Pet Bird Names

Tazu has a certain snazzy appeal.

Many will associate Rihanna with the Barbados-born singer, known mononymously by her middle name. During her early years of fame, when "Umbrella" was on the radio and "Take a Bow" was playing through the iPod Shuffle, the name shot up the charts in the US, UK, France, and Puerto Rico. Though the name did fall out of the charts as rapidly as it entered and while some parents might feel it is way too tied to the mid-2000s, Rihanna was given to 165 babies in 2023.

Has become a byword in English for an overly optimistic person, thanks to the eponymous children's book heroine.

Surname that is occasionally used as a given name in tribute to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

A common surname in Scotland, but a starchy first name choice.

According to Cherokee legend, hummingbirds were healers, helping those in medical crises.

Has good vibes via the stork's intimations of longevity.

An ancient name belonging to "the most beautiful of all women" in Germanic mythology, whose tragic story features in many northern European legends. The daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun, her jealous husband had her murdered after she was accused of infidelity, and was then himself killed by Swanhild's brothers.

There's only one. Okay, two.

A daring middle name possibility for classical concertgoers. Alternatives are Wolfgang and Amadeus.

This name stems from the Latin term Avis, meaning bird. Related names include Avice, Aveza and Aveline.

The name of a small yellow bird that hasn't taken off in the way that some of its avian sisters – like Robin, Wren or Lark – have.

Turquoise is similar in hue to Aqua, which is one of the cool new color names on the palette. Other blue-hued options: Cerulean, Cyan, Indigo, or Blue itself.

The original southern Good Ol' Boy.

This is a big name, both in heritage and sound. On the right child, this could be inspired, but others may shrink from all the connotations. While your preferred nickname for this option might be Col (or Kit if you're connecting it to Christopher Columbus), you may end up with the slightly more cumbersome "Bus" as the short-form.

Peaceful and melodic, but a bit pretentious.

Musical choice that may be a short form of Jasmine or Jazlyn, or might stand on its own like this or as Jaz, the spelling used by tennis duo Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.

Idiosyncratic Hebrew choice.