Names That Mean Bird

Bird names have a lightness that other nature names lack. Callum, Jonah, Jemima and Paloma all mean dove, in Gaelic, Hebrew and Spanish; Wren and Birdie say it outright; Bertram is “bright raven” from Old English and Hayato “falcon person” in Japanese. Whether you want something soft and feathered or sharp-eyed and swift, this list gathers every name in our library whose meaning takes wing.

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