Pet Bird Names

Faigel is a secret nature name deriving from the Yiddish word for "bird". Variants include Faiga and Faige.

Although the name Jabiru is indelibly associated with Australia (it is the name of a town in Northern Territory, Australia and also a type of stork), it is not an Aboriginal name, as is often thought.

Can you hear the beat?

Dyveke is related to the Frisian word düveke, which means "dove", as well as to the name Dietlinde.

Double exposure: 1970s rock sensation (Mamma Mia) and scholar/diplomat name in Israel.

We once dismissed Bird as "too flighty", but with the rise of avian names from Lark to Robin to, well, Birdie, we don't see why Bird can't be a fine choice, especially as a middle name.

In Norway, Svale is also used as a short form of the rare name Svalaug/Svanlaug, meaning "swan oath". Svale is also a more modern form of Svali, meaning "cool, fresh".

Corky was a sitcom moniker of the fifties, Corcoran a better fit for these times.

Japanese feminist Raicho Hiratsuka chose the name Raicho for herself - no doubt because of its fabulously meaning. As a journalist and publisher, Raicho fought for the rights of working class women in Japan’s textile industry and eschewed conventional domesticity, openly living with a lover and having her children out of wedlock. Thunderbirds are GO indeed!

Often written in English as Cooweescoowee — a place name in Oklahoma.

Hot R & B singer Kelis Rogers's name is a combination of those of her parents' -- Kenneth and Eveliss.

An important biblical name, being the wife of Moses in Exodus. Has a number of spelling variations, including Tziporah, Zipora(h), Zippora(h), Tzipor and Tzipori. The Yiddish forms are Tzeitl and Tzertel.

The Icelandic word for "hawk" and recent addition to the Icelandic name pool. It was derived from the Old Norse word haukr, also meaning "hawk."

The Alhambra, which means "red city," is in Granada, Spain. British writer Ali Smith used it for a character in her novel The Accidental.

Colorful middle name choice.

Kew is an offbeat name of a saint from Cornwall with boyish appeal.

Lihini is a word name from Sri Lanka. When used as a name, it is often interpreted as meaning "free as a bird"

Swans are beautiful creatures, with rather unusable English names. To evoke the grace and serenity of the swan, we recommend you take a look at this Sri Lankan name.

Maraca sounds more like a name than Banjo, so why not? It's rhythmic and, well, musical, so might make an adventurous choice.