Bird Names - Comprehensive List

Daya

Hindi

"compassionate"

There is some controversy over the origin and meaning of this name, though most reputable sources define it as a Hindi name meaning kindness or compassion. Also spelled, Daia, other sources say it…

Deryn

Welsh

"bird"

This 1950s Welsh bird name sounds less dated than our fifties Robin.

Dotterel

English

"Eurasian plover"

Dove

Nature name

"dove, a bird"

One of the new bird names, like Lark and Wren, this one's associated with the billing and cooing sounds of love. Soft and gentle, Dove also has the admirable association with peace. Dove was actually…

Dyveke

Frisian

"dove"

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

Egret

English from German

"white heron"

Elaenia

Nature name

A genus of birds in the flycatcher family, Elaenia is one of the many unique baby names in the Elena family. But that spelling is sure to trip up some people.

Elvira

Spanish

"white, fair"

Before there was the campy TV Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Elvira was the long-suffering wife of Don Juan, and remnants of those negative, gothic images still cling to it, though they are fading.…

Enna

Enna is a feminine name with multiple possible origins, including as a variation of Anna (Hebrew for 'grace'), a shortened form of names like Ennaline or Marienna, or derived from the ancient city of…