Names That Mean Falcon
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- Altair
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"falcon"Description:
The eleventh brightest star in the sky has a celestial feel, but also could be the name of a commercial airline.
- Baz
Origin:
Diminutive of Sebastian or Basil; KurdishMeaning:
"regal; falcon"Description:
As Bas, it's a popular name in The Netherlands, but Baz, as in director Luhrmann, has potential for independent life too.Curiously, Australian-born Moulin Rouge director Luhrmann was born neither Sebastian nor Basil, but had the name Mark Anthony on his birth certificate; his nickname arose from his supposed resemblance to a British TV fox puppet named Basil Brush.
- Falco
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"falcon"Description:
Italian surname most Americans will associate with actress Edie Falco, of Sopranos fame.
- Falkner
Origin:
Occupational nameMeaning:
"falcon trainer"Description:
Member of a newly chic name genre. Bonus: its relationship to author William Faulkner.
- Falconer
Origin:
Occupational nameMeaning:
"falcon trainer"Description:
Falconer is one choice that has morphed rapidly from outlandish to possible, even attractive, thanks to the fashion for occupational names. And really, if Archer is getting popular and Miller seems normal, why not Falconer?
- Ertuğrul
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"brave falcon"Description:
Famously the father of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Dynasty. Ertuğrul is derived from the Turkish elements er, meaning "brave man," and tuğrul, a mythical falcon-like bird in Turkish and Hungarian legend, also known as a turul.
- Csongor
Origin:
Hungarian from TurkishMeaning:
"falcon"
- Baaz
Origin:
UrduMeaning:
"falcon"Description:
Short and strong, with an animal meaning — Baaz would translate well into the English-speaking world.