Male Pet Bird Names
Names for pet birds. Bird- and flight-related names. Names that mean bird, birdlike,
winged, flyer, feather, owl, turkey, sparrow, stork, wren, robin, dove, pigeon, etc. Also see
Swan, Goose, and Duck Names, Crow and Raven Names, Eagle Names and Hawk Names.
 
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1. AIBHILIN (Aibhilín): Variant of Irish unisex Aibhlin, meaning "little bird."

2. AIBHLIN: Irish form of unisex Evelyn, meaning "little bird." 

3. ALTAIR: From the name of a star in the constellation of Aquila, itself an Arabic word meaning "the flyer."
4. ARTOO: From the name of a small robot in the Star Wars movie. Variant, R2, exists.
5. AYA: Hebrew unisex name meaning "vulture." Biblical name of the father of Rizpah who was king Saul's concubine.
6. BANGLES: 1) bracelet, anklet, or ornament.
7. BUTTERCUP: 1) a bright yellow flower; 2) a term of endearment. This would be a good name for a canary.
8. CALLUM: Variant of Scottish Calum, meaning "dove."
9. CALUM: Scottish form of Latin Columba, meaning "dove."
10. CHOGAN: Native American Algonquin name meaning "blackbird."
11. COLEMAN: Variant of Irish Colman, meaning "dove."
12. COLOMBAIN: French form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove."
13. COLM: Irish form of Latin Columba, meaning "dove." 
14. COLMAN (Colmán): Irish form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove." 
15. COLOMBANO: Italian form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove."
16. COLOMBE: French unisex form of Latin Columba, meaning "dove."
17. COLOMBO: Italian form of Latin Columba, meaning "dove."
18. COLUM: Irish form of Latin Columba, meaning "dove."
19. COLUMBA: Latin name meaning "dove."
20. COLUMBAN: English form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove."
21. COLUMBANUS: Variant of Latin Columba, meaning "dove."
22. COOKIE: 1) a crisp cake made from sweetened dough; 2) slang for a person of a specified kind; 3) in computer science a collection of information stored on a local computer.
23. EANNA (Éanna): Gaelic name derived from the element éan, meaning "bird."
24. EARWIG: 1) an insect of the order Dermaptera; 2) one who attempts to influence by persistent confidential talk. Good name for a talking bird that talks a lot.
25. ENDA: Irish form of Gaelic Éanna, meaning "bird-like."
26. ENNA (Énna): Irish variant of Gaelic Éanna, meaning "bird."
27. ETALPALLI: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "wing."
28. EVELYN: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the Norman French/German feminine name Aveline, meaning "little bird." 
29. FANDANGO: 1) Spanish or Spanish-American dance; 2) nonsense, tomfoolery, or foolish behavior.
30. GICONI: African Embu name meaning "bird."
31. GREENY: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a European finch; 2) a Texas sparrow; 3) green-colored.
32. GROUCHO: Named after the comedian, Groucho Marx.
33. HERON: English bird name meaning simply "heron bird." 
34. HISTER: From the vocabulary word meaning "to mimic, imitate, copycat, ape, parrot."
35. HOWDY: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) slang for greetings, hello, hi there.
36. HOWI: Native American Miwok name meaning "turtle-dove."
37. HUITZILIHUITL: Nahuatl name meaning "pen of a hummingbird."
38. HUITZILLI: Nahuatl name meaning "hummingbird."
39. HUMMER: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) one that hums or drones; makes a bee sound; 2) a hummingbird.
40. IUITL: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "feather."
41. JASPER: English form of Portuguese/Spanish Gaspar, meaning "treasure bearer." It is the name of an opaque cryptocrystalline variety of quartz that may be red, yellow or brown in color. Early Christians assigned names to the three Magi ("wise men from the east") who are mentioned, but not named in the bible; Jasper is one of them, the other two are Balthasar and Melchior. 
42. JONA: Variant of Jonah, meaning "dove."
43. JONAH: Biblical name of the prophet who was swallowed by a great fish, meaning "dove."
44. JÓNAS: Icelandic form of Jonah, meaning "dove."
45. JONAS: Greek form of Jonah, meaning "dove."
46. JOONA: Finnish form of Jonah, meaning "dove."
47. JOONAS: Finnish form of Greek Jonas, meaning "dove."
48. KALMAN (Kálmán): Hungarian form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove."
49. KELE: Native American Hopi name meaning "sparrow."
50. KOLMAN: German variant of Koloman, meaning "dove."
51. KOLOMAN: Czech, German and Slovak form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove."
52. KWATOKO: Native American Hopi name meaning "bird with a big beak."
53. LARK: English unisex name derived from the bird name, itself ultimately from Old English lawcere, meaning "songbird."
54. LICKETY-SPLIT: 1) without delay; immediately; quickly; fast; speedily.
55. LINGO: 1) language that is unfamiliar or unintelligible.
56. LOGO: 1) word; speech; 2) logogram.
57. LONAN (Lonán): "Little blackbird." Irish name composed of the Gaelic word lon "blackbird" and a diminutive suffix.
58. MAI TAI: From the vocabulary word meaning "a cocktail made with rum, curacao, and fruit juices."
59. MATLALIHUITL: Nahuatl name meaning "blue-green feather."
60. MERLE: English unisex name, derived from the Old French word merle, meaning "blackbird." It first came to public notice in the 1930s with the actress Merle Oberon, and is mostly given to girls.
61. MOCHNI: Native American Hopi name meaning "talking bird."
62. MONGWAU: Native American Hopi name meaning "owl."
63. NACHO: 1) a small, triangular piece of tortilla.
64. NIGGLES: 1) one who is preoccupied with trifles or petty details; 2) one who quibbles, carps. 
65. OMAWNAKW: Native American Hopi name meaning "cloud feather."
66. OSMAN: Turkish form of Arabic Uthman, meaning "baby bustard." A bustard is a crane-like game bird.
67. PEGASOS: Original Greek form of Pegasus, myth name of the winged horse who was the son of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa, and brother of the giant Chrysaor. Like Athena, who was born of Zeus's head, Pegasos and Chrysaor are said to have been born of Medusa's neck when Perseus beheaded her. According to Hesiod, everywhere Pegasus struck hoof to earth an inspiring spring burst forth. The name was derived from the word pegaios, meaning "born near the pege (source of the ocean, spring, or well)."
68. PELLUMB (Pëllumb): Albanian name meaning "dove."
69. PENG: Chinese name meaning "roc (the bird of legend)."
70. PENGFEI: Chinese name meaning "flight of the roc."
71. PHOENIX: English unisex name derived from the Greek myth name of an immortal bird who would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years, derived from the word phoinix, meaning "dark red."
72. PICCOLO: From the vocabulary word meaning "a small flute."
73. PUCK: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a disk used in hockey; 2) a mischievous sprite, goblin or hobgoblin.
74. QUILL: From the vocabulary word, quill, meaning 1) the shaft of a feather; 2) a hollow spine.
75. RAVEN: English unisex bird name, meaning simply "raven."
76. ROBIN: English unisex pet form of Robert and Roberta, both meaning "famous." This name is also sometimes given as a bird name.
77. SHIKOBA: Native American Choctaw unisex name meaning "feather."
78. SNICKERS: 1) stifled laughter. Variant Sniggers exists.
79. SPARROW: English unisex name derived from the bird name, "sparrow."
80. TALON: Vocabulary word meaning "claw."
81. TANGO: 1) a Latin American dance.
82. TENGFEI: Chinese name meaning "soaring high."
83. TICKLES: 1) causes laughter; fills with mirth, pleasure and delight.
84. TIP-TOP: 1) the highest point; summit; 2) highest degree of excellence; the best.
85. TLILPOTONQUI: Nahuatl name meaning "feathered in black."
86. TOTOTL: Nahuatl name meaning "bird."
87. TURGAY: Turkish bird name meaning "lark."
88. USMAN: Variant of Arabic Uthman, meaning "baby bustard." A bustard is a crane-like game bird.
89. UTHMAN: Arabic name meaning "baby bustard." A bustard is a crane-like game bird.
90. VAMOOSE: 1) leave quickly; leave hurriedly; make a speedy exit.
91. VAROUJAN: Armenian name meaning "bird of prey."
92. WANGO: 1) a boomerang. Good name for a bird that flies away and comes right back.
93. WUYI: Native American Miwok name meaning "soaring turkey vulture."
94. XIANG: Chinese unisex name meaning "circling in the air (like a bird)" for boys and "fragrant" for girls.
95. YONAH: Hebrew form of Jonah, meaning "dove."
96. YUNUS: Arabic form of Jonah, meaning "dove."
97. ZIPPER: 1) one that moves fast, speedily, quickly.