Beautiful and rare names for children with the meaning of animals and birds

Alen and Alnia

Old Church Slavonic names. The male version means “deer” and the female version means “doe.” One can only imagine how noble the bearers of these names look …

Beverly

A very rare American name with an incredibly beautiful meaning: “Beaver Stream”. No wonder the famous opera singer Belle Miriam Silverman took the pseudonym Beverly Sill.

Braden

This name has English roots, a rather funny and at the same time cute meaning – “salmon”.

Hector

That was the name of the main Trojan hero in the Iliad, the son of Priam and Hecuba. Nowadays the name is especially popular in Great Britain and Ireland, it has two meanings – “brown” and “horse”.

John

One of the most popular names in America and Europe, and in Russia in the variant Ivan (although some people mistakenly believe that John is our Eugene). Literally translated, John means “will be pardoned”, and in another context – “dove.”

Deborah

Abbreviated as Dora or Ora. This name is of English and Jewish origin. And its meaning is incredibly touching – “bee”. By the way, a few centuries ago this name was popular in Russia among Jews, Old Believers and monks.

Drake

This name became especially popular thanks to the rapper Drake. It has a strong meaning – “dragon” or “snake”.

Caleb

Has Jewish roots and is translated as “dog”. In 2014, by the way, the name got to the 35th line of the rating of the most popular names in America.

Leonard

From Old High German it is translated as “lion” (levon) and “brave” (hardu) and means “brave lion”. The name was especially popular in America in the 20s, although now the most eligible bachelor in the world, the actor Leonardo DiCaprio, proudly wears it!

Leo, by the way, is both an abbreviated version of Leonard and an independent name with the meaning “lion”. The analogue of Leo in Russia is Leo.

Mark

Currently, Mark is one of the most popular names in Russia. Has several meanings: French “marquis”, Latin “hammer”, and also “raven”.

Penelope

In Greek mythology, this was the name of the wife of Odysseus, famous for her marital fidelity. The genus of ducks “penelops” is also known in the world, which, having created a mating pair, keep it throughout their lives. In our time, the famous Spanish actress Penelope Cruz bears this name.

Rosamund, Rosalind

The name with its English roots and the meaning “horse” has become especially popular thanks to the actress Rosamund Pike, who played in films such as “Promised Land” and “Pride and Prejudice.”

Zipporah (or Zipporah)

Has Jewish roots and a beautiful meaning – “bird”. Another name is mentioned in the Bible, that was the name of one of the seven daughters of Jethro, the wife of Moses (in the cartoon “Prince of Egypt” Zipora was voiced by the actress Michelle Pfeiffer).

By the way

Western celebrities (and ours too) very often come up with names for their children, trying to name the babies in something unusual. Sometimes it turns out so unusual that it is even shocking. For example, Alicia Silverstone named her daughter Bear Blue – Sad Bear Cub.

Zooey Deschanel named her daughter Elsie Otter and her son Charlie Wolfe. The middle names of the children are translated as Otter and Wolf, respectively.

There are also frequent “plant” motifs in children’s names: like Blue Ivy, for example, the daughter of Beyoncé and Jay Z. Her name literally translates as Blue Ivy. Apple (Apple) is the daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow, Sage Moonblood (Moonblood Sage) is the son of Sylvester Stallone. You can find even more examples of strange names and what they mean HERE.