- Wren – from the short-winged songbird
- Phoenix – mythological bird
- Arnold – like an eagle
- Robin – from the red-breasted bird
- Raven – from the lustrous black bird
- Hawk – from the diurnal bird of prey
- Dove – from the stocky bird, often seen as a symbol of peace
- Byrd – variant of “bird”
- Sparrow – from the oscine songbird
- Lark – from the passerine bird
- Starling – from the gregarious oscine bird