Bird Names - Comprehensive List
- Yona
Origin:
Cherokee or variation of Jonah, HebrewMeaning:
"bear; dove"Description:
A name with a double animal connection via two distinct origins, one Native American and the other Hebrew and Biblical. Yona is rare in the US but not unknown: It was given to a dozen baby girls in 2021.
- Yonah
Origin:
Hebrew variation of JonahMeaning:
"dove"Description:
This form of the stylish Old Testament name is too close to the feminine Yona.
- Yonina
Origin:
Feminine variation of Jonah, HebrewMeaning:
"dove"Description:
Unlikely to catch on the way the male original has, though it may appeal to some parents as a more formal version of Nina.
- Yunus
Origin:
Arabic, HebrewMeaning:
"dove"Description:
Arabic form of Jonah
- Zamir
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"nightingale"Description:
An interesting bird name choice if you're seeking a nonbiblical Hebrew name. The zippy Z sound is appealing to more parents, and Zamir entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022.
- Zamira
Origin:
Arabic, Hebrew, Albanian, "mind, heart, conscious; lean, slender; nightingale; sweet voice"Meaning:
"mind, heart, conscious; lean, slender; nightingale; sweet voice"Description:
An elegant, powerful, and multi-cultural name with various origins. Used occasionally in the US since the 80s, the name has seen more significant use since the mid-2010s and is now given to around 130 girls each year.
- Zippora
Origin:
Variation of Tziporah, HebrewMeaning:
"bird"Description:
This upstanding Old Testament name of the wife of Moses would almost inevitably provoke some tricky zipper teasing.
- Zipporah
Origin:
Variation of Tziporah, HebrewMeaning:
"bird"Description:
There are many variations of this name, with or without the initial T and the final h, with one p or two. In the Bible she was the wife of Moses.
- Ákos
Origin:
Hungarian from TurkishMeaning:
"white eagle"