Bird as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bird

What is the meaning of the name Bird ?

The baby name Bird is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced US /bɝd/, UK /bɜːd/.

Bird is English in Origin.

Bird is an English word name rooted in Old English brid, a term that originally meant “young bird” and later broadened to all birds. The modern spelling settled in Middle English, and the word supplanted earlier fugol (fowl). As a name, it evokes flight, song, and freedom. It also exists as a surname (Bird/Byrd), usually from a nickname for a lively person or an occupational reference to a bird keeper or catcher.

Given as a first name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Bird appears for both girls and boys, sometimes as a clipped form of Birdie or transferred from the family surname Byrd. The diminutive Birdie (also Birdy/Byrdie) has been the more common variant, while Bird suits contemporary nature-name sensibilities. Related choices with similar meaning include Avis (Latin “bird”), Lark, Wren, Robin, Paloma, and Merle. Overall meaning: literally “bird,” with affectionate overtones of “little bird.”