Names that Honor Animals

Adalwulf -Old German name meaning noble wolf

Adlar -Adler is a Germanic name meaning eagle.

Arundel -This is an old English name that may be derived from the French word for swallow or it may mean "eagle valley"

Avis -Derived from the Latin "aves" meaning bird

Cedonia -This name is Latin in origin and it refers to a swallow (the bird)

Celadonia -Celadonia is a name of Latin origin meaning swallow (the bird)
Pronunciation say lah DOE nee ah

Colm -Colm is a boy's name from Latin meaning "Dove"

Dove -A dove is a bird that is a symbol of peace and is sacred to the Goddess Aphrodite.

Drake -The word Drake has been used to describe a dragon in the past. In modern language it usually refers to a male duck.

Epona -Epona was a Celtic Goddess associated with horses, mares and fertility. She was also adopted by the Romans. The name derived from the Gaulish word epos meaning "horse".

Iolani -This is a Hawaiian girl's name meaning "Bird of Heaven"

Kanoni -Kanoni is a Swahili word referring to a specific type of small bird.

Linnet -A linnet is a small bird in the finch family that is native to Africa, Asia & Europe.

Madura -Madura is a Sanskrit name meaning "bird"

Mavis -Mavis is a English name meaning "song thrush" referring to a small bird that is harbinger of spring (like a Robin)

Meirchion -From the Welch meirch meaning horses.

Meli -Meli is a Hawaiian name meaning honey bee

Melissa -Melissa is a Greek name meaning "honey bee". She was a nymph that cared for the infant Zeus with Amalthea.
Melissae is the genus name for several plants in the mint family.

Melitta -Melitta meant honey bee in the Attic Greek dialect.

Ormond -Ormond is a name of old English origin meaning "Mountain of Bears"

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