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Ainara f Basque, Spanish
Variant of Enara.

Alondra f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Spanish alondra meaning "lark".

Awilix f Mayan Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name Awilizapan, or possibly from a Q'eqchi' Maya word meaning "swallow (bird)". This was the name of the K'iche' Maya goddess of the moon, night and death.

Bibigul f Kazakh
Means "nightingale" in Kazakh.

Dror m Hebrew
Means "freedom" or "sparrow" in Hebrew.

Elaia f Basque
Derived from Basque elai meaning "swallow (bird)".

Enara f Basque
Means "swallow (bird)" in Basque.

Lærke f Danish
Means "lark" in Danish.

Lark f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird.

Linnet f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

Llinos f Welsh
Means "linnet, finch" in Welsh. The linnet (species Linaria cannabina) is a small European bird in the finch family.

Lonán m Irish, Old Irish
Means "little blackbird", derived from Old Irish lon "blackbird" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by several early saints.

Merel f Dutch
Means "blackbird" in Dutch.

Merle m & f English, Estonian
From the English word merle or the French surname Merle, which both mean "blackbird" (from Latin merula). It was borne by the devious character Madame Merle (in fact her surname) in Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1880).... [more]

Parastoo f Persian
Means "swallow (bird)" in Persian.

Philomel f Literature
From an English word meaning "nightingale" (ultimately from Philomela). It has been used frequently in poetry to denote the bird.

Robin m & f English, French, Dutch, Swedish, Czech
Medieval English diminutive of Robert, now usually regarded as an independent name. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.

Sarika f Hindi, Marathi
From a Sanskrit word referring to a type of thrush (species Turdus salica) or myna bird (species Gracula religiosa).

Sinikka f Finnish
Elaborated form of Sini, also meaning "bluebird".

Sparrow m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa.

Suzume f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雀 (suzume) meaning "sparrow", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that are pronounced the same way.

Tiiu f Estonian
Estonian variant of Tiia, possibly in part from an archaic dialectal form of the word tihane "titmouse".

Tinúviel f Literature
Means "daughter of twilight, nightingale" in the fictional language Sindarin. In the Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Tinuviel was another name of Lúthien, the daughter of Thingol the elf king. She was the beloved of Beren, who with her help retrieved one of the Silmarils from the iron crown of Morgoth.

Toygar m Turkish
Means "lark" in Turkish.

Tsubame f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 燕 (tsubame) meaning "swallow (bird)" or other kanji that have the same pronunciation.

Turgay m Turkish
Means "skylark" in Turkish.

Wren f English (Modern)
From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.

Wrenlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrenley f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Wren using the popular name suffix ley.

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