Peregrine

The Name of the Week is my favorite from the list of Bird-Inspired names. I took it from the Peregrine Falcon, but the meaning of Peregrine doesn't actually have anything to do with the bird.

This is a name that is rarely used in the US because many have viewed it as an eccentric and extravagant name. However it has been considered elegant and even aristocratic in England.

It was historically chosen as the name of the first English child born in America. The child, Peregrine White, was born on the Mayflower at what is known today as the Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts. Interestingly, he had a brother named Resolved.

Peregrine is also the name of several early saints, most notably Saint Peregrine Laziosi, the Patron Saint of Cancer Patients. The name comes from the Late Latin name Peregrinus which means "traveler" and more recently "pilgrim". The Italian form of the name is Pellegrino which you may recognize as a brand of mineral water, San Pellegrino.

There is also a character in a novel by Tobias Smollett called Peregrine Pickle. And you can't forget little Peregrin Took, a hobbit from "The Lord of the Rings" series, also known as Pippin.  Pippin or Pip are darling nicknames for Peregrine, and there is also Perry.

Clearly, Peregrine has history behind it from Saints to fictional characters to pilgrims. Statistically in the US, Peregrine has only been in use since 1998 with a total of 70 baby boys ever given the name, the most being in 2010 with 12 births. There have also been 12 girls given the name but it is solely considered a male name.

I would pair a traditional or classic name with Peregrine to balance out the rarity. What would you pair with the name and what do you think of it? Let me know!

Sibling Name Ideas:
Sisters: Aurora, Cecily, Daciana, Evangeline, Imogen, Juniper, Lark, Marigold, Simone, Vivienne
Brothers: Atticus, Benedict, Caspian, Felix, Hadrian, Magnus, Quentin, Soren, Thayer, Vesper

Middle Name Ideas:
Peregrine James
Peregrine Arthur
Peregrine Cole
Peregrine Andrew
Peregrine Lee

As a Middle Name:
Henry Peregrine
Lennox Peregrine
Wiley Peregrine
Alaric Peregrine
Leo Peregrine

P.S.  I have edited all of the previously featured names and added the above sibling and middle name categories for each of them!  Take a look!

Not Just For The Birds: 76 Bird-Inspired Baby Names!

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The following is a list of names that are inspired by birds! In some cases, the name may be a color name that describes the color of the bird like Scarlet and Tawny. In other cases, it is the name of the person who either discovered the bird or had the bird named after them like Tristram's Starling and Elliot's Pheasant.  Of course there are the cool, common ones like Falcon and Wren.

Take a look at the list and let me know which one of these you would consider using! Both male and female options are mixed together.

Adelie (Adelie Penguin) Anna (Anna’s Hummingbird) Argus (Great Argus) Blue (Blue Jay) Blyth (Blyth’s Tragopan) Brent (Brent Goose) Brewer (Brewer's Blackbird) Cara (Caracara) Carolina (Carolina Wren) Cassin (Cassin's Finch) Clark (Clark's Grebe) Cliff (Cliff Swallow) Cooper (Cooper's Hawk) Corella (Little Corella) Cory (Cory's Shearwater) Dunlin Eagle Elliot (Elliot’s Pheasant) Emerald (Emerald’s Toucanet) Falcon Finch Fischer (Fischer's Turaco) Fox (Fox Sparrow) Grey (Grey Plover) Griffon (Griffon Vulture) Harris (Harris' Hawk) Hawk Hazel (Hazel Grouse) Hudson (Hudsonian Godwit) Hyacinth (Hyacinth Macaw) Iago (Iago's Sparrow) Ibis (Glossy Ibis) Iora Ivory (Ivory Gull) Jacana Jack (Jack Snipe) Jackson (Jackson's Widowbird) Jacobin (Jacobin Cuckoo)

Java (Java Sparrow) Jay Kea Koel (Asian Koel) Kori (Kori Bustard) Lark (Crested Lark) Linnet Lory (Red Lory) Martin Myna (Golden Myna) Nene Oliva (Olivaceous Woodcreeper) Peregrine (Peregrine Falcon) Prinia (Graceful Prinia) Robin Rock (Rock Ptarmigan) Ross (Ross's Gull) Rosy (Rosy Starling) Ruby (Ruby Topaz) Saffron (Saffron Finch) Sage (Sage-Grouse) Savanna (Savanna Hawk) Scarlet (Scarlet Ibis) Scott (Scott's Oriole) Shelley (Shelley's Sparrow) Sparrow Socorro (Socorro Mockingbird) Socotra (Socotra Sunbird) Sora Starling Tawny (Tawny Owl) Tristram (Tristram's Starling) Victoria (Victoria Crowned Pigeon) Violet (Violet Sabrewing) Virginia (Virginia Rail) Willow (Willow Ptarmigan) Wilson (Wilson's Storm-petrel) Wren