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Jake Bird (1901–1949), American serial killer and burglar; Jake Bird (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball pitcher; Jean Bird (1912–1957), British pilot; John Bird (actor) (1936–2022), British actor and comedian; John Bird (artist) (1766–1829), Welsh landscape artist; John Bird (astronomer) (1709–1776), British astronomer and ...
Vogel and De Vogel are surnames originating in German and Dutch-speaking countries. An alternate spelling is Fogel. Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird". Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Byrd is a surname of English and Irish origin, ... Bird (disambiguation)
Fowler is an English and/or Scots surname. Its origin is the Old English fugelere , an occupational name for a bird-catcher or hunter of wild birds. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Old English fugel or fugol means "bird" and has evolved into the modern word fowl .
Across cultures, thunderbirds are generally depicted as birds of prey, or hybrids of humans and birds. [1] Thunderbirds are often viewed as protectors, sometimes intervening on people's behalf, but expecting veneration, prayers, and gifts. [1] Archaeologically, sites containing depictions of thunderbirds have been found dating to the past 4,000 ...
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a popular approach in historical research, where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and for the purpose of prosopography .
This is a group of passerine birds which are native to Iran and Southern Asia, especially Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America , Australia , South Africa , Fiji and New Zealand , especially the common myna , which is often regarded as an invasive species .