Aviation themed names?

I’ve posted recently about how I love the name [name_m]Jetson[/name_m] “Jet”. Got me curious about other aviation/space related names. There’s not a lot of data about them online.

So-can you give me suggestions for baby boy names related to aviation? Nothing in the phonetic alphabet. I’m looking for something more unique and cool.

[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] ~ after the shuttle program (could also go with [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] though I prefer it on a girl)
[name_m]Orville[/name_m] or [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] ~ the [name_m]Wright[/name_m] brothers who built the first planes
[name_m]Viator[/name_m] ~ literally as in aviator
[name_u]Pilot[/name_u]
[name_u]Ace[/name_u]
Yeager ~ the pilot who broke the sound barrier
[name_m]Buzz[/name_m] ~ after the moon landing
[name_u]Jemison[/name_u] ~ the first black woman in space
Goddard ~ after the early space engineer
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u] ~ the first American in orbit
[name_m]Kepler[/name_m]
[name_m]Herschel[/name_m]
Aerion
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u] ~ Top [name_m]Gun[/name_m] reference
[name_m]Hermes[/name_m] ~ the messenger god with winged feet

Nature/star names relating to space and flight~
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Altair[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Cielo[/name_u]
[name_u]Mars[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Rigel[/name_u]
[name_u]Vega[/name_u]
[name_u]Zenith[/name_u]
[name_u]Meridian[/name_u]
[name_u]Solaris[/name_u] (nn Sol!)
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]

[name_u]Bird[/name_u] names ~
[name_u]Kestrel[/name_u]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] (also means ‘traveller’ which is nice)
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
[name_u]Merle[/name_u]

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[name_u]Zeppelin[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] (after [name_m]Otto[/name_m] Lilienthal)
[name_m]Avion[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] (first airliner)
[name_u]Rocket[/name_u]
[name_u]Comet[/name_u] (from the de [name_f]Havilland[/name_f] Comet)
[name_f]Concorde[/name_f]
[name_m]Buzz[/name_m] (Aldrin)
[name_m]Armstrong[/name_m] (Neil)
[name_m]Curtiss[/name_m] (Glen Curtiss)
[name_f]Earhart[/name_f]
[name_m]Marlon[/name_m] (Marlon Green)
[name_u]Camber[/name_u]
Flare

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[name_u]Embry[/name_u] - Embry-Riddle University - or Embury

[name_u]Avi[/name_u] (or any name that shortens to Avi) - aviation

I approve of @persephonescrown ’s suggestion of bird names (actually all of her suggestions!)

[name_u]Pierce[/name_u] - reminds me of [name_u]Jet[/name_u]: shooting through clouds, even though it means stone.

[name_f]Delta[/name_f] - the airline

[name_u]Vaughn[/name_u] - Aeronautics College in [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]York[/name_u]

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Ooh, great theme!
How about these?
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]
[name_f]Eyre[/name_f]
[name_m]Aero[/name_m]
[name_u]Arrow[/name_u]
Avro
Hawker
[name_u]Dash[/name_u]
I also think “Fly” & “Wing” could make really cute nicknames! :slight_smile:

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