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Cuisheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".

Cuitao f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".

Cuixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 响 (xiǎng) meaning "sound, echo".

Cuixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Cuixtli m & f Nahuatl
Means "kite (bird of prey)" in Nahuatl.

Cuiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".

Cuiying f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Cuiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Cuiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".

Cuizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavor, encourage".

Curca f Medieval Romanian, Romani (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian curcă "turkey-hen". This name seems to have been predominantly used by members of the Romani people.

Curley m English
Transferred use of the surname Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also Curly)... [more]

Cygnet f American (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French term, a diminutive of the Old French, cigne or "swan", which in turn came from the Latin cygnus, ultimately from the Greek, kyknos.

Cynfran m Medieval Welsh
Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.

Dalbaray f Yakut
From an alternative Sakha word for "skylark".

Dallëndyshe f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dallëndyshe "swallow (bird)".

Danying f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".

Dậu f Vietnamese
Means "rooster" in Vietnamese. This name is given in the year of the rooster.

Decui f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Deepshikha f Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light" and शिखा (śíkhā) meaning "plume; peacock's crest."

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Deyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Dianoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Late Greek name Διανος (Dianos), which might possibly be a hellenization of the Roman name Dianus, but could also be a genuine Greek name instead... [more]

Diaochan f Chinese Mythology
Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [more]

Dilbaz f Kurdish
Perhaps from dil meaning "heart" and baz meaning "falcon, hawk".

Dindonette f Literature
Derived from French dindon, meaning "turkey", combined with a diminutive suffix. Dindonette is the name of a fairy in the French fairy tale "A Fairy's Blunder". She casts a spell on an island's water fountain to make the old young again and the young older, but with disastrous consequences.

Dindrane f Arthurian Romance
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]

Djeråd m Walloon
Walloon form of Gérard. The name coincides with Walloon djeråd, a variant of djuråd, "Eurasian jay (bird)".

Djuråd m Walloon
Walloon form of Gérard. The name coincides with Walloon djuråd "Eurasian jay (bird)".

Doğan m Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.

Doli f Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word dóliiłchíí meaning "bluebird".

Dong-chim f Vietnamese
Means "eastern bird" in Vietnamese.

Dongyang f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 鸯 (yāng) meaning "female mandarin duck".

Douwe m West Frisian
Derived from Frisian dou "dove."

Drossel m Popular Culture
German for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.

Drudwen f Welsh (Modern)
Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".

Dryops m Greek Mythology
This name is either derived from Greek δρύοψ (dryops) meaning "woodpecker", or it is a masculine form of Dryope. This name was borne by two characters in Greek mythology: one was king Dryops of Oeta, the other was a son of king Priam of Troy.

Dūja f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from Latvian dūja "dove".

Dulcedram m Medieval, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Latin dulcis "pleasant, charming; sweet; kind, dear" + Old Saxon hram "raven".

Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).

Durna f Azerbaijani
Derived from Azerbaijani durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic *durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.

Duva f Medieval English
From *Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.

Dyamaku f Nganasan
Means "bird" in Nganasan.

Dyveke f Frisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Frisian diminutive of Dietlinde and other names beginning with the Old High German element thiot meaning "people". It is also associated with Frisian düveke "little dove".

Dzeguze f Medieval Baltic
Possibly a direct adoption of Latvian dzeguze "cuckoo".

Dzilna f Medieval Baltic
Directly taken from Latvian dzilna "green woodpecker; yaffle".

Éala f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name that has most likely been influenced by the Irish word eala meaning "swan". However, contrarily to the Irish word for "swan", which is spelled without the fada, the fada has been added to the name to get the desired pronounciation of EH-la whereas the word eala is pronounced AL-la... [more]

Earngeat m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" (see arn) and Ġēat "Geat". The latter element refers to large North Germanic tribe who inhabited Götaland "land of the Geats" in modern southern Sweden from antiquity until the Late Middle Ages.

Earngith f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements earn meaning "eagle" and guð meaning "battle".

Earnsige m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" (compare Old German arn) and sige "victory".

Earnweald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Arnold, derived from Old English earn "eagle" (compare arn) and weald "powerful, mighty" or "ruler, authority".

Earnwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" and wig "war, battle".

Earnwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English earn "eagle" and wine "friend, protector, lord".

Earnwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" and wulf "wolf", making it a cognate of Arnulf and Arnulfr.

Edahna f Sekani
Means "golden eagle" in the Sekani language. From the Sekani ’ehda 'golden eagle'.

Ehecatototl m Nahuatl
Means "hooded merganser (duck)" or "wood duck" in Nahuatl, derived from ehecatl "wind, breeze" and tototl "bird".

Eheder m Berber
Means "eagle" in Amazigh.

Ehrentraud f German, Germanic
From the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and trud "strong, defensive, power, violence".... [more]

Éinín f Irish
Directly taken from the Irish word éinín meaning "little bird". This is a modern Irish word name that has only been used in recent years.

Eitam m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Eitam means "sea eagle" in Hebrew.

Ēkara f & m Maori
Means "eagle" in Maori.

Elai m Basque
Basque variant of the word enara ("swallow").

Elaia f Basque
Derived from Biscayan and Gipuzkoan Basque elai "swallow (bird)".

Elang m Indonesian
Means "falcon, eagle" in Indonesian.

Electryone f Greek Mythology
Meaning "rooster" or "amber". The Doric form of Electryone, Alectrona, is the feminine genitive of Αλεκτορ, Alektor, the Greek word for 'rooster', while Electryone itself is more similar to Ἠλέκτρα, Elektra, meaning 'amber'... [more]

Elphir m Literature
Means "lord of swans" from Sindarin alph "swan" (plural eilph) and hîr "master, lord". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a prince of Dol Amroth, "of which city the swan was the emblem".

Elya m Kalmyk
Means "eagle" in Kalmyk.

Emmeram m German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Germanic name, in which the second element is hramn meaning "raven". The first element is often said to be heim meaning "home" (which would thus make this name a relative of Heimeran), but it could also be amal meaning "work, labour" or ermen meaning "whole, universal"... [more]

Enjirou m Japanese
From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)", 延 (en) meaning "prolong" and 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Enkhtagtaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "dove of peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and тагтаа (tagtaa) meaning "dove, pigeon".

Enyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Enza m Japanese
From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)" combined with 三 (za) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Eos f Welsh
Means "nightingale" in Welsh.

Ephai m Biblical Hebrew
Means "gloomy" or "bird-like" in Hebrew. This is a character in the Old Testament.

Erelis m Lithuanian
In Lithuanian means "eagle".

Erngeat m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Earngeat, derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" and Geat referring to a member of the North Germanic tribe from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden.

Ernoul m German
A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]

Erondina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Vulgar Latin *harundina, ultimately derived from Latin hirundo "swallow".

Fa'alupe f & m Samoan
Means "the way of the pigeon" in Samoan.

Faílenn f Medieval Irish
Derived from Old Irish faílenn "seagull", ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wēlannā.

Fainche f Irish (Rare), Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish fuinche meaning "scald-crow" or "black fox". It occurs in Irish myth as the name of the daughter of Dáire Derg and mother of the three Fothads by a warrior called Mac Nia... [more]

Fala f Choctaw
From Choctaw fala meaning "a crow".

Falatrude f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German falco meaning "falcon" and Proto-Germanic *þrūþ meaning "strength" or Proto-Germanic *trut meaning "maiden".

Falco m Late Roman, Italian, German
Means "hawk" in Italian. It derives from Late Latin falco, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "scythe" referring to the raptor's claws.

Falcon m English
From the bird "Falcon" Falco

Falcona f Medieval Spanish
Derived from Old High German falco "falcon".

Falkny f Literature
The name of the evil tomboy in Poul Anderson's novel "The Valor of Cappen Vara".... [more]

Falkon m Vlach
Means "falcon" in Vlach.

Fanfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald, jade".

Fangge f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 鸽 (gē) meaning "pigeon, dove".

Faoileán m & f Irish (Modern)
Means "seagull" in Irish.

Feaomoemanu m Tongan
Means "accompanied by birds" in Tongan.

Feilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".

Feiniao f Chinese
From Chinese 飞/飛 (fēi) meaning "to fly", 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow", or 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant; luxuriant" combined with 鸟/鳥 (niǎo) meaning "bird". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Feitang f Chinese
From the Chinese 翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Fíacc m Irish
Derived from fiach "raven".

Fiach m Irish
Gaelic name meaning "raven" (see Fiachra). Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne was the chief of Clann O Bhroin, or the O'Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.

Fiacha m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish fïach "raven". This name was borne by several High Kings of Ireland.

Fiech m Irish
Derived from Gaelic fiach meaning "raven". The name of a late 5th-early 6th century Irish Bishop in Leinster, reputed to have written the "Metrical Life of Saint Patrick".

Finchley f & m English
The baby girl or baby boy name Finchley means “finch’s clearing” or “finches’ clearing”. Finchley is also the name of a district in London in the UK.

Fɨnyuyn f Central African
Means "bird" in Kom.

Folcram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German folc "people" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Fugel m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval Scandinavian
Derived from Old English fugel "fowl, bird", probably originally a byname or nickname. It is a cognate of Old Norse Fugl.

Fugli m Old Norse
From Old Norse fugl "bird".

Fuhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 馥 (fù) meaning "fragrance, aroma" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".

Fumitaka m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) "sentence" combined with 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous", 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive", 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety", 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high", 剛 (taka) meaning "sturdy", 鷹 (taka) meaning "hawk" or 宝 (taka) meaning "treasure"... [more]

Funye m & f Shona
Deriving from a bird with the same name, known in English as "the go-away bird".

Fuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 焰 (yàn) meaning "flame, blaze; glowing" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Fuying f Chinese
From the Chinese 馥 (fù) meaning "fragrance, aroma" or 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom".

Gaagii m Navajo
Means "raven" in Navajo.

Gac m Albanian
Derived from Albanian gac "gray heron".

Gagara m Russian
Means "loon" in Russian.

Gai f Thai
Means "chicken" in Thai.

Gaku m Japanese
From Japanese 岳 (gaku, ga) meaning "point, peak, mountain", 学 (gaku, ga) meaning "study, learning, science", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 楽 (ga, gaku) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 鶴 (gaku) meaning "crane, stork", 學 (gaku, ga) meaning "learning, knowledge, school" or 樂 (ga) meaning "music, comfort" combined with 春 (ku) meaning "spring", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku" or 治 (ku) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve"... [more]

Galabin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian гълъб (gǎlǎb) "dove, pigeon".

Galamb f Hungarian
Means "dove" in Hungarian.

Galgan-nga f Chukchi
Means "duck" in Chukchi.

Galka m Russian
Means "jackdaw" in Russian.

Garanwyn m Arthurian Romance
Possibly derived from Welsh garan meaning "heron, crane" and gwyn meaning "white".

Gargabay m Karakalpak
Means "crow" in Karakalpak.

Garrincha m Portuguese (Brazilian)
An invented name, derived from Portuguese carriça meaning "wren", referring to the small brown songbird. It was borne by the Brazilian soccer player Manuel Francisco dos Santos (1933-1983), who was better known as Mané Garrincha or simply Garrincha; he was given this nickname by his sister because of his small appearance.

Garuda m Hinduism
Means "eagle, devourer" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a divine bird-like creature in Hindu belief. He is considered the mount of Vishnu.

Gawen m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Means "white hawk" in Scots. However, when given in modern times it is usually as a variant of Gawain.

Gealbhán m Old Irish
Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.

Gedia m & f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun გედი (gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [more]

Geese m Popular Culture
Possibly a plural form of the English term "goose". A notable fictional bearer of this name is Geese Howard of the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters video game series by SNK.

Gelgéis f Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Means "bright swan" in Old Irish, from geal "bright" and geiss "swan".

Gerakina f Greek, Folklore
From the Greek word for the common buzzard (species Buteo buteo), a bird native to mainland Europe, which is derived from a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἱέραξ (hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon" (see Hierax)... [more]

Gerana f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [more]

Gerle f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian gerle "turtle dove".

Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".

Golubitsa f Russian
Means "pigeon" in Russian.

Gorbat m Pashto
Means "eagle" in Pashto.

Gossamer f Theatre
From the English word, which means "spider threads spun in fields of stubble in late fall" (apparently derived from Old English gos "goose" and sumer "summer"). A fictional bearer is Gossamer Beynon in Dylan Thomas' 1954 play 'Under Milk Wood' (Butcher Beynon's schoolteacher daughter).

Gruia m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian gruie and Transylvanian grui "crane (the bird)".

Guanai f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly".

Guangyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Guanhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Guanmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Guanqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Guanrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane" or 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" or a kind of aquatic herb and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Guansu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".

Guanwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".

Guanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Guanyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Guanzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 织 (zhī) meaning "weave, knit; organise, unite".

Gulboz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and boz meaning "falcon".

Gultovus f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and tovus meaning "peacock".

Guluun m Buryat
Means "goose" in Buryat.

Gurbaaz m Indian (Sikh)
Means "Guru's falcon."

Gvantsa f Svan, Georgian
Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]

Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."

Gwalchgwyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Combination of the Welsh elements gwalch "hawk" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed."

Gwennol f Cornish (Modern)
Derivd from Cornish gwennel "swallow (the bird)". This is a modern Cornish name.

Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.

Gyogurchun f Dagestani
Means "dove" in Dagestani.

Haiuna f Mandaean
Means "dove of (the) life" in Mandaic.

Haiyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)"... [more]

Haiying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon"... [more]

Hamsika f Indian
Means "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.

Hanno m Medieval German, German (Rare)
A short form of German names containing the name element han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German Hahn) or as "Singer".

Hansika f Indian, Hindi
Means "swan" in Hindi.

Hansini f Sanskrit
Hansini means "Swan".

Hansita f Hindi, Telugu
Means "gorgeous" in Hindi and Telugu, possibly derived from the word स्वान (hans) meaning "swan".

Harapšeki f Hittite
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived in part from the Hittite element ḫāran ("eagle"). Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. 15th century BCE).

Ḫarapšili f Hittite
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived in part from the Hittite element ḫāran ("eagle"). Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. circa 1550 BCE).

Harpagon m Theatre
From the character created by French playwright Molière, the name Harpagon is derived from the Latin harpago "harpoon, raptor", itself derived from the ancient Greek ἁρπαγή (harpagế) "greed, rapacity".

Hatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 鳩 (hato) meaning "dove, pigeon" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hatomi f Japanese
From Japanese 鳩 (hato) meaning "dove, pigeon" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hauk m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Haukr. This is also the modern Norwegian word for "hawk".

Haukr m Old Norse
From Old Norse haukr meaning "hawk".

Hauksteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse haukr "hawk" and steinn "stone". Also compare Haukur.

Haukur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Haukr. This is also the Icelandic word for "hawk".

Hawkeye m & f English, Popular Culture
From the English words "Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [more]

Hayahito m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 勇 (haya) meaning "brave" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "benevolence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hayaichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Hayakazu m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 颯 (haya) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 一 (kazu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Hayao m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 勇 (haya) meaning "brave" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Hayase m Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (hayase) meaning "waterfall", 灘 (hayase) meaning "open sea, rapids" or 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 逸 (haya) meaning "flee, escape, break loose", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 速 (haya) meaning "fast, speedy" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "swift current, rapids" or 勢 (se) meaning "forces, energy, military strength"... [more]

Hayata m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Hayatarou m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Hayuma m & f Japanese
From Japanese 覇 (ha) meaning "rule by might rather than right", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 隼 (hayu) meaning "falcon" or 映 (hayu) meaning "a reflection; to reflect" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish, to grind, to brush (teeth)"... [more]

He'heēno m Cheyenne
Means "Blackbird" in Cheyenne.

He'heenóhká'e f Cheyenne
Means "Blackbird Woman" in Cheyenne.

He'heenóhkéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Blackbird" in Cheyenne.

Heilram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and hraban or hramn "raven."

Heimanu f & m Tahitian
Means "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of hei "crown" and manu "bird".

Heimram m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Hejia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Helai f Pashto
Means "duck" or "swan" in Pashto.

Heley f Pashto
Means "swan" in Pashto.

Hêlîn f Kurdish
Means "bird's nest" in Kurdish.

Helo m Kurdish
Means "hawk" in Kurdish.

Hena'é'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Goose Woman" in Cheyenne.

Heóveaénohe m Cheyenne
Means "Yellow Hawk" in Cheyenne.

Heremanu m Tahitian
Means "bird of love"; a combination of here "love" and manu "bird".

Heyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane (bird)" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".

Heyiyw m Thai (Rare)
Means "falcon, hawk" in Thai.

Hezhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Hibari f Japanese
From Japanese 雲雀 (hibari) meaning "lark, skylark" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Hierax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἱέραξ (hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon". This was the name of a Spartan admiral from the 4th century BC.

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiina f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hiina) meaning "young bird; chick​, hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Hinaichigo f Popular Culture
Combination of 雛 (hina) meaning "doll; chick, young bird" and 苺 (ichigo) meaning "strawberry," used on a character in the manga and anime television series 'Rozen Maiden'.... [more]

Hinaki f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird" or 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "noble's wife", 斐 (hi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal, ratio, the Philippines", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 翔 (hi) meaning "soar, fly", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 己 (na) meaning "I (male)" (for males), 七 (na) meaning "seven", 成 (na) meaning "to become" or 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird", 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, close, thick, profound", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, 水 (mi) meaning "water", 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波 (nami) meaning "wave"... [more]

Hinane f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hina) meaning "a chick, a young bird" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Hisui f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 翡翠 which, in the sense of being used as a word, means "jade," from 翡 (hi) meaning "kingfisher" and 翠 (sui, kawasemi, midori) meaning "green."... [more]

Hohtȧhéaénohe m Cheyenne
Means "Spotted Hawk" in Cheyenne.

Holló m Hungarian
Means "raven" in Hungarian.

Hongai f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Hongbin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined"... [more]

Hongbo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive, gamble"... [more]

Hongjia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful"... [more]

Hongjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 俊 or 隽 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]

Hongli f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Hongwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province... [more]

Hongying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillon, blush", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" combined with 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light"... [more]

Hongyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep water", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 轰 (hōng) meaning "strike, explode, blast" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 余 (yú) meaning "surplus"... [more]

Hongyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Hongzhang m Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 章 (zhāng) meaning "chapter"... [more]

Hongzhi m Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition"... [more]

Hosa m Arapaho (Anglicized)
From the Arapaho name Hóuusóó meaning "young crow" or "young raven". Chief Hosa or Little Raven was a 19th-century Southern Arapaho leader who oversaw the resettlement of his people into Oklahoma.

Houng f Thai
Means "swan" in Thai.

Hræfn m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Raven and cognate of Hrafn and Hraban. From Old English hræfn "raven".

Hrafndís f Icelandic
Means "raven goddess", derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and dís "goddess".

Hrafney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Hrafnfífa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and fífa "cotton grass" (used in poetry to mean "arrow"; also compare Fífa).... [more]

Hrafngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and garðr "enclosure".

Hrafnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and heiðr "bright, clear" or "honour" (also compare Heiður).

Hrafnkell m Icelandic
Combination of hrafn "raven" and ketill "helmet".

Hrafntinna f Icelandic
From the Icelandic word hrafntinna meaning "obsidian", which is itself derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and tinna "flint" (also see Tinna).

Hrafntýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and týr "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Hrókr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hrókr meaning "crow, rook".

Huacmitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl huactli, meaning "laughing falcon" or "black-crested night heron" (see Huactli), and mitl "arrow".

Huactli m Nahuatl
Can mean either "black-crowned night heron" or "laughing falcon" in Nahuatl, both birds named onomatopoetically for the sound of their cries.

Huanlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Huilotl f Nahuatl
Means "mourning dove" in Nahuatl.

Huitzilatl m Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird water, derived from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and atl "water". Could refer to a blue-green shimmer on water, or to a natural spring of the same name.

Huitzilcuauh m & f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and cuauhtli "eagle".

Huitzilihuitl m Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird feather" in Nahuatl.

Huitziltemoc m Nahuatl
Means "descending hummingbird", from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and temo "to descend".

Huitzilxochtzin f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl huitzilin, meaning "hummingbird", xōchitl "flower", and the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", often used in Aztec royal families. This was another name of Atotoztli II, the regent or possible tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan.

Huitzitl m & f Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird" in Nahuatl.

Humaý f Turkmen
Means "fantastic bird" in Turkmen.

Ibid m Greek Mythology
Ibid is the "Owl of Wisdom" and the familiar of the Greek goddess Athena. It is capable of bestowing infinite knowledge upon a person it would choose.

Icnocuauh m Nahuatl
Means "humble eagle" or "sad eagle" in Nahuatl, from icno- "humble; in a sad state, bereaved" (from icnotl "an orphan, someone or something poor, humble, worthy of compassion and aid") and cuauhtli "eagle"... [more]

Ikrimah m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "dove" or "pigeon" in Arabic.

Inaiê f Tupi
Means "solitary hawk" in Tupi.

Inchítuch f Aguaruna
Means "multicoloured bird" in Awajún.

Inghiramo m Medieval Italian
The name is of Germanic origin and formed of the name elements Ing referring to a Germanic god and hraban "raven".

Inyoni f Zulu
Derived from Zulu inyoni meaning "bird".

Iolani f Hawaiian
Means "exalted hawk" in Hawaiian.

Isá m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "bird" in Shipibo.

Isaroĸ m Greenlandic
Means "wing bone (of a bird)" in Greenlandic.

Iskon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo isko meaning "paucar bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix -n.

Itsu f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (itsu) meaning "one" or from Japanese 郁 (i) meaning "fragrance, perfume" combined with 都 (tsu) meaning "capital (city)", 津 (tsu), referring to Tsu city in Mie prefecture or 鶴 (tsu) meaning "a crane"... [more]

Itza-chu m Apache
Apache name derived from the elements itzd (hawk) and chu (great): hence, "great hawk, eagle."

Itzcuauh m Nahuatl
Means "obsidian eagle" in Nahuatl, from itztli "obsidian" and cuauhtli "eagle".

Itzcuauhtli m Nahuatl (Modern, Rare)
Means "obsidian eagle" in Nahuatl, referring to the golden eagle, a bird of prey.

'Iwalani f Hawaiian
This name means "heavenly frigate bird" or "heavenly man-of-war bird" from 'iwa meaning "frigate bird, man-of-war bird" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual."

Jandaia f Tupi
Means "parrot" in Tupi.

Jarli m Indigenous Australian
Means "barn owl" in the Jiwarli language. While the last speaker of Jiwarli passed away in 1986 a dictionary was able to be made and many people continue speak words or phrases in the language.

Jauna f Punjabi
Meaning "Person who is Graceful as a Dove with the Grace of God".

Jedda f Indigenous Australian, Noongar, Popular Culture
Means "wren" or "little wild goose" from djida, a word in Noongar, spoken in South West Region, Western Australia. ... [more]

Jémpe m Aguaruna
Means "hummingbird" in Awajún.

Jialu f Chinese
From the Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Jingul f Balochi
Means "lark" in Balochi.

Jinlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Jinyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 谨 (jǐn) meaning "cautious, careful", 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 言 (yán) meaning "say, talk, speak" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)"... [more]

Jiu f Chinese
From 鸠 (jiu) meaning "pigeon, dove".

Joceran m Medieval French
From the Germanic element gaut "Geat, Goth" (and possibly influenced by Latin gaudium "joy, delight") combined with hram "raven".

Joddur m & f Yi
Means "eagle wings" in Yi.

Jojji m Yi
Means "flying eagle" in Yi.

Jonuo m Yi
Means "black eagle" in Yi.

Joutsi m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
A synonym of either joutsen (means "swan" in Finnish) or jousi (means "bow" in Finnish).

Junna f Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (jun) meaning "falcon" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Junnosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 準 (jun) meaning "level, associate, standard, rule, aim", 純 (jun) meaning "pure, innocent", 潤 (jun) meaning "soft, moist", 殉 (jun) meaning "die for a cause, be a martyr for", 淳 (jun) meaning "pure" or 隼 (jun) meaning "falcon", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance"... [more]

Junro m Japanese (Rare)
Jun means "Obedient", "Falcon" or "Pure". Ro means "Son".

Juntarou m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (jun) meaning "falcon", 淳 (jun) meaning "pure", 準 (jun) meaning "rule, guideline, standard", 醇 (jun) meaning "rich, good as wine" or 潤 (jun) meaning "soft, moist", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Kabutar f Uzbek
Means "pigeon" in Uzbek.

Kaifa f & m Thai (Rare)
Means "pheasant" in Thai.

Kaija f Latvian
Latvian name which was first recorded in the 1500s and later revived in the late 1800s. It is generally as much considered a borrowing of the Finnish name Kaija as an indigenous Latvian name derived from Latvian kaija "seagull".

Kaiva f Latvian
Dialectal form of kaija "seagull", originally borrowed from Livonian.

Kakulu m Miwok
Means "Crow" or "Raven".

Kalāg m Balochi
Means "crow" in Balochi.

Kalas m Popular Culture
From the Japanese word カラス (karasu) meaning "crow, raven". Used in the role-playing game Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003).

Kana f & m Finnish
Means "chicken" or "hen" in Finnish.

Kanagatucko m Cherokee
Means "stalking turkey" in Cherokee.

Kanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix -n.

Kangee m & f Sioux
Means "crow", from Lakota kȟaŋǧí.

Kangoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "snow goose" in Greenlandic.

Kanut f & m Inuit
Means "white goose" in Inuktitut

Kapot f Balochi
Means "dove" in Balochi.

Kaptar f Uzbek
Means "pigeon" in Uzbek.

Karasu m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".... [more]

Karasu f & m Japanese
This name means "Raven" or "Crow" in Japanese.

Karawek f & m Thai
Thai name for the kalavinka, an immortal mythical bird in Buddhist belief that is said to possess an enchanting cry. The term itself is derived from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalavinka) meaning "sparrow" or "Indian cuckoo"... [more]

Kārearea f & m Maori
Means "falcon" in Maori.

Kargata m Mordvin
Means "blackbird" in Moksha.