Dog Names Meaning Bird

58 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.

Aletta

Dutch diminutive of Adelheid

Alita

Possibly a variant of Alethea

Astor

Of Latin origin, meaning 'hawk'

Avia

Modern Hebrew form of Abijah

Aviaja

Baya

From an Arabic title meaning "lady", a feminine form of Turkic beg, "chieftain".

Beo

A variant of the name of the Anglo-Saxon god Beowa

Bran

Means "raven" in Irish

Byrd

An English rare given name, also a surname

Chayton

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Chenoa

Not documented as a word with a meaning; used as the stage name of a singer

Corbo

Corvin

From the Latin name Corvinus, from Latin corvus, "raven"

Drake

From Old Norse Draki or Old English Draca, both meaning "dragon"

Falco

Recorded as a masculine given name in Germanic; also a surname

Falcon

A bird of prey known for its speed and hunting skill

Fenix

Fenix, Fénix and Fênix are the Spanish and Portuguese words for phoenix.

Gallo

Italian form of Gallus, a Roman name

Galos

Gavan

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Gavin

Medieval form of Gawain, a Celtic male given name

Gavina

A form of the name 'Gavin', which means 'white hawk' or 'battle hawk'.

Hauk

Recorded as a given name in East Frisian and Norwegian; no meaning is documented

Hawk

A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae

Hawke

An English surname, also recorded as a masculine given name.

Iolani

Hawaiian masculine name meaning "royal hawk," from ʻio (Hawaiian hawk) and lani (royal).

Jemima

Traditionally said to mean "dove"; possibly from Hebrew yomam, "daytime"

Jonah

From the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yona), meaning "dove"

Kea

English name of a parrot of New Zealand, Nestor notabilis

Keo

Recorded as a given name in Hawaiian and Lao

Kes

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Kiwa

Means "dark" in Māori

Kiwi

A flightless bird native to New Zealand; also an informal name for New Zealanders

Korax

Kova

The Turkish word for a bucket

Mavis

From mavis, a poetic name for the song thrush, from Old French mauvis

Merla

Blackbird in Italian

Nighthawk

Pato

Spanish word for duck; recorded as a given name in Spanish

Pava

Puffin

Ravena

A given name recorded in Brazilian Portuguese, feminine and rare

Robbin

A variant of Robin, which comes from Robert

Shaheen

A type of falcon known for its speed and hunting abilities.

Spatz

From Middle High German spaz, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo, meaning sparrow.

Starling

A small to medium-sized passerine bird, known for its iridescent feathers and ability to mimic sounds

Svana

Short form of Svanhildur.

Taka

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, for either gender

Tori

Diminutive of Victoria

Wanette

Wohali

Wrenley

Yenn

Recorded as a feminine given name in Chinese

Yon

A Hebrew word meaning 'dove'

Yona

Hebrew form of Jonah; a unisex name in modern Hebrew.

Yone

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Guanche and Basque

Yonna

Zaja