Bird Names - Comprehensive List

  1. Yona
    • Origin:

      Cherokee or variation of Jonah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Yonah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew variation of Jonah
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
    • Description:

      This form of the stylish Old Testament name is too close to the feminine Yona.
  3. Yonina
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Jonah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  4. Yunus
    • Origin:

      Arabic, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
    • Description:

      Yunus is the Arabic form of Jonah, also used in Turkish. In Islam, Yunus is a prophet.
  5. Zamir
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, Arabic, Albanian
    • Meaning:

      "nightingale, song; heart, conscience, mind; good voice"
    • 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 and was one of the fastest rising names in 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. Zippora
    • Origin:

      Variation of Tziporah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "bird"
    • Description:

      This upstanding Old Testament name of the wife of Moses would almost inevitably provoke some tricky zipper teasing.
  8. Zipporah
    • Origin:

      Variation of Tziporah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  9. Ákos
    • Origin:

      Hungarian from Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "white eagle"