Pet Bird Names

Maraca sounds more like a name than Banjo, so why not? It's rhythmic and, well, musical, so might make an adventurous choice.

Often written in English as Cooweescoowee — a place name in Oklahoma.

Owls are revered and feared in Cherokee culture, thought of as witches in disguise. Uguku is one of multiple owl names in the Cherokee language. It is onomatopoetic with the owl's calls.

Faigel is a secret nature name deriving from the Yiddish word for "bird". Variants include Faiga and Faige.

The given name of Conocotocko II, or Standing Turkey, a Cherokee chief in the 18th century. He advised the tribe to go to war against the then-colonies of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Associated with the mononymic Icelandic singer and her iconic swan dress.

This is the sort of name a four-year-old would make up for himself.

Used as a name as well as a compound in many Cherokee words, including the clan name Anitsiskwa, or "Bird Clan."

Feather, though it was used for a character in a Walter Mosley novel, seems too light and fluttery for a real-life girl.

Lihini is a word name from Sri Lanka. When used as a name, it is often interpreted as meaning "free as a bird"

Delicate and lacy, with less emphasis on the jar syllable.

Maroochy Barambah, an Australian singer, brought this name into prominence in Australia.

Japanese feminist Raicho Hiratsuka chose the name Raicho for herself - no doubt because of its fabulously meaning. As a journalist and publisher, Raicho fought for the rights of working class women in Japan’s textile industry and eschewed conventional domesticity, openly living with a lover and having her children out of wedlock. Thunderbirds are GO indeed!

Brittle.

Corky was a sitcom moniker of the fifties, Corcoran a better fit for these times.

A surname associated these days with Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston.

Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.

A bold new word name that conjures up images of peg-legs and eyepatches. It was brought to national attention by pop musician Billie Eilish, whose full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.

The Alhambra, which means "red city," is in Granada, Spain. British writer Ali Smith used it for a character in her novel The Accidental.

The Icelandic word for "hawk" and recent addition to the Icelandic name pool. It was derived from the Old Norse word haukr, also meaning "hawk."