Canary

English
"small bird"

Canary Origin and Meaning

The name Canary is a girl's name meaning "small bird".

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.

Two of the most well known bearers of this first name are Canary Burton, an American keyboardist, composer and writer, and Canary Conn, an American singer and author.

Famous People Named Canary

  • Martha Jane Canary/Cannary
    (Calamity Jane), was an American frontierswoman

Canary in Pop Culture

  • Canary Yellow
    character in "Rainbow Brite"
  • Black Canary
    Dinah Lance's superhero name in DC comics
  • Canary
    one of the Zoldycks' servants in "Hunter x Hunter"