Hawk Name Generator

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Generate hawk names for a falconry bird, a rehab red-tail, a mascot or a fictional raptor: sky and wind names, rust and copper color names, mythic falcon gods, famous real hawks, the word for hawk in dozens of languages, and original character names with a hawk's edge.

About hawk names

Hawk names tend to come from four places. The first is the bird itself: a red-tailed hawk invites Rusty, Copper, Sienna or Ember, a Harris's hawk gets Harriet or Hank, a Cooper's hawk becomes Coop, and a sharp-shinned hawk is Sharpie before you can stop yourself. The second is the air the bird lives in: Zephyr, Gale, Cirrus, Thermal, Tailwind, Updraft. Falconers also borrow their own jargon, so Eyas (a nestling), Tiercel (a male) and Stoop (the dive) turn up as names.

The third source is myth. Hawks and falcons were sacred to Horus and Ra in Egypt, Freya owned a falcon cloak in Norse lore, Garuda and Jatayu are the great birds of Hindu epic, and Circe, Nisus and Daedalion were all turned into hawks in Greek and Roman stories. The fourth is pop culture and real birds with fans: Pale Male of Central Park, Big Red at Cornell, Kes, Frightful from My Side of the Mountain, Mabel from H Is for Hawk, and comic heroes like Hawkeye and Hawkgirl.

A good hawk name is short enough to call across a field and hard enough to match the bird. One or two syllables with a crisp consonant (Talon, Skree, Vrask, Kestra) carries better than anything soft. The list also holds hawk-watch sites, flight words, field marks and roadside jokes.

How to choose hawk names

  • For a bird you will actually call, pick one or two syllables with a hard consonant (Talon, Blitz, Kree, Saber). Long or soft names get lost in wind.
  • Match the species: rust and copper names for a red-tail, grey and silver names for a goshawk or harrier, desert names like Mesa or Sonora for a Harris's hawk.
  • Use the word for hawk or falcon in another language when you want something that sounds exotic but still means the right thing: Hayabusa, Shaheen, Sokol, Gwalch, Kāhu.
  • For a fictional hawk, decide whether it is a character or a companion. Characters take full invented names (Kaelith, Harrowen); companions take short call names the owner would shout.
  • Rehab and education birds are often named for where they were found or what they survived (Sitka, Juneau, Spitfire, Scrapper), which gives the name a story to tell visitors.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a red-tailed hawk?

Lean into the rust-red tail: Rusty, Copper, Sienna, Ember, Cinnamon, Auburn, Russet, Garnet, Rojo, Ruadh or Red Dawn. Famous red-tails like Pale Male and Big Red also work as tributes, and Buteo, the genus name, is a good choice for a nerdier owner.

What do falconers name their hawks?

Working names are usually short, one or two syllables, and often drawn from the bird's color, the weather, or falconry terms themselves: Gos, Tiercel, Eyas, Stoop, Gale, Storm. Many falconers also name birds after the place they were trapped or the season they were taken.

What are some mythological hawk and falcon names?

Horus, Ra, Montu and Nekhbet from Egypt; Freya and Veðrfölnir from Norse myth; Garuda, Jatayu and Sampati from Hindu epic; Circe, Nisus and Daedalion, who were transformed into hawks in Greek and Roman stories; and Anzu, the lion-headed storm bird of Mesopotamia.

Can I use these hawk names for a Pokémon, OC or fantasy character?

Yes. The list mixes real-world call names with invented character names like Skarrow, Vexwing, Kyrra and Harrowen that are built for fiction, plus canon references such as Talonflame, Hawkgirl and Buckbeak for inspiration. The invented names were not checked against other books, games or trademarks, so search a name before you publish it.

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A: 64 names

  • Abilene
  • Absaroka
  • Accipiter
  • Açor
  • Adobe
  • Aeolus
  • Aerie
  • Aerivane
  • Aerrow
  • Aeryn
  • Afterburner
  • Agave
  • Aguila
  • Aguililla
  • Akane
  • Albanella
  • Albireo
  • Alder
  • Aligot
  • Allegheny
  • Altair
  • Amaruq
  • Amber
  • Amber Eyes
  • Ambush
  • Andromeda
  • Angle of Attack
  • Anvil Cloud
  • Anzu
  • Aplomado
  • Apollo
  • Apus

A, continued

  • Aquila
  • Aquilon
  • Archimedes
  • Argent
  • Arkhaven
  • Arno
  • Arrow
  • Arroyo Seco
  • Artemis
  • Arthur
  • Arvid
  • Àṣá
  • Ash
  • Ashkar
  • Astore
  • Astra
  • Astrid
  • Astur
  • Asturia
  • Atalanta
  • Athena
  • Atlas
  • Atmaca
  • Auburn
  • Augustus
  • Aura
  • Aurora
  • Aurora Borealis
  • Australis
  • Autour
  • Autumn Fire
  • Aviator

B: 67 names

  • Backyard Sheriff
  • Badius
  • Badlands
  • Bake Oven Knob
  • Barn Boss
  • Barnstormer
  • Baron Von Stoop
  • Barred Hawk
  • Barredtail
  • Bashiq
  • Bay Wing
  • Baz
  • Beaky
  • Beatrix
  • Belly Band
  • Bennu
  • Berserker
  • Bertram
  • Big Red
  • Big Sky
  • Billboard Betty
  • Biplane
  • Bitterroot
  • Bjorn
  • Blackhawk
  • Blaze
  • Blitz
  • Bloodwing
  • Blue Darter
  • Blue Yonder
  • Bobby
  • Bodkin
  • Bogey

B, continued

  • Bolt
  • Boreas
  • Boudica
  • Bourbon
  • Bozeman
  • Braddock Bay
  • Bramble
  • Brannoch
  • Brass
  • Braviary
  • Brazos
  • Brick
  • Brickback
  • Bridger
  • Bright Eyes
  • Bright Falcon
  • Broadwing
  • Bronze
  • Bronzewing
  • Brow Ridge
  • Brush Fire
  • Brushbuster
  • Brynhild
  • Bryseth
  • Buckbeak
  • Buizerd
  • Burgundy
  • Busard
  • Busardo
  • Buse
  • Bussard
  • Buteo
  • Buteogallus
  • Bwncath

C: 69 names

  • Caius
  • Çakır
  • Caldreth
  • Calurus
  • Canyon
  • Canyon Echo
  • Cape May
  • Caprock
  • Captain Cooper
  • Caracara
  • Cardel
  • Cardinal
  • Carnelian
  • Cassiopeia
  • Çaylak
  • Cernícalo
  • Cetan
  • Chayton
  • Checkers
  • Chelan Ridge
  • Chestnut
  • Cheyenne
  • Chihuahuan
  • Chinook
  • Chiricahua
  • Christo
  • Chūhi
  • Cimarron
  • Cinder
  • Cinnamon
  • Circe
  • Cirrus
  • Citlali
  • Clamhán

C, continued

  • Clancy
  • Clay
  • Clean Strike
  • Cleopatra
  • Cliff Edge
  • Cloud Runner
  • Cloudsplitter
  • Clutch
  • Cognac
  • Cold Front
  • Cold Stare
  • Comet
  • Commander Harris
  • Condor
  • Coop
  • Cooper
  • Copper
  • Copper Queen
  • Copper Sky
  • Copperhead
  • Corvane
  • Cosmo
  • Cottonwood Row
  • Coulee
  • Covert
  • Crab Hawk
  • Crane Hawk
  • Crimson
  • Crimson Sky
  • Crosswind
  • Crow Magnet
  • Cuauhtli
  • Cutlass
  • Cyaneus
  • Cypress

D: 33 names

  • Daedalion
  • Dagger
  • Dakota
  • Dapple
  • Dark Morph
  • Dawnstrike
  • Dawnwing
  • Daybreaker
  • Dead Eye
  • Delice
  • Deneb
  • Derby Hill
  • Desert Wind
  • Diana
  • Diều Hâu
  • Dihedral
  • Dive Bomber
  • Doctor Kettle
  • Doğan
  • Domino
  • Dora
  • Doria
  • Downburst
  • Drennik
  • Dry Creek
  • Duck Hawk
  • Duke of the Hayfield
  • Duluth
  • Duneskimmer
  • Durango
  • Duskwing
  • Dust Devil
  • Duvhök

E: 17 names

  • Eagle Eye
  • Eclipse
  • Eira
  • Elegans
  • Ember
  • Ember Eyes
  • Eos
  • Épervier
  • Equinox
  • Erik
  • Eskarra
  • Esparver
  • Etana
  • Evrahawk
  • Eyas
  • Eyrie
  • Ezra

F: 45 names

  • Faelkirr
  • Fair Chase
  • Falchion
  • Falco
  • Falconer
  • Falk
  • Falke
  • Falken
  • Fálki
  • Falkner
  • Falkor
  • Far Cry
  • Faucon
  • Fawkes
  • Featherduster
  • Fencesitter
  • Fenrake
  • Fenwick
  • Ferrug
  • Ferruginous
  • Field Marshal
  • Fieldwarden
  • Firebird
  • Firebrick
  • Firehawk
  • First Light
  • Fish Hawk
  • Flap Glide
  • Flare
  • Fledgling
  • Fletcher
  • Fletchinder
  • Flight Leader
  • Flint
  • Flying Weight
  • Flynn
  • Footer
  • Fovea
  • Freckle
  • Free Fall
  • Freya
  • Frigg
  • Frightful
  • Frost Line
  • Fuertesi

G: 38 names

  • Gabirai
  • Galaxy
  • Gale
  • Ganymede
  • Garnet
  • Garnet Wing
  • Garuda
  • Gatepost Gus
  • Gavião
  • Gavilán
  • Ged
  • Geraki
  • Ginger
  • Glada
  • Glaive
  • Glider
  • Golden Hour
  • Goldeneye
  • Goldfeather
  • Gopher Getter
  • Gorse
  • Gos
  • Goshawk
  • Goshute
  • Granite Peak
  • Graphite
  • Grasshopper Gourmet
  • Grey Ghost
  • Greywing
  • Griffin
  • Griffith
  • Grumpy
  • Gryvane
  • Gudrun
  • Gundlach
  • Gust
  • Gwalch
  • Gyr

H: 73 names

  • Habicht
  • Hack
  • Haitaka
  • Halberd
  • Halcón
  • Hall Monitor
  • Halsband
  • Halvek
  • Hank
  • Hard Stare
  • Hardstoop
  • Harlani
  • Harpoon
  • Harrier
  • Harriet
  • Harris
  • Harrow
  • Harrowen
  • Harvest Moon
  • Hatshepsut
  • Haukka
  • Haukr
  • Havik
  • Havoc
  • Hawk Hill
  • Hawk of Achill
  • Hawk Ridge
  • Hawk Watch
  • Hawke
  • Hawkeye
  • Hawkgirl
  • Hawkins
  • Hawkman
  • Hawkmon
  • Hawksley
  • Hawkward

H, continued

  • Hawkwind
  • Hawkwood
  • Hawlucha
  • Hawthorne
  • Hayabusa
  • Hazel
  • Headwind
  • Heat Shimmer
  • Heath
  • Hebog
  • Hedgehopper
  • Héja
  • Helios
  • Hellcat
  • Hen Hawk
  • Henery
  • Hera
  • Herky
  • Hermes
  • High Noon
  • High Plains Drifter
  • Highcircle
  • Highway Patrol
  • Hiirihaukka
  • Hilde
  • Hobby
  • Høg
  • Hök
  • Honey Buzzard
  • Hood Shy
  • Horus
  • Hræsvelgr
  • Huachuca
  • Hudson Hawk
  • Hudsonius
  • Hunter
  • Huntress

I: 13 names

  • Icarus
  • Immelmann
  • Ingram
  • Ingrid
  • Intermewed
  • Iris
  • Ironclaw
  • Irravel
  • Isabeau
  • Isobar
  • Ithrael
  • Itzel
  • ʻIo

J: 15 names

  • Jackal Buzzard
  • Jamaicensis
  • Jasper
  • Jastrząb
  • Jatayu
  • Jayhawk
  • Jessamyr
  • Jestřáb
  • Jetstream
  • Jinx
  • Jorrak
  • Judge
  • Juneau
  • Juniper
  • Juno Skye

K: 40 names

  • Kaelith
  • Kāhu
  • Kaia
  • Kanahaukka
  • Káně
  • Kanyuk
  • Kārearea
  • Karvaly
  • Kavik
  • Kee-Aah
  • Keen
  • Keen Eye
  • Keeyar
  • Kele
  • Kenai
  • Kes
  • Kestra
  • Kestrel
  • Kethra
  • Kettle Boss
  • Khartsaga
  • Khonsu
  • Kierr
  • Kira
  • Kirra-Kee
  • Kite
  • Kiting
  • Kittatinny
  • Kittyhawk
  • Klijāns
  • Kliyah
  • Kobac
  • Korvath
  • Kragulj
  • Krahujec
  • Kree
  • Krogulec
  • Kwahu
  • Kyree
  • Kyrra

L: 31 names

  • Lady Squawksalot
  • Lady Talon
  • Ladyhawke
  • Lahore Bell
  • Lanner
  • Laramie
  • Larch
  • Laredo
  • Last Light
  • Last Word
  • Lawn Patrol
  • Leif
  • Light Morph
  • Light Pole Larry
  • Lightning
  • Lineatus
  • Little Red
  • Liv
  • Lizard Buzzard
  • Lola
  • Lone Pine
  • Longbow
  • Longglide
  • Lord Redtail
  • Lorrhawk
  • Low Sun
  • Lowflyer
  • Luna
  • Luňák
  • Lyra
  • Lyskarra

M: 40 names

  • Mabel
  • Madam Mantle
  • Madrone
  • Maerrow
  • Mahogany
  • Major Merlin
  • Mantled Hawk
  • Manzanita
  • Manzano
  • Marahute
  • Marsh Hawk
  • Marshglider
  • Maverick
  • Maximus
  • Meadow Boss
  • Melierax
  • Merlin
  • Merlot
  • Mesa
  • Mesa Sun
  • Mesquite
  • Meteor
  • Migrant
  • Milhafre
  • Mimino
  • Mirreth
  • Mizar
  • Mogollon
  • Mojave
  • Montu
  • Moor
  • Morning Thermal
  • Mortimer
  • Moták
  • Mouse Hawk
  • Mouse Trap
  • Mousebane
  • Mr. Beaks
  • Musvåk
  • Myszołów

N: 19 names

  • Navarre
  • Nebula
  • Nefertiti
  • Nekhbet
  • Nephele
  • Nephthys
  • Nestling
  • Nighthawk
  • Nike
  • Nisus
  • Nomad
  • Nor'easter
  • North Lookout
  • Nosuri
  • Notus
  • Nova
  • Nyla
  • Nyreth
  • Nyx

O: 21 names

  • Obsidian
  • Ochre
  • Ocotillo
  • Octavia
  • October Sky
  • Odin
  • Ol' Red
  • Old Yellow-Eye
  • Ölyv
  • Onyx
  • Open Sky
  • Orchard Keeper
  • Orion
  • Ormvråk
  • Orrin
  • Orvask
  • Osprey
  • Ostrel
  • Ōtaka
  • Overpass Mayor
  • Ozark

P: 32 names

  • Pale Male
  • Paprika
  • Parallax
  • Passage
  • Pasture Queen
  • Patagial
  • Pecan
  • Pecos
  • Peeyar
  • Penny
  • Perch
  • Peregrine
  • Perseus
  • Petrit
  • Pewter
  • Phoenix
  • Pidgeot
  • Pigeon Hawk
  • Pigeon Panic
  • Pike
  • Pinion
  • Piñon
  • Pitch
  • Plumbeous
  • Poiana
  • Polesitter
  • Powerline Pete
  • Prairie Fire
  • Praskeen
  • Professor Plume
  • Puna Hawk
  • Pyrrick

Q: 9 names

  • Qarshyga
  • Qebehsenuef
  • Quenrath
  • Quetzal
  • Quetzalli
  • Quickfoot
  • Quicksilver
  • Quill
  • Quorrin

R: 71 names

  • Ra
  • Ra-Horakhty
  • Rabbit Hawk
  • Rabbit Season
  • Ragnar
  • Raider
  • Rain Shadow
  • Ranger
  • Ratonero
  • Ravenna
  • Red
  • Red Baron
  • Red Cloud
  • Red Dawn
  • Red Feather
  • Red Rocket
  • Red Sonja
  • Red Wing
  • Redshoulder
  • Redtail
  • Reed
  • Reeva
  • Rhovane
  • Ridge Lift
  • Ridge Regular
  • Ridge Runner
  • Ridgewatcher
  • Ridgway
  • Rigel
  • Rim Walker
  • Ringer
  • Rio Bravo
  • Ripley
  • River Hawk
  • Roadside

R, continued

  • Roc
  • Rocket
  • Rogue
  • Rojo
  • Ronin
  • Rory
  • Rosie
  • Rosso
  • Rotmilan
  • Rouge
  • Rough Rider
  • Roughleg
  • Roux
  • Rowan
  • Rrak
  • Ruadh
  • Ruby
  • Ruckus
  • Rudder
  • Rudy
  • Rufaro
  • Rufflet
  • Rufina
  • Rufinus
  • Rufous Morph
  • Rufter
  • Rufus
  • Runa
  • Russell
  • Russet
  • Rust
  • Rustback
  • Rusted Iron
  • Rusty
  • Rusty Sky
  • Ryken

S: 147 names

  • Saber
  • Sable
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sagebrush
  • Saguaro
  • Şahin
  • Sailplane
  • Sakari
  • Saker
  • Sampati
  • Sandia
  • Sandstone
  • Santa Fe
  • Saqr
  • Sarrik
  • Sashiba
  • Savanna
  • Sawtooth
  • Scarlet
  • Scout
  • Scout Redtail
  • Scramble
  • Scrapper
  • Seabhac
  • Seabhag
  • Seahawk
  • Sedona
  • Selene
  • Sennavar
  • Sentinel
  • Sepia
  • Sergeant Screech
  • Serrak
  • Shadow
  • Shaheen
  • Shale
  • Sharp Cry
  • Sharp Set
  • Sharpie
  • Sharpshin
  • Shayera
  • Shelterbelt
  • Shieldmaiden
  • Shikra
  • Short-Tail
  • Side-Eye
  • Sienna
  • Sierra

S, continued

  • Sigurd
  • Silver Streak
  • Silverwing
  • Simurgh
  • Sir Flaps-a-Lot
  • Sirius
  • Sitka
  • Skaldra
  • Škanjac
  • Skarrow
  • Skellaryn
  • Skifter
  • Skree
  • Skreeya
  • Sky King
  • Sky Landlord
  • Sky Pilot
  • Skyfall
  • Skyfire
  • Skyhawk
  • Skylar
  • Skysong
  • Skyward
  • Skywatcher
  • Slant Light
  • Slate
  • Slipstream
  • Smoke
  • Snake Charmer
  • Soara
  • Soaren
  • Sokol
  • Solaris
  • Soleil
  • Solitarius
  • Solstice
  • Solveig
  • Sonora
  • Soot
  • Sorcha
  • Sore Hawk
  • Șorecar
  • Sorrel
  • Sovereign
  • Spark
  • Sparrowbane
  • Sparrowhawk
  • Sparvhök
  • Sparviero

S, continued

  • Spearhawk
  • Speckle
  • Specter
  • Speireag
  • Sperber
  • Sperwer
  • Spioróg
  • Spitfire
  • Spurvehøg
  • Squadron
  • Squall
  • Squawk
  • Squirrel Hawk
  • Squirrel Nemesis
  • Squirrel Tax
  • Stanley
  • Staraptor
  • Staravia
  • Steady Gaze
  • Steelbeak
  • Stella
  • Steppe Buzzard
  • Stillhunter
  • Stonefeather
  • Stoop
  • Storm
  • Storm Chaser
  • Stormfeather
  • Stormrider
  • Streamer
  • Striatus
  • Stryker
  • Sumac
  • Sun Chaser
  • Sun Dog
  • Sundance
  • Sunfire
  • Sunhawk
  • Sunset Red
  • Sunwheeler
  • Suopis
  • Supraorbital
  • Surefoot
  • Swainson
  • Swallowtail
  • Swiftfeather
  • Swiftstrike
  • Swiftwind
  • Sycamore Sal

T: 60 names

  • Tachiro
  • Tahoma
  • Tailspin
  • Tailwind
  • Taima
  • Taka
  • Takamaru
  • Talbot
  • Talindra
  • Tall Timber
  • Tally-Ho
  • Talon
  • Talonflame
  • Talus
  • Talyn
  • Tamarack
  • Taos
  • Tarn the Unhooded
  • Tarsus
  • Tavreth
  • Tavros
  • Tawny
  • Tchak
  • Teeka
  • Tempest
  • Terracotta
  • The Auditor
  • The Fencepost King
  • Thermal
  • Thermal Rider
  • Thicket
  • Thjazi
  • Thryss
  • Thunder
  • Thunder Road
  • Thunderbird
  • Thunderclaw
  • Thunderhead
  • Tiercel
  • Tigereye
  • Tikaani
  • Timberdodger
  • Tiny Hawk
  • Tobias
  • Toffee
  • Toll Collector
  • Tomahawk
  • Tonatiuh
  • Topaz
  • Tor
  • Torrhaven
  • Touch and Go
  • Tova
  • Tracker
  • Treetopper
  • Tseer
  • Tsumi
  • Tucson
  • Tumbleweed
  • Turmeric

U: 7 names

  • Uliu
  • Ulrake
  • Umber
  • Updraft
  • Updraft Annie
  • Upland Buzzard
  • Uvrae

V: 26 names

  • Valk
  • Valkyrie
  • Vanagas
  • Vane
  • Variable Hawk
  • Varketh
  • Varpushaukka
  • Vector
  • Veðrfölnir
  • Vega
  • Velkris
  • Veracruz
  • Vermilion
  • Vesper
  • Vexwing
  • Veyra
  • Vigil
  • Viking
  • Vinata
  • Violet
  • Virga
  • Vole Inspector
  • Vole Patrol
  • Volt
  • Vrask
  • Vulpinus

W: 39 names

  • Wachusett
  • Waggoner's Gap
  • Waiting On
  • Walter
  • Wambli
  • Warble
  • Warden
  • Warhawk
  • Warrick
  • Wasatch
  • Washi
  • Weihe
  • Whirlwind
  • Whisper
  • White Hawk
  • Whitefish Point
  • Whitetail
  • Whitethroat
  • Widow Maker
  • Wild Blue
  • Wind Dancer
  • Wind River
  • Wind Shear
  • Windbreak
  • Windclaw
  • Windreader
  • Windrush
  • Windsock
  • Windwalker
  • Wingman
  • Wingover
  • Winifred
  • Winter Count
  • Winter Wheat
  • Woodsghost
  • Wouw
  • Wren
  • Wyndrel
  • Wyvern

X: 1 name

  • Xochi

Y: 7 names

  • Yastreb
  • Yellowfoot
  • Ylva
  • Yrrik
  • Yssara
  • Yucca
  • Yuma

Z: 16 names

  • Zapelatz
  • Zaryn
  • Zazu
  • Zeke
  • Zekkara
  • Zelda
  • Zenobia
  • Zephyr
  • Zephyra
  • Zephyrus
  • Zerrik
  • Zeus
  • Ziggy
  • Ziz
  • Zonetail
  • Zorro