Bird Names - Comprehensive List

Ingram

German

"angel-raven"

An undiscovered surname possibility with upscale overtones, could be enlivened with nickname Ingo.

Jabiru

Brazilian, type of bird

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.

Jery

Jery is a masculine name that likely emerged as a variant spelling of Jerry, which itself originated as a diminutive form of names like Jerome, Jeremiah, or Gerald. With its simplified spelling, Jery…

Kass

Kass is a masculine name that likely originated as a short form of names like Kassian, Cassius, or even Kaspar. The name has Greek roots through Cassius, which may relate to "kassis" meaning…

Kestrel

Bird name

With the likes of Wren and Lark highly fashionable right now, Kestrel could make for a fun — and fierce — alternative for either gender.

Kip

American diminution of Christopher, Greek and Latin

"bearer of Christ"

Kip Thorne, nobel laureate and long-time colleague of Stephen Hawking, is just one of several Kips who don't have a longer name. But Kip is often short for Christopher.

Kuwiskuwi

Cherokee

"large white water bird; egret"

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

Lark

Bird name

In one recent year there were 60 baby girls in the US named Lark....and only eight baby boys. But there's no reason this bird name can't also be masculine, especially given that Robin is making a…

Larkin

Irish

"rough, fierce"

The additional syllable makes Lark a masculine surname name, borne by poet Philip Larkin.

Larus

Icelandic

"from Laurentium"

Properly spelt Lárus, this is the Icelandic form of Laurence.