Names with animal meanings are an increasingly popular trend when choosing baby names so heres our top choices for boys and girls.

Animal related baby boy names. It is also a name that belonged to several saints and Popes. Click on a name to read about its origin and meaning. Arne Scandinavian origin meaning eagle 2.

This list of names will help you brainstorm name possibilities. Bear has suddenly lumbered onto the baby name landscape. Meaning raven this name has Celtic roots.

Not just a word but it can be used as a name too. Just like its meaning Anchor could let your kid become strong and be a support to all their loved ones. Aleric This Germanic unique baby boy name means noble ruler.

The Trusted Source for Name. Perhaps inspired by British adventurer Bear Grylls born Edward Michael first celebrity chef Jamie Oliver used it as the middle name for his boy Buddy and more recently Alicia Silverstone called her son Bear Blu followed by Kate Winslets Bear Blaize. Baby names with animal meanings range from the obvious such as Robin or Lionel and those with subtler animal meanings such as Arthur which means bear or Tabitha gazelle.

Some parents even choose the literal animal names for their children such as actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers who named his son Wolf. Butterflies and doves seem peaceful and innocent while bears and the fox are wise cunning and strong. An Old English name this means brave strong boar.

Bear Fox Hawk and Wolf are all bounding up the charts for boys while bird names Wren Birdie and Lark are reaching. Animal names for boys. Adler This baby boy name is of Old German origin and it means eagle.