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Why are there no bird names?

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allhailtheaubergine · 15/07/2011 15:35

There are flower names (Rose, Heather) and herb names (Basil, Rosemary) and nature names (River, Skye) and animal names (Wolf, Bear) but no bird names. Except Robin.

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vintageteacups · 21/07/2011 11:24

I know a Peregrine

NearlyHeadlessnickelbabe · 21/07/2011 11:12

yes, Peregrine is a good name with nn Percy or Perry.

Merlin as vintage says.

How about Osprey or Hoopoe?

vintageteacups · 21/07/2011 11:07

If I had another boy, and I'm not having any more babies, I'd want to call him Merlin (a small falcon).

DH said No!

DessertsInReverse · 19/07/2011 21:32

colm and jemima mean dove or so i've been told

Finch could be nice for a boy or a girl , i think it was the name of a character in the whiteoaks of jalna books by Mazo de la roche

mathanxiety · 19/07/2011 18:45

afaik, Aveline is an old French name with 'little bird' as its meaning.

DessertsInReverse · 19/07/2011 18:32

aderyn is welsh for little bird i think

Merle · 19/07/2011 18:29

Only an 'e' out. Oh well, I have learned something today.

Merle · 19/07/2011 18:28

I wish I had daughters - what great names. Peregrin is super, although I fear I have mis-spelt it.

GrimmaTheNome · 18/07/2011 13:23

The only Merle I've ever heard of was the actress Merle Oberon

LuciaLyca · 18/07/2011 13:19

I have a daughter named Peregrine, shortened to Perry :)

Merle · 16/07/2011 19:17

Paperback suggested it first but I couldn't let it go by without joining in. I like it; I guess for a girl.

ellangirl · 16/07/2011 18:57

Sula is Gaelic for gannet- it's my dogs name :)

PeggyCarter · 16/07/2011 18:04

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pointydog · 16/07/2011 17:50

Oh, I have just seen that Merle has already suggested merle

pointydog · 16/07/2011 17:50

I think it sounds like a girl name.

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allhailtheaubergine · 16/07/2011 17:39

Merle for a boy or a girl?

The only Merle I know is Merle Haggard.

I like Merle.

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pointydog · 16/07/2011 17:14

Merle

figgygal · 16/07/2011 16:56

My DH is a bit of a birdwatcher we went thru lots of names and didn't come up with any that we would use until we came across serin now seren is a very popular girls name in Wales so that is a big fave of ours now

NattersAndMutters · 16/07/2011 16:36

I was talking to someone the other day who told me they had been at school with two sisters called Puffin and Pelican.

peeriebear · 16/07/2011 13:40

I adore the name Linnet, so musical sounding and pretty. It doesn't go with my surname though! :(

ImpyCelyn · 16/07/2011 13:36

My name is a fish in French. Wasn't a problem til I married a Frenchman :(

chillistars · 16/07/2011 07:15

I'd like to recommend Pigeon....

Bonsoir · 16/07/2011 07:06

How about fish names? A French friend of mine has just called her DC4/DS1 Colin (which is French for pollock).

mathanxiety · 16/07/2011 06:57

How about Sparrow? Wink

Corbin is an olde word for crow afaik.

Merle · 15/07/2011 22:26

'Merle' means 'blackbird'.