90+ Cool Bird Names With Meanings

Names are important. They define us, help us to stand out from the crowd, and give us something to call ourselves in our darkest hour. Whether you know it or not, your name makes a statement about who you are. It says what you value, and gives a glimpse into your dreams and fears.

So it makes sense that cool birds would get cool names. After all, who wouldn’t want to be named after something cool? Well, here are some cool bird names with cool meanings to help you out!

Yara – white flower (Arabic)
Koko – night (Native American)
Ariel – mermaid from The Little Mermaid
Jarita – mother or legendary bird (Hindi-Sanskrit)
Fleur – flower (French)
Covey – name meaning “brood of birds”
Lark – playful songbird
Luna – Latin name meaning “moon”
Callisto – Greek mythic name
Selena – Greek name meaning “moon”
Ajax – Greek name meaning “eagle”
Susan – lily (Hebrew)
Calliope – Greek muse of epic poetry
Jax – from Mortal Kombat
Manu – bird (Maori)
Ursula – Greek mythic name
Chander – the moon (Hindi)
Artemis – Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt
Paco – eagle (Native American)
Tori – bird (Japanese)
Daya – bird of prey (Hebrew)
Merlin – sea fortress (Welsh)
Drake – meaning “dragon”
Athena – Greek goddess of wisdom
Hercules – Greek son of Zeus
Meena – blue semiprecious stone, bird (Hindi)
Einan – little bird
Efron – Hebrew name meaning “singing bird”
Spike – from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fowler – name meaning “bird trapper”
Eris – Greek goddess of discord
Penelope – Greek mythic name

Branwen – blessed raven (Celtic)
Jena – little bird (Sanskrit and Arabic origins)
Hula – eagle (Native American)
Deryn – bird (Welsh)
Midas – Greek mythic name
Vogel – bird (Dutch)
Figaro – cat in Pinocchio
Zamir – song, bird (Hebrew)
Talon – name meaning the claw of a bird of prey
Thera – Greek name meaning “untamed”
Xanthe – Greek name meaning “yellow”
Tinkerbell – from Peter Pan
Aldara – Greek name meaning “winged gift”
Yona – dove (Hebrew)
Mavis – songbird (French)
Ares – Greek god of war
Zazu – bird from The Lion King
Palila – bird (Hawaiian)
Corbin – raven
Artoo – small and cute
Melena – meaning “yellow as a canary”
Kanara – little bird (Hebrew)
Morgan – sea defender
Birtle – name meaning “hill of birds”
Cyra – Persian name meaning “moon”
Hermione – from Harry Potter
Stitch – a monster from Lilo and Stitch
Neo – from The Matrix
Frodo – hobbit in Lord of the Rings
Zeus – Greek god

Cleo – goldfish in Pinocchio
Sephora – bird (Hebrew)
Flavian – Latin name meaning “yellow”
Sweetie – a bird in Tiny Toon Adventures
Atlanta – Greek mythic huntress
Feeny – little raven (Irish)
Socrates – Greek philosopher
Branson – son of the raven (English)
Dasan – son of bird clan leader (Native American)
Casper – friendly ghost
Calypso – Greek myth: daughter of Atlas
Diona – Greek myth: Mother of Aphrodite
Hermes – Greek messenger of the gods
Swift – quick, windblown (English)
Tyro – Greek mythic name
Eileen – bird
Aphrodite – Greek goddess of love
Bruno – means “brown” (also one of our Mexican bird names)
Buffy – in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ava – Latin word for “bird”
Jetta – meaning “jet-black”
Atlas – Greek mythic name
Jacy – Native American name meaning “moon”
Corvina – like a raven (Latin)
Linette – small songbird (Welsh)
Pikachu – from Pokemon
Nelia – Spanish name meaning “yellow”
Altair – Arabic element that means “bird”
Altaira – Arabic name meaning “bird”
Adonis – Greek myth: lover of Aphrodite
Charis – Greek name meaning “grace and beauty”

These names are sure to please any variety of bird owners.

If you don’t want to go through our extensive list and would rather find one on your own, check out complete cool bird names which have many different categories with lists for both genders and colors!