Red Tailed Hawk Names ● 254 Inspiring Ideas for your Raptor, Bird of Prey, Eagle, Falcon, or Owl

When considering red tailed hawk names, there are just so many sources for inspiration!

These great ideas are perfect if you’re naming a falcon, eagle, owl, or other raptor or bird of prey too!

You’ll find a broad range to spark your imagination and creativity. Even if you don’t find the perfect name for your red tailed hawk here, you’ll be in the right mindset to brainstorm more!

What should I name my hawk?

People name their hawks anything from a name that would work well for a human like Dudley or Annalise, to pet names like Buddy or Storm, to totally exotic or meaningful names like Icarus or Tattoo.

Bird names from actual falconers

Real falconers have used these names for their hawks, falcons, and eagles.

Dudley
Icarus
Ristretto
Maloney
Chicory
Timor
Marlon
Skyler
Griffin
Adelaide
Lucy
Cob
Molly
Mischief
Zippo
Tasha
Dusty
Sal
Lou
Tattoo
Doc
Bolt
Chloe
Haggard
Beowulf
Attila
Dicey
Pandora
Homer
Shazam
Charm
Storm
Lance
Buddy
Zeva
Wordell
Annaliese
Tracy
Sancho
Delilah
Moka
Olivia
Emily
Fawkes
Arrow
Zumi

Tips for naming your hawk

Consider your bird’s personality and appearance as inspiration
You don’t have to decide on a name right away- get to know your hawk first.
Choose a name you’ll be comfortable telling your friends, family and veterinarian

You might also enjoy these over 50 cool bird name ideas!

What is a good name for a female hawk?

Aculia- an ancient European or Gaul word that means fast
Ajah means hawk in Hebrew
Iris reflects on a hawk’s amazing vision
Marahute is the name of the golden eagle in the movie The Rescuers Down Under
Meredith. Colonel Russell Luff Meredith is known as the father of North American falconry
Rossa means red in Italian, so it’s a perfect name for a red tailed hawk
Serrate reminds you of your bird’s jagged talons and beak
Stana. Did you know Canadian actress Stana Katic from Castle and Absentia enjoys falconry as a hobby?

What is a good name for a male hawk?

Aristotle. The famous philospher wrote about boys in Thrace hunting game using hawks
Baze means hawk in Armenian
Dauntless could refer to your bird’s relentless personality
Pronto is a great name for a speedy bird
Keen is a perfect for a hawk’s keen eyesight, sharp talons, and keening cry
Rufus is another word for red, so it works well for a red tailed hawk
Tobias. Have you read the Animorphs series?
Wilson- How about using Samuel Wilson, the superhero known as The Falcon as a namesake?

What names mean hawk?

Aénȯhea’eotse (Cheyenne)
Ajah (Hebrew)
Astur (Occitan)
Baze (Armenian)
Cetanwakuwa (Lakota)
Chaytan (Lakota)
Circe (Greek mythology)
Dogan (Turkish)
Falco (German)
Gawen (Scotts)
Gwain (Welsh)
Haukr (Old Norse)
Helo (Kurdish)
Heirax (Ancient Greek)
Iolani (Hawaiian)
Kartiga (Shor)
Khartsaga (Mongolian)
Kuria (Chechen)
Lautaro (Spanish)
Likuye (Miwok)
Shahbaz (Urdu)
Shervardena (Archaic Georgian)
Shonkhor (Mongolian)
Tahatan (Lakota)
Taka (Japanese)
Vanagas (Lithuanian)
Varash (Mari)

Red tailed hawk names that refer to speed

Hawks can dive at up to 120 mph, so a “quick” name fits any red tailed hawk well! These names come from a variety of languages.

Acco- Gaul
Aculia- Gaul
Advija- Bosnian
Agile
Aiolos- the Greek god of the winds
Alsvid- Norse for fast. Also the name of one of the horses that pulls the Sun in Norse mythology
Aphareus (Greek)
Arethusa- Greek for swift, nimble
Arine (Basque)
Bolt
Breakneck
Brisk
Celerenus (Roman)
Dash
Double Time
Fasti (Danish)
Flash
Fleet
Full Tilt
Haste
Haya- Arabic for “come quickly”
Jiffy
Lickety Split
Lightning
Maliksi (Tagalong)
Narunas (Lithuanian)
Nimble
Okila (Greenlandic)
Posthaste
Presto
Pronto
Quick
Rapid
Screamin
Shun- Japanese for “fast”
Snappy
Sonic
Speedball
Streak
Swift
Theon (Greek)

Names that refer to eyesight

Hawks have keen eyesight, so names referencing that trait are very fitting! Or you can read more red-tailed hawks facts for more ideas

Acute
Farsight
Iris
Keen
Lens
Sharp
View
Vision
Vista

Red tailed hawk names that mean red

And of course, these names are fitting for red tailed hawks’ red tails! They mean red in several different languages.

Adam (Hebrew)
Akane (Japanese)
Akari (Japanese)
Akili (Greek)
Altan (Turkish)
Clancy (Irish)
Edom (Hebrew)
Flannigan (Irish)
Garnet
Gilroy (Irish)
Humayra (Arabic)
Kamala (Sanskrit)
Lali (Georgian)
Miltiades (Ancient Greek)
Phoenix
Piroska (Hungarian)
Pyrrhus (Ancient Greek)
Quynh (Vietnamese)
Radcliff
Red
Rossa (Italian)
Rowan
Rubena (Esperanto)
Ruby
Rudyard
Rufus
Russell
Scarlett
Shani (Hebrew)
Sienna
Sohrab (Persian)
Wapasha (Sioux)

Fierce names for your raptor

Adventure
Bold
Brutal
Courage
Danger
Daring
Dauntless
Defiant
Desolate
Edge
Fierce
Fiery- also invokes the feeling of red!
Gale
Gust
Razor
Savage
Serrate
Squall
Stormy
Strong
Talon
Tempest
Valiant
Vicious
Whirlwind

Famous Hawks

Here are famous hawks, both people and animals! Some are real and some are fictional. But all are great inspirations!

People

Stephen Hawking, famous theoretical physicist
Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder
Andre Dawson, an American Hall of Fame baseball player nicknamed “The Hawk”
Road Warrior Hawk- a famous American pro wrestler
John Edwards Hawkins, an American rapper known as H.A.W.K or Big Hawk
Lee Reherman, known as Hawk on American Gladiator

Hawk names in movies, TV, and video games

Isabeau. The film Ladyhawke portrays a hawk named Isabeau
Donald. In Saturday Night Live, The Falconer is a recurring sketch about a man whose falcon named Donald saves him from mortal peril.
Horus the saker falcon appears in The Mummy Returns.
Samuel (see below)
Wilson. Samuel Wilson is known as the superhero Falcon in the Marvel universe. He is also nicknamed Snap and Blackwing
Hayabusa is Shan Yu’s pet saker falcon in Mulan
Marahute is the golden eagle in Rescuers Down Under
Tiberius is a red tailed hawk in The Secret Life of Pets
Ikaros is a golden eagle in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Origins
Jet the hawk appears in Sonic the Hedgehog games
Silver is the grey peregrine falcon in Angry Birds
Valor is Quinn’s raptor companion in League of Legends

Learn about the names of 26 different hawks from mythology in this post.

Hawk names from books and literature

Thorondor- The Lord of the Eagles in JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth. His name means King of Eagles
Gwaihir- Another eagle from Lord of the Rings, his name means Windlord
Landroval- one of the eagles who carried Sam and Frodo from Mount Doom. His name means wide wing
Meneldor- another of the eagles who assisted Sam and Frodo. His name means sky king, and he’s also called young and swift
Lucanor (see below)
Villena. The Tales of Count Lucanor by the prince of Villena teach a moral based on falconry
Frightful. The series My Side of the Mountain features a young man named Sam Gribley and his falcon Frightful
Stana. Canadian actress Stana Katic enjoys falconry as a hobby
Mordecai. In The Royal Tenenbaums, Richie has a falcon named Mordecai
Toranaga. Toranaga, one of the main characters in the book Shogun, is a falconer.
David. In The Dark Tower series, Roland has a hawk named David.
Tobias. A red tailed hawk from the Animorphs series

Find more inspiration from books, music and literature with these red-tailed hawk quotes.

History

Gilgamesh- The Epic of Gilgamesh recounted tales of falconers and hawkers as long ago as 2100 BC
Frederick – King Frederick II wrote De arte venandi cum avibus (The Art of Hunting with Birds), a famous treatise on falconry in the 1240s
Meredith- Colonel R. Luff Meredith is referred to as the father of North American falconry
Thrace (see below)
Aristotle. In the 4th century BC, Aristotle wrote about boys in Thrace hunting small game using hawks
Maldon– in the Battle of Maldon in 991 in England, the Anglo-Saxon leader was a falconer
Bayeux (see below)
Harold- In the Bayeux Tapestry (in the 1070s), King Harold of England is shown with a hawk. And he was said to have the largest collection of books on falconry in all of Europe!
Niketas. Greek historian Niketas Choniates wrote about use of hawks and falcons in the Byzantine empire in 1182
Moamyn- a famous Arab falconer
Taymur (see below)
Mirza. Taymur Mirza compiled a Persian treatise on falconry in 1285
Ayala. Poet Pero López de Ayala compiled information on hawking in the 1390s.
Asakura. Around 1500, Japanese warlord Asakura Norikage successfully bred goshawks in captivity
Alexis. In the 1660s, Tsar Alexis of Russia wrote about the aesthetic pleasures of falconry
Alban (see below)
Julia. The Book of Saint Albans was first published in 1486 and is attributed to Dame Julia Berners. It outlined which social ranks should use which types of birds

Hawks in sports

These sports teams are named after hawks

Atlanta
Hawthorn
Miami
Seattle

And here are some hawk mascot names

Blitz- Seattle Sea Hawks
Hudson- Hawthorn Hawks
Herky is the mascot of the Iowa Hawkeyes

Transport

Curtiss Hawk, a line of American aircraft
Humber Hawk, a British car
Miles Hawk, a monoplane
Packard Hawk, an American car
Rolls Royce Hawk, an aeronautical engine
South Devon Railway Eagle class, a steam locomotive
Studebaker Golden Hawk, an American car

Wild Hawks

Pale Male is a famous red tailed hawk known for nesting in Central Park. The next few names are names from his mates and other hawks in New York City
First Love
Chocolate
Blue
Lola
Lima
Paula
Zena
Octavia
Tristan
Isolde
Big Red is a famous red tail who nests at Cornell University every year. The names below are her mates
Ezra
Arthur- named for the founder of the Cornell Bird Lab

What is the scientific name for the red tailed hawk?

The scientific name for the red tailed hawk is Buteo jamaicensis.

Final thoughts on red tailed hawk names

Choosing red tailed hawk names, or names for other birds of prey is difficult but now you know exactly how to get started!

I found many of the names on the website Behind the Name.