Girly Birds

missnewjersey · April 12, 2012, 1:04pm

We are expecting our 2nd and I was hoping to keep a theme going with the names. My daughter’s name is [name]Starling[/name] [name]Winter[/name].

If it’s a boy the name will be [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Hawk[/name]. But I can’t find any other birds that I think will sound pretty for a girl. I’m not sure how I feel about [name]Lark[/name] or Skylark or [name]Wren[/name]… Any bird lovers here know of any others for a girl?

It should also sound nice next to our last name, [name]Barrett[/name]. Thanks for any imput!

amberdaydream · April 12, 2012, 1:12pm

Condor
Seriema (serry-EE-ma)
[name]Corella[/name]
[name]Robin[/name]
Kestrel
Sibia
[name]Sparrow[/name]
[name]Teal[/name]
Ibis
[name]Dove[/name]
Sittella
Prinia

author_in_writing · April 12, 2012, 1:27pm

Nightingale
[name]Phoebe[/name]
Kestrel
[name]Raven[/name]

laurendawn · April 12, 2012, 1:28pm

[name]Robyn[/name]
[name]Sparrow[/name]
[name]Dove[/name]
Hummingbird
[name]Peregrine[/name]
[name]Blue[/name]
Bunting

laurendawn · April 12, 2012, 1:31pm

[name]Lory[/name]
[name]Rosella[/name]

ninanoo · April 12, 2012, 1:41pm

What about Mynah? (My-nah) not, (Me-nah)

beebear · April 12, 2012, 2:29pm

I love Kestral so much, but I’ve never heard of anybody using it. Good choices so far anyway, [name]Starling[/name] [name]Winter[/name] is beautiful and [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Hawk[/name] is pretty awesome

lineska · April 12, 2012, 2:40pm

I second Ibis and Prinia.

Sibia
[name]Linnet[/name]
Parula
[name]Finch[/name] (Could this ever be useable?)

claireelise · April 12, 2012, 2:52pm

Kestral is very cool…Kes would be a pretty nn. I also like [name]Sparrow[/name] and [name]Robin[/name].

Some other ideas…some are sorta out there, but here we go:

[name]Heron[/name]
[name]Jay[/name]
[name]Weaver[/name]
[name]Oriole[/name]
Vanga
Flicker
[name]Topaz[/name]
Swift
Swan
[name]Teal[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]/[name]Ava[/name]/[name]Avis[/name]/[name]Aya[/name]
[name]Finch[/name]

claireelise · April 12, 2012, 2:54pm

Oh, also I think [name]Wren[/name] or Skylark are both quite pretty, and in the same style as [name]Starling[/name]. Good luck!

missnewjersey · April 12, 2012, 4:45pm

Thanks everyone! I see a few I was maybe considering and some great ideas I think I can work with!

davisellu · April 12, 2012, 5:37pm

What about [name]Avis[/name]? It’s kind of old-fashioned but also unique!

ashthedreamer · April 12, 2012, 6:17pm

I love [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Hawk[/name] and [name]Starling[/name] [name]Winter[/name]! So pretty.

I love the idea of using bird names since my grandmother is an avid bird-lover. I have considered [name]Lark[/name], [name]Wren[/name], and [name]Sparrow[/name] the most seriously–[name]Wren[/name] being my favorite, followed by [name]Lark[/name]. I really love all three.

I think [name]Paloma[/name] is sweet, too–it’s Spanish for “dove”.

starophie · April 12, 2012, 8:42pm

I second [name]Ash[/name]'s [name]Sparrow[/name] and [name]Paloma[/name]! Also [name]Columba[/name], which is Latin for dove :3

elainelea · April 12, 2012, 10:27pm

I like [name]Paloma[/name] a lot, it is probably my favorite bird name. But, it isn’t quite as obvious as [name]Starling[/name], I guess because it is not English. Anyway, what about [name]Larkin[/name]? I like it more than just [name]Lark[/name]. I also like [name]Raven[/name].

jersey_gray · April 12, 2012, 10:55pm

I love Sparrow, Raven, and Kestrel for a girl. Kestrel goes great with Starling. My only suggestion would be Bluebird or Blue.

follow_sybil · April 13, 2012, 7:23am

[name]Paloma[/name] means dove and so does…
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Colombe[/name] (and [name]Columba[/name])

[name]Peregrine[/name] is my new fave for a little lady.

What about [name]Piper[/name]? (I think Sand [name]Piper[/name], and birdsong…)

[name]Love[/name] [name]Sparrow[/name] and Kestrel. Not so much [name]Raven[/name]: “quothe the [name]Raven[/name], NEVERMORE!!”

system · April 13, 2012, 1:12pm

[name]Sylvia[/name] can also be a bird name. Some other ideas:

Girls
[name]Ad[/name]élie
Amazilia
Anhinga
Aratinga
Barbet (cool alternative to [name]Barbara[/name])
Cariamae
Cassowary
Celandine (Greek for Swallow)
Eudromia
Garuda
Ibis
Karura
Magpie
[name]Moa[/name]
Nothura
Passiflora
[name]Penelope[/name]
Pheasant
Piping
Ratite
[name]Rhea[/name]
Sandpiper
Sikora (Polish for titmouse)
Sunbeam
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Teal[/name]
Tinamou
[name]Topaz[/name]
Urraca (Spanish for magpie)

kateinlouvain · April 13, 2012, 1:19pm

[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Columba[/name]
Ladybird
[name]Dove[/name]
[name]Sparrow[/name]
[name]Do[/name] not care for [name]Raven[/name] personally

jgrasse · April 13, 2012, 3:26pm

I know a little girl named Kestrel and I thought it was such a cool name!