendary bird that spends its entire life soaring high in the sky, never alighting on the ground. Its name is thou...

Iago is the Welsh and Galician form of the Late Latin name Iacobus, which itself is derived from the Hebrew Yaʿaqov (see Jacob). It shares its ultimate origin with the English name James, and like James, Iago can be inte...

Ingram is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, brought to England by the Normans in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest. It is derived from the Germanic elements angil (referring to the Angles, a Germanic tribe) o...

Iona is the form of Jonah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form. Derived from the Hebrew name Yona, meaning "dove," Iona appears in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, and...

Ionas is a Greek and Latin Biblical form of Jonah, used in the Greek Bible and the Latin New Testament, as well as in some versions of the Latin Old Testament. It is a direct transliteration of the Greek Ἰωνᾶς, which its...

Ivaana is a Greenlandic Inuit feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Ivaaq, which itself means "egg" in Greenlandic. The name combines the Greenlandic root ivek (meaning "brood egg") with the suffix -na, a...

Ivaaq is a Greenlandic masculine name that means "egg" in the Greenlandic language (Kalaallisut), directly reflecting its lexical origin. The name is derived from the common Greenlandic noun "ivaq" (egg), and is used as...

Jay is a short and simple masculine name of English origin. It began as a nickname or short form for various names beginning with the sound J, most notably James and Jason. Over time, Jay has become established as a stan...

Jemima is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, recorded in the Old Testament as the oldest of the three daughters of Job (Job 42:14). Traditionally said to mean "dove", it may actually be related to Hebrew yomam, mean...

Jeruti is a feminine given name from the Indigenous Guaraní language of South America, primarily associated with Paraguay but also known in neighboring regions of Argentina and Brazil. The name directly translates to “do...

Jonah (Hebrew: Yona, meaning "dove") is a masculine given name of Jewish origin that appears prominently in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). The name is most notably associated with the prophet Jonah, son of Amittai, wh...

Jónas is the Icelandic and Faroese form of Jonah, the biblical prophet. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew יונה (Yona), meaning "dove." In the Book of Jonah, the prophet is swallowed by a great fish and later em...

Jonáš is a Czech and Slovak masculine given name, equivalent to the English Jonah. It is directly derived from the biblical prophet Jonah, whose story is recounted in the Old Testament Book of Jonah. The name ultimately...

Jonas is the Greek form of Jonah, appearing as Ἰωνᾶς (Ionas) in the New Testament and used in some English Bible translations. The name is derived from the Hebrew יוֹנָה (Yona), meaning "dove". In the Old Testament Book...

Joona is a Finnish given name, derived as a form of the biblical name Jonah. The name ultimately comes from the Hebrew יוֹנָה (Yona), meaning "dove." In the Old Testament, Jonah is the prophet who was swallowed by a grea...

Joonas is the Estonian and Finnish form of the name Jonas, which itself derives from the Greek Ionas, a transliteration of the Hebrew name Jonah. Ultimately, the name traces back to the Hebrew word yoni meaning "dove". E...

Kauan is a Finnish word meaning "for a long time," adopted as a band name for the Russian atmospheric doom metal/post-rock group formed in Chelyabinsk in 2005. The band's name reflects the Finnish language influence on t...

Kenojuak is an Inuit feminine name, a variant of Qinnuajuaq, which means "rough-legged hawk" (Buteo lagopus) in Inuktitut. The name is strongly associated with the acclaimed Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013), one...

Kerttu is a Finnish feminine given name, a localized form of Gertrude. The name Gertrude originally derives from the Old German elements ger meaning "spear" and drud meaning "strength", thus carrying the meaning "spear o...

Kestrel is an English feminine given name taken directly from the name of a small bird of prey. The word kestrel ultimately derives from Old French crecelle "rattle," a reference to the distinctive sound of the b...

Etymology & MythologyKirke is the modern Greek form of Circe, a name rooted in ancient Greek mythology. The original Greek form Kirke (Κίρκη) is thought to derive from the Greek word kirkos (κίρκος), meaning "hawk." In G...

Kolman is a German variant of Koloman, itself a form of the Irish name Colmán. The root is Colum, the Irish interpretation of Latin columba meaning "dove." As such, Kolman belongs to a wide European name family linked th...

Koloman is the German and Slovak form of Colmán, itself a diminutive of Colum, the Irish form of Columba. The ultimate root is the Late Latin name Columba, meaning "dove", a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. The...

Korbin is an English given name, a variant of Corbin. The name Corbin itself derives from a French surname, which originated as a nickname from the Old French word corbeau, meaning "raven," likely referring to someone wi...

Korbinian is the German form of Corbinian, ultimately derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven". This name was borne by an 8th-century Frankish saint (c. 670–730) who played a pivotal role in the Christianization of...

Körbl is a German diminutive of Korbinian. The name Korbinian itself derives from the Latin corvus, meaning "raven," and was borne by an 8th-century Frankish saint who was sent by Pope Gregory II to evangelize in Bavaria...

Koronis is a name derived from Greek κορώνη (korone), meaning "crow." In Greek mythology, this name was borne by several figures, most notably a lover of the god Apollo. According to myth, Koronis was a princess of Phleg...

Lærke is a Danish feminine given name that directly means "lark" in Danish. The name is derived from the common bird species known for its melodious song, making Lærke a nature-inspired name that evokes lightness, joy, a...

Lagle is an Estonian feminine given name that derives directly from the Estonian word lagle, meaning "goose". The name belongs to the Estonian tradition of choosing nature-inspired names, reflecting the country's close c...

Lark is an English feminine given name derived directly from the name of the songbird, particularly the Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis). The word comes from Old English lāwerce, related to German Lerche and Dutch leeu...

Lautaro is a Mapuche name, Hispanicized from the original Lef-Traru, meaning "swift hawk." The name combines the Mapuche elements lef "swift" and traru "hawk." It is famously borne by a 16th-century Mapuche military lead...

Leda is a feminine given name of Greek origin, best known from mythology, where she was a Spartan queen. Her story is central to the myth of Zeus's seduction in the form of a swan, a tale that has inspired countless work...

Linnet is an English feminine given name with dual origins. It may be considered a variant of Lynette, a name popularized by Alfred Tennyson's 1872 poem Gareth and Lynette, where Lynette is a character who eventually mar...

Llinos is a Welsh feminine given name derived directly from the Welsh word for linnet (Linaria cannabina), a small bird in the finch family. The name is part of a tradition in Welsh naming culture that draws from nature,...

Loan 2 is a Vietnamese feminine name derived from Sino-Vietnamese loan, from the character 鸞, which refers to a mythological bird similar to the Chinese luan. This bird is often depicted as a messenger of the gods and a...

Lonán is an Irish and Old Irish masculine name that means "little blackbird". It is derived from the Old Irish word lon ("blackbird") combined with a diminutive suffix, giving it an affectionate or endearing quality. The...

Máel Coluim is the medieval Scottish Gaelic form of Malcolm. The name derives from the Gaelic elements máel meaning "disciple" or "devotee" and Coluim, the Gaelic form of Saint Columba, the 6th-century Irish missionary w...

Malcolm is a masculine given name of Scottish origin. It is the Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, which means "disciple of Saint Columba". The Gaelic element máel means "shavenhead," a term that histori...

Malcom is a variant of Malcolm, an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Máel Coluim, meaning "disciple of Saint Columba." The name Malcolm has deep historical roots in Scotland, borne by four kings starting in the...

Malina 1 is a Scottish feminine given name derived as a feminization of Malcolm. The name Malcolm itself comes from the Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, meaning “disciple of Saint Columba.” Historically, Malcolm was a royal...

Manaia is a feminine Māori name derived from a stylized motif found in traditional Māori carving and tattooing. The Manaia figure is a mythological being, typically depicted with the head of a bird, the body of a human,...

Manu 4 is a masculine given name meaning "bird" in several Polynesian languages, including Hawaiian, Māori, Tahitian, and Tongan. The name reflects the cultural significance of birds in Polynesian societies, where they o...

Maol Chaluim is the Scottish Gaelic form of Malcolm, a name of deep historical and cultural resonance in Scotland. Derived from the Old Gaelic Máel Coluim, it means “disciple of Saint Columba.” Since the 10th century, fo...

Martin is a masculine given name used across many languages and cultures. It originates from the Roman name Martinus, which is derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Mars was the protec...

Mavis is a feminine given name taken directly from the name of the song thrush bird, also known as the mavis (from Old French mauvis, of uncertain origin). The name was first popularized in modern times by British author...

Mayur is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, used primarily in Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi-speaking communities. Derived from the Sanskrit word मयूर (mayūra) meaning "peacock," the name evokes the bird's associat...

Mekaisto is an Indigenous North American masculine name of Blackfoot origin, specifically from the Siksika language. It derives from Mí'kiai'stoowa, meaning "red crow," composed of mi'ki ("red") and mai'stóó ("crow"). Th...

Merel is a feminine given name of Dutch origin, directly derived from the Dutch word for "blackbird" (in Latin Turdus merula). It is a nature-inspired name that belongs to a broader pattern of European names taken from b...

Merla is a feminine given name, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is a variant of the name Merle, which is derived from either the English word merle or the French surname Merle, both meaning "blackbird,"...

Merle is a given name used for both boys and girls. It derives from the English word merle or the French surname Merle, both meaning "blackbird" (from Latin merula). The French cognate Merle originated as a nickname for...

Merletta is an English feminine diminutive of Merle, a name that ultimately derives from the Latin word merula, meaning "blackbird." The root name Merle entered English both from the word merle (an archaic term for the b...

Merlin is a legendary figure and personal name best known from Arthurian legend, popularized in the English-speaking world through centuries of medieval romance and modern adaptations. The name itself is the Latinized fo...

Miu is a feminine Japanese given name, known for its poetic kanji combinations and melodic sound. The name most commonly combines the characters 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 羽 (u) meaning "feather," evoking an image...

Moa is a Swedish feminine given name. While its exact origins are uncertain, it is thought to be derived from the Swedish word moder, meaning 'mother'. This etymology gives the name a gentle, maternal quality, though it...

Morrígan is a figure from Irish mythology whose name is commonly translated as either "great queen" or "phantom queen." The name derives from Old Irish elements: mór ("great, big") or mor ("demon, evil spirit") combined...

EtymologyMupitsukupʉ is a Comanche name meaning "old owl", derived from mupitsi ("owl") and tsukupʉ ("old man"). It reflects the Comanche naming tradition of combining descriptive elements to create meaningful names.Hist...

Mut is an Egyptian name derived from the word mwt, meaning "mother." In ancient Egyptian mythology, Mut was a primordial mother goddess, associated with the waters of Nu from which creation emerged. She was often said to...

Nauja is a feminine given name of Greenlandic and Inuit origin that means "seagull" in both Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) and Inuktitut languages. The name derives from the word naujaq or nauja, referring to the gull, a seab...