Girl · Hebrew
Hebrew 'ewe' Well attested
US 2025: #250 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #394
Also spelled: Rachael
Baby names from animals
English baby names grouped by what they mean, as name dictionaries and word-origin sources give it. Bazi8 is a site about BaZi, the Chinese reading of a birth date, and Chinese names; where a Chinese character shares a name's meaning, the card shows it. This meaning isn't tied to one of the five elements, so nothing here depends on a baby's chart.
Girls' names
Girl · English word and surname
The small songbird; the word is from Old English wrenna Well attested
US 2025: #231 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #137
Boys' names
Boy · Germanic, via French
Germanic 'bear' + 'hard, strong' Well attested
US 2025: #1362 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #782
Also spelled: Bernhard
Boy · Hebrew
Hebrew Kalev, apparently from keleb, 'dog' Likely
Often said to mean 'faithful' or 'whole-hearted'; the references give 'dog', which some traditions read as devotion.
US 2025: #58 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #82
Also spelled: Kaleb
Boy · Scottish Gaelic, from Latin
Gaelic Calum, from the Latin name Columba, 'dove' Well attested
US 2025: #118 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #251
Also spelled: Calum
Related in meaning in Chinese: 鸽 gē (dove)
Boy · English surname
From the surname Colt: Middle English 'young horse or ass'; may also be short for Colton Well attested
US 2025: #285 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1897
Boy · Irish
Irish Conan, a derivative of cu, 'hound' Likely
Often said to mean 'wise' or 'high'; the etymology cited here gives 'hound'.
US 2025: #1678 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1226
Boy · Hebrew
Hebrew Yonah, 'dove' Well attested
US 2025: #128 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #147
Same meaning in Chinese: 鸽 gē (dove)
Boy · Latin
Latin leo, 'lion' Well attested
US 2025: #19 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #3
Related names: Leon
Boy · Italian, from Germanic
Italian form of Leonard: Germanic 'lion' + 'hard, strong' Well attested
US 2025: #91 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #126
Related names: Leonard
Boy · Germanic
Germanic 'counsel' + 'wolf' Well attested
US 2025: #1048 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #96
Also spelled: Ralf
Boy · Irish
Irish, 'little seal' Well attested
US 2025: #247 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #215
Chinese characters linked with animals: 鸽 gē (dove)
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.