A NAME FIT FOR A SWAN.
Picking a Name for your Swans that Reflect their Personality can be Fun.
This Page has Names with their Origins and Meanings.
Maybe you will find the Perfect Names for your Enchanting Swans.
These Tiny Balls of Fuzzy Down will Need Names.
“Baby Face”
***NAMEs for Little Female Cygnets and Female SWANs
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Dark Eyes
Lady Moon Light
Lady Moon Glow
Moon Beam
Moon Light Lady
Precious Lady
“Pretty Girl” 
“Snow White”
Stormy
Sweet Heart
Sweet Girl
(Lady) “Abigail” . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . A Source of Joy
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“Adelaide” . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . Hereditary Princess
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“Adele” – “Adelle” . . . . . German . . . . . Noble, Pleasant, Kind, Tender
Adora . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . The Beloved, the Adored
Adrienne . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Woman of the Sea
Agnes – Nessie . . . . . Greek . . . . . Pure, Gentle
Alana . . . . . . . . . . .Celtic . . . . . Fair
Alenna . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Bright Fair Beautiful
Alexandra . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Defender of Men
Alexis . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Helper or Protector
Alula . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . .Winged One
Alva . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . White Fair
Aimee – Amy . . . . . . French, Latin . . . Beloved
Amanda . . . . . . . . Latin Lovable
– Manda, Mandy
“Angel”. . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Angelic One
Angela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . Angelic One
Anita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . Grace
Annalise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Graced with God’s bounty
Annette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Full of Grace, Mercy and Prayer
– Nanette
Annabelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . Graceful, Beautiful
“Antoinette” . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Super-Excellent, Praiseworthy
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . To Open Spring
Arabella . . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Fair and Beautiful
Audrey . . . . . . . . . . . . English. . . . . . . . . . Strong – Noble
“Autumn” . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Fall
“Baby”
Bambi . . . . . . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . Bambino (Child)
Beatrice . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . She Brings Joy
– Trixie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . She Who Makes Others Happy
There are Many Female Swans named “Beauty.”
“Beauty” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beautiful, Lovely, Pretty
Belinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Spanish . . . . . Beautiful, Pretty
Belinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . Wise, Immortal
“Bella” Var. of Isabel . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . My God is Bountiful
Both Young Females named “Bella” were Living Feral in Different Places.
Two Different Feral Mute Swan Females Named “Bella” by the Local Communities.
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“Betty”. . . . . . . . Dutch, English, Hebrew . . . . . . God is my Oath.
“Birdie” . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Sweet Little Bird
“Blanche” . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Fair White
“Blondie”. . . . . . . . . English-American . . . . . Fair Haired
“Blossom” . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Fresh Lovely, Sweet as a Snow Flower
“Bonnie“ . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Sweet and Good
Brenna . . . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . Maiden with Black or Raven Hair
Bridget . . . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . . . . Mighty, Strong
“Brooke”. . . . Old English and Old German . . . . Water, A Small Stream.
This is Our “Brooke.” She was a Rescue in 2009.
Another “Brooke”
Calista . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Most Beautiful One
Calliope . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Beautiful Voice
Cally . . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . . Beautiful Blossom
Camilla . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Noble, Righteous
Candace . . . . . . Greek, Latin . . . . . Pure, Glowing White
Carlotta . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . One Who is Strong
Carmen . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . A Song
Caroline . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . . One Who is Strong
Cassandra . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . The Prophetess
“Catherine” . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . Innocent, Pure
Chandra . . . . . . . . Moon-like She Outshines the Stars
Charity . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Loving, Charitable
Charlotte . . . . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . Strong, Womanly
– Lottie . . . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . Strong, Womanly
Charmaine . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . Little Song
Clarice . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Little Brilliant One
Clarissa . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . One Who Will Be Famous
“Cherie” . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Dear One
Claudia . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . The Lame
Claudette . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . The Lame
Chloe . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Fresh Blooming
Clara . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Bright, Shining
Clarabelle . . . . . Latin, French . . . . Bright, Shining, Beautiful
Clarissa . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . One Who will be Famous
Claudia . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . The Lame
Cleo . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Famed
“Clover”. . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Sweet As a Field of Clover
Colleen . . . . . . . . . Irish . . . . . . . . . Girl, Maiden
Cora – Coretta . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . The Maiden
Corinna . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . The Maiden
Corabelle . . . . . . . . Greek, French . . . .Beautiful Maiden
Cordelia . . . . . . . . Middle Welsh . . . . Jewel of the Sea
Crystal . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Fair, Sparkle
Cutie -” Little Cutie”
(Lady) Cynthia . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Moon Goddess
Dahlia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Pompom Flowers.
“Daisy” – Daisybelle . . . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . . . The Day’s Eye
Daphne . . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . Laurel Tree
Darlene . . . . . . . . . . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . . . Dearly Beloved
Dawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . . . The Break of Day
Delilah – Lila . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . The Temptress
“Delia” . . . . . . . . . . . . Teutonic Of Nobility . . Dark Moon Goddess
Delphine . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Calmness, Serenity
Denise . . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Wine Goddess
“Diana” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Pure – Goddess of the Moon
Deanna . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Pure – Goddess of the Moon
Dollie, “Dolly” . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . God’s Gift
Dora . . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . A Gift
Dorinda . . . . . . . . . . Greek-Spanish . . . . Beautiful Gift
Doris . . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Sea Goddess
Ebony . . . . . . . . Egyptian . . . . . Black – Black Wood – Ebony Tree
We used “Ebony Rose” for a Young Female Black Australian Swan.
Eden . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . Enchanting
Ella . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Beautiful Fairy Maiden
– . . . . . . . . . A Supernatural Beauty
Eleanor – Ellen . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . .Bright Shining One
– “Ellie”
“Ellie” and her Best Bow “Lynn”
“Elsa” . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Noble One
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“Elizabeth”. . . . . . Hebrew . . . Consecrated to God, Oath to God
-“Lizzie,” Betsy, Libby, Eliza
Erica . . . . . . . . . . Scandinavian . . . . . . . of Royalty
Estelle . . . . . . . . . Latin, French . . . . . . . A Star
Fanny . . . . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . . . . . Free
Felicia . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy
Fiona . . . . . . . . . . Irish . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair One
Frankie . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . Is Occasionally used for Females.
Gabriella . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . Woman of God
Genevieve . . . . . Celtic, Old German . . . . White Wave, Pure
“Gemima”. . . . . . . . In Nigeria . . . . . . . It means Peace
Gillian . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Youthful – Downy Haired One
“Girlz”
Giselle . . . . . . . . Old German-Teutonic . . . . .A Promise
Grace – “Gracie” . . . . . . English . . . . . God’s Favor
Gretchen . . . . . . . . . German . . . . . . . A Pearl
“Gretel”. . . . . . . . . . German . . . . . . . A Pearl
(Lady) Guinevere . . . . Celtic . . . . . . Fair Lady, White Wave,
– White Phantom
Gwendolyn . . . . Old Welsh, Celtic . . . White Browed One
Gwynne . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . White or Fair One
“Hannah” . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Graceful One
We named this Young Female “Hannah” She became the Pond Princess.
She was a Maiden Swan – She had not Nested Yet.
In the Spring 2010 “Hannah” Hatched her First Cygnet
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“Harmony” . . . . . Latin . . . . . Unity, Concord, Melody, Destiny, Symphony, Serenity
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“Holly” . . . . . . . . Old English-Anglo-Saxon . . . . . Good Luck
“Hope” . . . . . . . . Old English-Anglo-Saxon . . . Optimistic and Cheerful
Ilsa – See Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . Consecrated to God, Oath to God
Isabelle . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . My God is Bountiful
Isadora . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . A Gift of Isis
“Ivadelle” . . . . . . . . Scottish . . . . . . . . God’s Promise
“Darling Ivadelle” is named for a Beloved Great Aunt.
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Jasmine . . . . . . . . . Persian . . . . . . . Fragrant White Flower
“Jemima” . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Dove, Warm, Affectionate
Jewel . . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . A Precious Gem or Stone
Jezebel –”Jezebelle” . . Hebrew . . . . . . . False Witness
Jocelyn . . . . . . . . . . Latin, Old English . . . . . . The Fair
Joie-Joy . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . Delight or Great Happiness
Juliana – Juliette . . . . Latin, Greek . . . . . . . Youthful
– Juliette – “Juliet”
Katherine . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Pure
Cassie – Katrina
“Laila” . . . . . . . . . Hebrew & Arabic . . . . Dark Beauty, Born at Night
She is Named for Laila Ali – the Fighter..
She had a Long Recovery Ahead. Sadly she Lost her Future.
Layla . . . . . . . Arabic . . . . . . Daughter of the Night
“Lila” . . . . . . . . Common Indian Name . . . . . “Beauty”
Lillian . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . A Symbol of Purity in Christianity
“Lily” . . . . . . . . . English . . . . Floral, A Symbol of Purity
LilyBelle
“Lizzie” . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . Oath of God
“Lucy” – Lucia . . . . . English & French . . . . . . . Light, of Fair Complexion
. . . . . . . . . . a Name given to Girls Born at Dawn
Luella . . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . A Famous Elf
Lunetta . . . . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . . . Little Moon
Madeline . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . . Magnificent
Magnolia . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . . Flower
Malinda . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . Soft and Sweet as a Spring Day
Marcella-Marcia . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Belonging to Mars
Margaret . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . A Pearl
– Margo, “Maggie,” Maisie, Margie
“Margot”. . . . . . . . of French Origin . . . . . . . . . Means Pearl.
“Margot”. . . . . . . is a French Derivative . . . . of the Name Margaret.
Marguerite . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . . A Pearl
“Mary” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . Bitter
Mathilda – “Matilda” . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Mighty Battle Maiden
– Matty, Maude, Tillie, Tilly, Tilda
May-Mae . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Great One Goddess of Spring
Maybelle . . . . . . . . English-Latin-French . . . . . Lovable One
– Great and Beautiful One.
Megan-Meghan . . . . . . . Persian . . . . . . . . . Child of Light
Mimi, Mitzi, Mitzie, Molly Mollie
Melissa . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honey Bee
“Mildred” – Millie . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . . Soft Gentle
“Minnie” . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Wished-for Child
Another “Minnie”
Mirabelle . . . . . . . . . Latin-Spanish . . . . . . . Of Great Beauty
Miranda . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . To be Admired
“Mira” – Myra” . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . Wonderful
Miss – “Missy” . . . . . . . . Title Referring to an Unmarried Woman
“Missy” . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . Meaning is Bee
“Monica” . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Unique, Alone, Nun, Solitary
Nadine . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Hope
Nanette . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Grace
“Naomi” . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Sweet, Pleasant
“Natasha” . . . . . . . . Slavic Russian . . . . Natal Day – Birthday
Natalie . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Birthday
Nellie . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . Shining Light, The Bright One
Nina . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . . . . . Girl
“Nini” . . . . . . . . . Spanish and Chinese . . . . Little Girl
Nixie . . . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . . . Little Water Sprite,
– . . . . . . . . . . A Little Fairy When the Moon is Full.
Noel . . . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . Born at Christmas
Odette . . . . . French – Old German . . . . . Wealthy.
Olivia -Livie . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Olive Branch
“Opal” . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . A Precious Stone from the Earth
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Pansy . . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Thought
“Pearl” . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . A Little Gem of Flawless Beauty
– . . . . . . . . . . . . . That Comes from the Sea/Ocean..
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Another Much Loved “Pearl.”
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Pepita . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . She Shall Add
Petunia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delicate Summer Flower
Philomena . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Lover of the Moon
Phoebe . . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Bright One, Shining One
Philippa -“Pippa” . . . . English . . . Lover of Horses – This is a Polish Mute Cygnet.
Another “Pippa” This is a Royal Mute Cygnet.
PollyAnna . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . . Novel Heroine
“Princess” . . . . . . . . of Royalty or Nobility
“Regina” . . . . . . . . . Latin – Italian . . . . . . . . Queen
Rosanna . . . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . . . . . . . Graceful Rose
Rosalind . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair Rose
Rowena . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . . . Flowing White Hair
Roxanna . . . . . . . . Persian . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brilliant One
“Sabrina” . . . . . . . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . . . . . . . A Princess
Samantha -“Sammi” . . . Aramaic . . . . . . . . . . Listener
Sarah . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Princess
“Sadie”. . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Princess
Selena . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . The Moon, Heavenly
“Serena” . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Tranquil, Fair, Bright, Serene One
Sharon . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Princess
Sheila . . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . . . . Musical
“Solita” . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . Solitary Alone
Above is a Young Feral Mute Swan that was Living Alone along a Local Creek.
Sophia – “Sofia” . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Wisdom
“Sophie” – Sonya . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Wisdom
“Spring” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Springtime Dweller by the Spring
– . . . A Spring is a Location where Ground Water Naturally Emerges.
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“Stella” . . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Star
– . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Stella” is not Alone Anymore..
“Summer” . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . Born During the Summer.
This “Summer” Hatched in Late June.
“Summer” Surprised us at 22 Months Old with ONE Big Egg !
Her Egg was Stolen during the Night ! Boo ! !
These are Different Cygnets with the Name “Summer.”
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“Swanie” . . . . . . . . . . . Spiritually Intense – Charmer
“Sylvia” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Forest Maiden
Tabitha . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Eyes like the Gentle Gazelle
Tallulah . . . . . . . . Choctaw . . . . . . . Indian Leaping Water
– . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Joyous Song of Water Playing over Rocks.
Theodora – Dori . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . God’s Divine Gift
Tiffany . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . Divine Showing
“Tilly” – Mathilda . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . . Brave in Battle
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“Victoria” – Torie . . . Latin . . . Goddess of Victory
“Victoria” was 6 Years Old in 2019 – Beautiful while Nesting !
This is Another “Victoria.”
Wendy . . . . . . . German . . . . . . Family, Wanderer
Willa . . . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . Feminine Form of William
“Wilma” . . . . . . German, Scottish . . Resolute Protector
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“Winnie” . . . . . . . . Welsh . . . . . Fair One; White, Smooth, Pure
– Edwina, Winifred, Gwendolyn, Guinevere . . . Welsh
– Gwyneth . . . . . Welsh . . . . . Happiness or Fair and Soft.
“Willow” . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . Slender, Graceful
Wynne . . . . . . . Celtic-Old Welsh . . . . . The Fair or the White
Zada . . . . . . . . . Arabic . . . . . . . . . Lucky One
“Zsa Zsa” . . . . . . . Hungarian . . . . Zsuzsanna (Susanna)
These are Different Swans named Zsa Zsa.
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Names that Often go Together… Like:
“George” and “Gracie” Burns . . . . . . . . . . . TV Personalities..
George Burns and Gracie Allen
“Bert” and “Ernie” . . . . . . . . . Best Friends with Different Personalities.
“Jack” and “Jill” . . . . . . . . . . . . From the Nursery Rhyme..
“Frankie” and “Johnny” . . . . A Traditional American Popular Song.
“Bonnie” and “Clyde” Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Infamous American Criminal Couple of the Great Depression Era.
“Hansel” and “Gretel” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From A Folk Tale.
“Nicholas” and “Alexandra” . . . . . . . . . . Russian Royalty
“Albert” and “Victoria” . . . . . . . . . . . . . British Royalty
“Elizabeth” and “Phillip” . . . . . . . . . . . . British Royalty
“Duchess Catherine” and “Prince William” . . . . . . British Royalty
“Victoria” and “Prince”
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“Queen Victoria” and “Princess Diana” . . . . . British Royalty
These Young Females Swans are GROWING !
“Elizabeth” and “Richard” . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollywood Couple
“Lucy” and “Ricky” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollywood Characters
. . . . “Lucy” – Lucia . . . . . English & French . . . . . . . Light, of Fair Complexion
. . . . . . . . . . a Name given to Girls Born at Dawn
. . . . “Ricky” . . . . . . . . . . . German . . . . . . English Brave Ruler 
“Lucy” and “Desi” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollywood Couple
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“Victor” and “Victoria” . . . . . . . . . . . . Movie Characters
“Harry” Met “Sally” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movie Characters
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HOW CUTE ARE THESE TINY FUZZBALLs ! !
“Mortimer” and “Randolph” Duke . . . . . . . . . . Movie Characters
Trading Places is a 1983 American Comedy Film
“Faith” – “Hope” – “Charity”
“Summer” and “Autumn”
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“Autumn” . . . . . . The Fall Season.
Seasons of the Year.
“Summer” and “Winter”
These Mute Cygnets are Juveniles now and Pair Bonded
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Names of Water, Land and Seasons.
“Brooke” “Meadow” “Spring” “Summer”
“Brooke” and “Spring” are Sister Swans.
Finally, the Perfect Pairing – Alone No Longer.
“Rainy” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Queen
“River” . . . . English . . . Stream Of Water That Flows To The Sea
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Names that All Start with the Same Letter.
“Bonnie” & “Bruce” 
“Tristan” – “Tilly” – “Torie” Trumpeter Swans
Precious Gems
“Opal” “Pearl” Ruby Amber Coral Jade Sapphire ” Jasper”
These Three were Adopted Together – They are Still Together
“Pearl” – “Jasper” – “Opal”
Champagne Dreams
“Dom” Perignon – “Moet” & Chandon
Names of Sport Terms
These Swans Live on a Lovely Golf Course Lake.
“Birdie” A Golfer uses One Fewer Strokes than the Par of the Hole.
“Bogey” A Golfer Finishes the Hole One Stroke Above Par.
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Names of Historic Figures.
“Felix” & “Pierre”
Fictional Characters from Novels, Radio, TV Series or the Comics.
“Radar” – for Corporal Walter Eugene “Radar” O’Reilly – TV Show Mash.
“Tonto” The Loyal Friend and Companion of the Lone Ranger.
“The Lone Ranger” and “Tonto”
From the Early 1900s Novels, Radio, TV Westerns and Comic Books.
“Romeo” . . . . . Italian . . . . Pilgrim from Rome
“Romeo” and “Juliet” . . . Shakespeare . . . Young Star-Crossed Lovers
“Juliet” . . . Latin, Greek . . . Youthful
As Time Passes I learn of More Swans Named “Romeo” and “Juliet.”
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Another Mute Cob named “Romeo” and his “Juliet”
– Their Lives are a Shakespeare Tragedy.
In September of 2021, I have Learned of Another Mute Swan Pair
Named for Shakespeare’s Young Lovers.
These are Feral Swans. Their Current Fate is Unknown.
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Darcy” and “Bingley” . . Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mr. Charles Bingley
From Jane Austin’s Novel Pride and Prejudice
“Li’l Abner” and “Daisy Mae” . . . . Comic Strip Character
“Dagwood” and “Blondie” . . . . Comic Strip Character
“Mickey” and “Minnie” . . . . Cartoon Characters
“Boris” and “Natasha” . . . Cartoon Characters
“Betty” and “Barney” . . . . Cartoon Characters
“Fred” and “Wilma” . . . . Cartoon Characters
Names of Fairy Tale Characters
“Snow White” and the Seven Dwarfs”
“Snow White” . . . Hebrew . . . Snowy White Winter
“Snow White” and “Prince Charming”
“Snow White” and “Prince Charming” – They have Matured !
“Prince Charming” . . . A Suitor Who Fulfills the Dreams of his Beloved.
“SnowFlake” & “Cecil”
“SnowFlake” & “Cooper”
Famous Story – Movie Characters
“King Arthur” and “Queen Guinevere” from the Legendary Camelot
“Laurel” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Victory, Fame, Honor
“Hardy” . . . . . . . German . . . . . . Brave, Courageous, Strong
Laurel and Hardy were a Comedy Duo Act during the early
Classical Hollywood Era of American Cinema.
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“Thelma” and “Louise” . . . Tragic Movie Characters
Names that Honor History
“Lincoln” . . . . . . . . English . . . . . Town by the Pool
“Kennedy” . . . . . . . Irish Gaelic . . . Helmet Head – Fierce
Names of Famous Singers:
“Sonny” and “Cher” . . . Sonny – Son . . . Cher – Beloved
“Hank Williams” . . . . on “The Country Music Pond”
“Hank Williams” and “Willie Nelson” . . . Country Western Singers
“Willie Nelson” . . . . on “The Country Music Pond”
FAMOUS Female Country Singers:
Reba McEntire Loretta Lynn Tammy Wynette
Names that Rhyme
“Minnie” and “Lynnie”
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“Lilly” and “Willy”
“Gracie” . . . . . . English . . . . . God’s Favor
“Lacie” – Lacey . . . . English . . . . . Delicate, Lassy
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Names of Constellation Stars
“Castor” and “Pollux” . . . The Gemini Twins
They are the Brightest Stars in the Constellation “Gemini”
“Castor” and “Pollux” are Two of the Children of Queen Leda
– and the Swan.. that was the God Zeus in the form of a Swan.
Stars in the Constellation Cygnus.. “The Swan”
“Deneb” is the Tail of the Swan. “Albireo” is the Beak of the Swan.
“Sadr” is the Breastbone of the Swan.
The Constellation Cygnus – The Swan – Is Prominent in the Summer Night Sky.
The “Great Swan” Slowly Transits the Sky – All Summer Watching Over Your Swans.
http://www.universetoday.com/20569/cygnus/
Names of the Gods and Goddesses of Mythology.
“Zeus” & “Athena”
“Athena”. . . . Greek . . . . Goddess of Wisdom
” Zeus” . . . . . Greek . . . God of Sky and Thunder
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Names of Cultural and Religious Significance.
“Bodhi” . . . . India . . . Awakening – Perfect Wisdom in Buddhism
“Padma” . . . India Hindu Tradition . . . Lotus – Beauty and Charm
“Jonah”. . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Dove or Pigeon
“Noah” . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Rest Comfort
“Timothy “. . . . . . Greek . . . . Living in God’s Honor
“Titus” . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . Of the Giants Title of Honor
“Girlz” and “Boyz” . . . . Fun Names to Say.
“Max” and “Monica” . . . Living Wild and Free on Amsterdam Canals.
“Willa” & “Henri” . . . . were Together for Many Years.
“Miles” & “Margot” . . . . . Alone NO More. . . Sweet Summer Days Together.
Names that Honor Your Family
“Matteo” . . . . . . . Italian form of Matthew . . . . . Gift of God.
“Francesco” . . . . . . Italian form of Frankie . . . . . . Free One.
Same Sex Male Pair – Nest Mates – Brothers
“Oliver” & “Mitzie”
“Jimmy” & “Lacey”
. . . . . James – “Jimmy”. . . . . Spanish . . . . . The Supplanter
. . . . .”Lacey”. . . . . . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . Delicate, Lassy
“Darling Ivadelle” & “Otto” . . . This Photo is a GREAT Capture.. Delightful !!
“Lily” and her “Royal” Mate.
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Have FUN Naming Your Swans.. We have…
“Pretty Girl” . . . “Handsome Fellow” . . . “Sweet Harmony”
“Brooke” . . . “Meadow” . . . “Spring”
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There are Swans that have Many Friends.. Become a Little Famous.
Swans at a Large Public Park.. Enjoyed by the Visitors.
Big “Hank” of Seneca Park “Gladys” & Cygnet “Max”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzT-Q_mdLmQ
A Happy-Fun Video Lovingly Produced by Nicholas Swann
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These Sweet Cygnets Perished without having Names.
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****NAMEs for Little Male Cygnets and Male SWANs
Names that Continue the Swans’ Patent Lineage.
“Prince Nicholas” . . . . . Greek . . . . . Victory of the People
“The Boys” – When You Can Not Tell them Apart.
Aaron . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Light Lofty or Exalted
Abbot . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Father
“Abner” . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Light, Bright
Abraham . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Father of Many
Adonis . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Sacred One
Adrian . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Man of the Seacoast
Aidan . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Little Fiery One
Alan . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . Harmony, Handsome Cheerful
Alastair . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Protector, Defender
“Albert” . . . . . . Old English, Teutonic . . . Noble and Bright
Alexander . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Helper, Defender, Protector
Allister . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . Protector
Alphonso . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Noble and Ready
Alvin . . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . Friend of all, Noble Friend
Ambrose . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Belonging to the Immortals, Divine
“Angelo” . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . Angel or Messenger
Angus . . . . . . . Scotch Gaelic . . . . . Unique Strength
Anthony . . . . . .Latin . . . . . . . . . . Timeless Worth
Archibald . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . . . . Truly Bold
“Arthur” . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . . . . Strong as a Rock
“Ella” . . . Old English . . . Beautiful Fairy Maiden . . . This “Ella” Turned Out to be a Male..
Augustus . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Majestic Dignity, Exalted
Barnaby . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Son of Consolation
“Barney” . . . . . . English . . . . . . Strong as a Bear
Basil . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Kingly
Baxter . . . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . The Baker
Beal – Beau . . . . . Old French . . . . Handsome One
“Beauford” – Beaufort . . French . . . From the Beautiful Ford – Fortress
Beamer . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Trumpeter
Bellamy . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . Handsome Friend
Benedict . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Blessed One
Benjamin . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Son of my Right Hand
Benson, Benjie Ben
Bennett . . . . . . . French . . . . . . Little Blessed One
“Bentley” . . . . . . .Old English . . . . . . . From the Bent Grass Meadow
– Where Bird, Owls, Crickets & Toads Sing.
“Bentley Jr.” . . . . Son of “Bentley” – This is the Son of “Bentley”
“Billy” . . . . . . English . . . Nickname for William . . . . Resolute Protector
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“Boris” . . . . . . Slavic . . . . . A Fighter
“Boyz” . . . Just a Name Fun to Say.
Brian . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . Strong, Powerful
Bruce . . . . . . French . . . . From the Brushwood Thicket
Bruno . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . Brown
“Buddy” . . . . . . . English . . . . . . Friend
Caleb . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Bold, Impetuous
Calvin . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Bald One
Cameron . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . . . . Bent Nose
Casimer . . . . . . . Slavic . . . . . . . Proclamation of Peace
– Casper – Kazimir – Cassy – Caspar – Casimir – Jasper
Cecil . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Blind
Cedric . . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . Chieftain
Chandler . . . . . . French . . . . . Candle Maker
Charles . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . . . Free Man
– Carlo – Karl – Charley – Carlo – Carlos – Chuck
Chester . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . .Of the Fortified Camp
Chilton . . . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . From the Farm by the Spring
“Clarence” . . . . Anglo-Saxon . . . . . Bright, Illustrious
Claud . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Lame
Clyde . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . Heard from a Distance
Colin . . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . Strong, Young, Virile
“Comet” . . . . . . A Faint, White Wisp of Light with a Long Delicate Tail.
Constantine . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Unwavering, Firm
“Cooper” . . . . . Middle English . . . . . A Cask or Barrel Maker
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Corbin . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . .The Raven
Corey . . . . . . . . .Celtic . . . . . . . Ravine Dweller
Cornelius . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Battle Horn
Cosmo – Cosmos . . .Greek . . . . . Universe, In Good Order
Curtis . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . Courteous
Cyril . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Lord
Cyrus . . . . . . . . . Persian . . . . . . . Throne
Demetrius . . . . . . .Greek . . . . . Beautiful as Dew on a Rose
“Devon” . . . . . . . Gaelic . . . . . . . . A Defender
“Hunter” . . . . . . . English . . . . . . One Who Hunts
Dewey . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . Beloved One
Diamond . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Bright Protector
Dillon . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Faithful One
Dudley . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the People’s Meadow
Duke . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . A Leader
“Dutch” . . . . . . . English . . . . . . . . From the Netherlands
Dwight . . . . . . . Old Dutch . . . . . . . White or Blond One
Edmund . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Prosperous Protector
Edward . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Prosperous Guardian
Edwin . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Prosperous Friend
Egbert . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Bright, Shining Sword
Eldredge . . . . . . German . . . . . . . . Sage Ruler
“Eli” . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . The Highest
Elias . . . . . . . . . . Biblical . . . . . . . The Strong Lord
“Elijah” . . . . . . . . Biblical . . . . . . . The Strong Lord
Elisha . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Salvation of God
Elliot . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . French Believes in God
Elmer . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Noble, Famous
Elroy . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . The King
Ernest – “Ernie” . . . Old German . . . . . Serious Business
Erwin . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Sea Friend
Ethan . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Firmness, Strength
Evan . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Young Warrior
Fagan . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Little Fiery One
Farley . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Bull Meadow
Farrell . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Champion, Valorous One
Faust . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Lucky
“Felix” . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Lucky One
“Felipe” . . . . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . Loves Horses
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Ferdinand . . . . . . . . . . Gothic . . . . . . . A Lover of Life
Fergus . . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Very Choice One
Filbert . . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Very Brilliant One
Finley . . . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Little Fair Valorous One
“Finnegan” – Finnigan – Finn . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Little Fair One
“Forrest” . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . From the Woods
Francis – Frank – “Frankie” . . . . . . French . . . . . . Free Man
Fraser . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . Curly-Haired One (for Black Swan)
Frederick – “Fred” . . . Old German . . . Peaceful Ruler, Not Greedy or Aggressive
Frost . . . . . The Shimmer of Ice Crystal that Condense from the Air..
Frost adds a Glimmer to everything it touches..
Gabriel . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . Man of God
Gale . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . Gay, Lively One
Gallagher . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . A Man from Another Land
Gaylord . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . . . Lively One
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“George” is a Common Male Swan Name.
“Gentle George” . . . . . . This Big Mature Mute Cob was Rescued.
“George” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Land-Worker Farmer
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“George” . . . . This is a Tundra Swan from the Canadian Tundra Region
French is the Mother Tongue of Many Canadians.
French Pronunciation for “George”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzqQ7Vb0I6I
Glenn . . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . Dweller in a Glen or Valley
Godfrey . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Divinely Peaceful
Grady . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . . . Noble, Illustrious
Graham . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . From the Gray Land
“Grant” . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . Great One
Gregory . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Watchman, Watchful One
Griffith . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Fierce Chief
“Guy” . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . Warrior
Gwyn – Gwynn – Gwynne . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . Fair One
Halo . . . . . . . . . Ice Crystals in High Thin Cirrus Clouds
– Prism Sunlight into a Halo Around the Sun..
Hamlet . . . . . . . . Old Franco-German . . . . . Little Home
“Handsome” . . . . . . A Good-Looking Male, Charming and Possesses
– an Attractive Aura to Attract Females.
“Hank” . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Ruler of an Estate, Private Place
Another “Hank” who Adores his Cygnets.
“Hansel” . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Gift from God
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Harding . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Brave One’s Son
Hardy . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Bold and Daring
“Harry” . . . . . . . Swedish . . . . . . Rules the Home
A Different “Prince Harry”
And Another “Harry”
Hartman . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . Warrior
Hastings . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Son of the Violent One
Hector . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . Holds Fast, Steadfast
Henry . . . . . Old German . . . . Ruler of an Estate – Ruler of the Home
– “Hank”- Hal – Hendrick – Heinrich – Hendrik – “Hank” is BIG and Mature now !
Herbert – Herb – Herbie . . . . Old German . . . . . Glorious Warrior
Hercules (Heracles) was a Divine Hero in Greek Mythology.
– The Son of Zeus and Alcmene. Half-Brother of Perseus.
– A Paragon of Masculinity, Extraordinary Strength,
– Courage, Ingenuity, Wits, Sexual Prowess with Females.
“Hercules” was an Ancestor of Royal Clans.
– A Champion of the Olympian Order against Monsters.
Herman . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Warrior
Hilton . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Hill Estate
Homer . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . Pledge, Security
“Horace” . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Keeper of the Hours, Light of the Sun
Howard . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Chief Guardian
Howe . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . High, Eminent One
Howell . . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . Little Alert One
Hubert . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Brilliant Spirit
Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Intelligence, Spirit
“Huey” – Hughie . . . English – Germanic . . . Heart, Mind, Inspiration
Humphrey . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Peaceful Hun
Hurley . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Sea-tide
Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . Scotch Gaelic . . . . . . God is Gracious
Inglebert . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Angel-Brilliant
Ira . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Watchful One
Irving . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Sea Friend
Isaac . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . He Laughs
Jake . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . He who Supplants
Jacob – ” Jakey” . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . One Who Replaced Another.
“Jakey” is Not Alone Anymore. – Sweet “Sadie” is his Happiness.
” Jackson” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Son of Jack
James . . . . . . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . . . The Supplanter
Jarvis . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Spear-keen
Jason . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . Healer
” Jasper” . . . . . . Old French . . . . Beautiful Gem of Various Colors
Keeper of the Treasures – “Jasper” is a Mature Cob now.
Another “Jasper” 
“Jebediah” . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Beloved Friend
Jed – Jedidiah . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Beloved of the Lord
In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidiah was the Second or “Blessing”
Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . Divinely Peaceful
Jefferson . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Son of Jeffrey
” Jeremiah” – Jeremy . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Appointed of Jehovah
This “Jeremiah” is BIG and Healthy…
This Young Cygnet named “Jeremiah” had a Heart Defect. Sadly, we Lost him..
Jerome . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Sacred or Holy Name
Jesse . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Wealth
Joel . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . The Lord is God
John . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . God is Gracious
Jonah. . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Dove or Pigeon
Jonas . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Dove
” Jonathan” . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Jehovah’s Gift
Jordan . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Descender
Joseph . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . He shall add
Joshua . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . God of Salvation
Judd . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Praised
Julian . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Belonging to Julius
Jules . . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . form of the Latin Julius
Julius . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Downy-Youthful
Justin . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . Upright
Kane . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Tribute Little, Warlike One
Kelly . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . . Warrior
Kelvin . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . From the Narrow River
Kendall . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Clear-River Valley
Kendrick . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Royal Ruler
Kenn . . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . Clear, Bright Water
Kennedy . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Handsome One
“Kermit” . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Free Man
Kerry . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Son of the Dark One
“Kerwin” . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Little Jet-Black One
Kevin . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Gentle, Lovable
King . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . . Ruler
Kingsley . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the King’s Meadow
Kingston . . . . . . Old English . . . . Dweller at the King’s Estate
Kinsey . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Royal, Victorious One
Langford . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Dweller at the Long Ford
Langley . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Long Meadow
Langston . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . . Tall
Lee, Leigh . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Pasture Meadow
Leland . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Meadow Land
Lennon . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . . . Little Cloak
Leo . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . Lion
Leon . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . . Lion-like
Leonard . . . . . . Old Frankish . . . . . . . . Lion-Brave
Leopold . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Bold
Leroy . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . . King
“Lewis” . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Fame and War
“Liberty” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Free or Independent
“Louis” – “Louie” . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Famous Warrior
Another Swan Named “Louis”
Ludwig . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Famous Warrior
“Luigi” . . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . . Warrior
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“Lumi”
“Luminescence” . . . . . . Unknown Origin . . . . . Spontaneous Emission of Light
Lyle . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . From the Isle Emigrant
Lyman . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Meadow-Man
“Lynn” – “Lynnie” . . . . . . . .Old Welsh . . . . . . From the Pool or Water Fall
“LYNN SWANN” is a Common Male Swan Name.
“Lynn Swann” Enjoying a Bubble Bath over the Diffuser. Cute.
Magee . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Son of the Fiery One
Major . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Greater
Marcel . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Little Warlike One
Markus . . . . . . . . Various . . . . . . . . . . War-like One
Marland . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . From the Lake Land
Marley . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . From the Lake Meadow
“Martin” . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Warlike One
Marvin . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Sea Friend
Mason . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . Stone-Worker
Maurice . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Dark-Complexioned One
Maximilian – “Max” . . Latin . . . . . . . Greater in Excellence
Maynard . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Powerful, Brave
“Meadow” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Meadow
“Meadow” was 10 Years Old on July 15th, 2019 ( Yeah ! )
Melbourne . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Mill-Stream
Merle . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . A Black Bird
Mervin . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Famous Friend
Michael . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . Who is like God
“Mickey” . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . Gift of God
Miles-Myles . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Warrior
“Miles” – Milo . . . . . . . . German – Irish . . . . . . “Soldier or Servant.”
– English origin – “Merciful”.
“Mister” . . . . . . English . . . . . Honorific for Men under the Rank of Knighthood.
“Mr. Montana” . . . . . . . . He came from Montana
Morgan . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . . White Sea
Morley . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Moor Meadow
Morse . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Son of the Dark-Complexioned One
Mortimer . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . From the Still Water
“Moses” . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . Taken Out of the Water
Murphy . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Sea Warrior
Murray . . . . . . . . Scotch, Gaelic . . . . Mariner, Sea-Warrior
Nathan . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . A Gift
Nathaniel . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . A Gift of God
Neal . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Champion
Nelson . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . . . . Champion’s Son
Nemo . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . From the Glen or Glade
“Nicholas” . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Victorious
“Nico” . . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . Victorious People
Noah . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Rest Comfort
Noble . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Well-Known
Noel . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . Born at Christmas
Norman . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . A Stranger Strong and Fair
Octavius . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Eighth Born
“Olaf” . . . Old Norse/ Scandinavian . . . Ancestor’s Descendant
“Oliver” . . . . . . . Old Norse . . . . . . Kind, Affectionate One
“Ollie” . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . Peace
Omar . . . . . . . . . . Arabic . . . . . . . Most High, First Son
Oran . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Pale Complexioned One
Orion . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Son of Light
“Otis” . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Rich, Wealth, Son of Otto
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“Otto” . . . . . . . . Old High German . . . . . Wealth, Prosperity, Fortune
Owen . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . Well Born – of Good Breeding
Park . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . Dweller at the Enclosed Land or Park
Parker . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . Keeper of the Park
Parnell . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . Little Peter
Patrick . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . . Noble One
– Pat, Paddy, Patrice
Patton . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Honored for his Prowess in Battle
Percival . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . Valley-Piercer (Trumpeter Swan)
Perkin . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . A Son of the Fisherman
Perry . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . . From the Pear Tree
“Philo” . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . . . Loving Friend
“Pierre” . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . Rock or Stone
“PiP” . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . Friend of Horses
Plato . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Broad One, Broad Shoulders
“POKO” . . . . . . . Rescued by Caring People . . A New Chance for Life.
“Poseidon” – hisRoman name was Neptune.
The Romans named the Planets they could see in the Sky after Roman Gods,
and when Neptune was discovered in 1846, Astronomers kept that tradition.
He was the God of the Sea, Earthquakes and Horses.
Porter . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . Gatekeeper
Presley . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Priest’s Field
“Prince” . . . . . . . . . . . . Son of a Royal Lineage
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“Quackers” . . . . . . . . Makes a Quacking Sound
Quigley . . . . . . . Irish Gaelic . . . . . . . Unruly Hair
Quincy . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . . . Fifth
Quinn . . . . . . . . Irish Gaelic . . . . . Wise, intelligent
Quinton . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Fifth Son
“Radar” . . . . . . . . German . . . . . . Wheelmaker or Wheelwright
Radcliff . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Red Cliffs
Rafferty . . . . . . . . . Irish Gaelic . . . . . Prosperous and Rich
Raleigh . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Dweller at the Roe-Deer Meadow
Ramsey . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Wild Garlic
Randolph . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Strong Defender
“Ranger” . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . Forest Keeper
Raphael . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Healed by God
Rawlins-Roland . . . Old Anglo-French . . . Famous Land
Ray . . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . Beam of Light
Raymond . . . . . . . Old German . . . . Mighty or Wise Protector
“Reece” . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . Happy Male who Loves Life & People
Regan . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Little King
Reginald . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Mighty and Powerful
Remington . . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Raven Farm
Reuben . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . Behold a Son
Rex . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . The King, The Powerful
Reynard . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Mighty-Brave
Rich . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Powerful, Wealthy One
Richard . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Powerful, Ruler
Richman . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Powerful Male
Richmond . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Powerful Protector
Riley . . . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Valiant, Warlike One
Robert – “Bob” . . . . . German . . . . . . . Famed, Bright; Shining
“Romeo” . . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . Pilgrim to Rome
Ronald . . . . . . . Old Norse . . . . . . Mighty Power
Roscoe . . . . . . . Old Norse . . . . . . Deer Woods
Rover . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . Wanderer
Roy . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . . . King
“Royal” . . . . . . . . English . . . . . . . . Of the King
The Young Male is a Royal Mute.. His Young Female is a Polish Mute Swan.
Ryan . . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Little King
Salvador . . . . . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . Savior
Sampson . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Splendid Male
Samuel – “Sammy” . . . Hebrew . . . . . God has heard
Santo . . . . . . . . . Italian . . . . . . . . Saintly
Saville . . . . . . . North French . . . . . Willow Man
“Scooter” . . . . . Scottish . . . . . . Spiritually Intense can Sting or Charm
Seabrook . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . A place where a small stream joined the Sea.
“Sebastian” . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Revered
Seymour . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Tailor
Seymour . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . . Mighty at Sea
Shamus . . . . . . Irish . . . . . . He Who Supplants
Shane . . . . . . . . Irish . . . . . . God is Gracious
Shannon . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Little Old Wise One
Shea . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . Majestic
Shelby . . . . . . . Old English . . . A Place Where Willows Grow
Sheldon . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Steep Valley
Shelly . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Dweller at the Ledge-Meadow
Shelton . . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Ledge Farm
Shepherd . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Shepherd
Shepley, Shipley . . Old English . . . . . From the Sheep Meadow
Sheridan . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Wild Male or Satyr
“Sherlock” . . . . . Old English . . . . . Fair or White Haired
Sherman . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Wool Cutter
Sherwood . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Bright Forest
Sidney . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Wide Island
“Siegfried” . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Victorious, Peaceful
Sigmund . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Victorious Protector
Silas, Silvanus . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Forest Dweller
Silvester, Sylvester . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . From the Forest
Simon . . . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Hearing, One who Hears
Sinclair . . . . . . . . . . French . . . . . . . Hard Working
Skeet, Skeeter . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Swift One
Skipp, Skippy . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . Ship-Master
Smedley . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Flat Meadow
Smith . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Tradesman
Snowden . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Snowy Hills
Solomon . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . . . Peaceful
Sparke . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Gay, Gallant One
Spencer . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . Keeper of Provisions
Squire . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Knight’s Attendant
Stacey . . . . . . . . . Middle Latin . . . . . . Stable, Prosperous
Stanley . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Stony Field-Lives by Stony Grove
Starr . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . . Star
Stedman . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . Farmstead Owner
Stein . . . . . . . . . . German . . . . . . . . . Stone
Stephen . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . Crowned One
“Storm” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Turbulent
Strong . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Powerful One
Sullivan . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . . Black-Eyed One
Sully . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the South Meadow
“Sunny” . . . . . . . . . . . . A Ray of Sunshine
Sutton . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the South Farm
“Swanee” . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home,”
– . . . . . . . . . . . A River in Georgia and Florida
Swaney – “Swanie” . . . . . Irish . . . . . . . Pleasant
Swanny . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . “Battle Swan”
Swanny . . . . Is a Version of Swanhild (Old German).
“Swanson” . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Nickname for a Pure or Graceful Person.
A Different “Mr. Swanson”
Sweeney . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Little Hero
“Mister T” . . . . . . . . Captive Breed in Ontario Canada Male Trumpeter Swan #698
Taffy . . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . . Beloved One
Tango . . . . . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . . . . . Touch Dance
Tate . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . . Cheerful One
“Terence” . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . . Smooth Polished One
Terrell . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . . Thunder Ruler
Thaddeus . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Stout-Hearted Courageous
Thatcher . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . Roofer
Theodore – “Ted” . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . Gift of God
Thomas . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . A Twin
Thor . . . . . . . . . . . Old Norse . . . . . Thunder
Thorndyke . . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Thorny Dike
Thorpe . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Hamlet
“Timothy “. . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Living in God’s Honor.
“Titus” . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Of the Giants Title of Honor
Tobias . . . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . . The Lord is Good
“Lone Ranger” . . . . . . . From the TV Western
“Tonto” . . . . . . . . American Indian Guide
Tracy . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Bold, Courageous One
Travis . . . . . . . . . English . . . . . Crossing a River or Bridge
Trevor . . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . . . Prudent
“Tristan” . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . Noisy One
“Troy” . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . Curly Haired
Truesdale . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Beloved One’s Farm
Truman . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Faithful One
“Tucker”. . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Garment Maker
Twain . . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . . Divided
Tyler . . . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Tile Layer
Tyrone . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . Sovereign
Tyson . . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . Son
“Valentine” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Strong, Valorous, Healthy
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Vaughn . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . Small One
Verne . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Springlike, Youthful
Victor . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Conqueror
Vincent . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . Conquering One
Virgil . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Flourishing
Vito . . . . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . . . Alive
“Vito Corleone” . . . . . . . . . . . . Life-Giver from the GodFather
Wade . . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Dweller at the River Crossing
Wadsworth . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From Wade’s Estate
Waldo . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Ruler, Mighty
Walter . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Powerful Warrior
Ward . . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Watchman
Warwick . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Protecting Ruler
Watkins . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Son of Watt
Watson . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Son of Walter
Waverly . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . From the Quaking Aspen Tree Meadow
Wayne . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . Wagon Maker
“Webster” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . Weaver
Wellington . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Wealthy Estate
Wendell . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . . Wanderer
Wentworth . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . White One’s Estate
Wesley . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the West Meadow
“Whistler” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Whistler or Piper
– A Nickname for a Habitual Whistler . . . . . . Young Cygnets Whistle a lot..
Whitman . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . White Haired Male
Whitney . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . White Island
“Wilbur” . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Resolute-Brilliant One
Wiley . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Water Meadow
Wilford . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Willow Ford
Wilfred . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Resolute-Peaceful One
Will – “Wills” – “Willie” . . . . . . Old English . . . . Determined
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William – “Bill” – “Billy” . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . . Resolute Protector
William – Bill – “Billy” . . . Old German . . . . . Resolute Protector
Willard . . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Resolute and Brave
“Willie” . . . . . . . . . German . . . . . . With Gilded Helmet
Willoughby . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . From the Willow Farm
Wilmer . . . . . . . . . . Old German . . . . . Resolute, Famous One
Wilson . . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Son of Will
Winchell . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Child – Son
Windsor . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Boundary, Bank
Wingate . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . Divine Protection
Winslow . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Stone Marker of Friendship
“Winston” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . . . Joy Stone
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“Winter” . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Born in the Winter Time
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Winthrop . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . . Friend’s Village
Wyatt . . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . . . Little Warrior
Wynn . . . . . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . . . . Fair, White One
Wythe . . . . . . . . Middle English . . . . . Dweller by a Willow Tree
“Zeus” . . . . . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . . . . . . Living One
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Zeus is the Greek God of the Sky,
– Thunder, Lightning . . . . Law and Justice.
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ALL For the Love of Swans SwanLover Linda UpDated May 2021
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