table of contents
- Eligibility criteria for budgie names
- Budgie name by appearance and character
- Celebrities as role models
- to eat and drink
- Popular budgie names
- Sweet couple names for budgies
- frequently asked Questions
Along with dogs, cats and rodents, budgies are among Germans' most popular pets. Since they can live up to 15 years old, it is important to choose a particularly beautiful name. We show you sweet and popular names for budgies in our overview.
In a nutshell
- short names with many vowels are best
- Names according to appearance and properties
- Food or celebrity inspiration
- cute couple names
Eligibility criteria for budgie names
There isn't too much to consider when choosing a name for budgies. Since you don't have to show your darling in public, the names can be particularly funny, sweet or melodic. However, if you would like your bird to be able to say the name itself, please note the following:
- short name
- memorable
- easy pronunciation
- many vowels
- little - no sibilance
Budgie name by appearance and character
Many animal species find it particularly popular to have a name that matches their appearance or is specific Character traits to choose. Perhaps one of the following names also applies to characteristics of your budgie?
- agate
- admiral
- Angel "Angel")
- Aqua
- infant
- Bella (ital. "Nice")
- Big "great")
- Birdy "Little bird")
- Blanco (span. "White")
- Blue "blue")
- Blue jeans
- Daisy "Daisy")
- owl
- Fairy "Fairy")
- Fantasia
- fairy
- Fipsi
- flake
- Flakes
- Fly "to fly")
- Funny "fun")
- lint
- Ghost "Ghost")
- Goldy
- Halloween
- Honey "Honey", nickname)
- Ice "Ice cream")
- Joy "Joy")
- indigo
- Smaller
- chick
- purple
- Lucky "happy")
- Mausi
- Melody "Melody")
- moth
- Ocean "Ocean")
- Beep
- beeper
- Pinky
- Pipsi
- Prince Struppi
- Putzi
- Dots
- Püppi
- Rocky
- Shadow "The shade")
- Shy "shy")
- Sky "Sky")
- Snow "Snow")
- Snowflake "Snowflake")
- Sunflower "Sunflower")
- Speedy "fast")
- Sweetie "Cutie pie")
- typhoon
- Teddy
- Tweety
- Puschel
- Vanilla
- Violetta
- White "White")
- cloud
- Yellow "yellow")
- Yuki (japan. "Snow")
tip: It's okay if the budgie is nameless for the first few days. Take the time to observe your bird and find out its characteristics.
Celebrities as role models
Popular names are also often inspired by famous people and characters. So how about a great hero as a role model for your little budgie?
- Adele (brit. Singer)
- Aladin (Disney character)
- Aurora (fairytale princess)
- Campino (German-British singer "The Dead Pants")
- Chuck Norris (americ. Martial artist)
- Cinderella (fairytale princess)
- Sleeping Beauty (fairytale princess)
- Einstein (Ger. Physicist)
- Elliot (film "Elliot, the smiley monster")
- Elrond (figure from "Lord of the rings")
- Hannibal (karthag. Military leader)
- Herbie (film series "Herbie")
- Jimi Blue (Ger. Actor)
- Klitschko (ukrain. Boxer)
- Lara Croft (computer game series "Tomb Raider")
- Lillifee (fairytale princess)
- Madita (fictional character by Astrid Lindgren)
- Merlin (wizard with King Arthur)
- Mowgli (figure from "the jungle Book")
- Odysseus (hero of the gr. Mythology)
- Ophelia (figure from "Hamlet")
- Orion (constellation)
- Peter pan (disney character)
- Popeye (American Comic and cartoon character)
- Prince Eisenherz (Knight from King Arthur's Round Table)
- Roadrunner (cartoon character)
- Rocky (film series "Rocky")
- Snow White (fairytale princess)
- Silas (TV series "Silas")
- Sir Lancelot (Knight from King Arthur's Round Table)
- Sissy (formerly Empress of Austria-Hungary)
- Snoopy (cartoon character)
- Speedy Gonzales (cartoon character)
- Urmelchen (fictional character "Urmel from the ice")
- Vegas (city "Las Vegas")
- Vesuvio (ital. Volcano)
- Zora (fictional character by Kurt Held)
- Zsa Zsa (American-Hungarian Actress)
to eat and drink
Why not take sweet names at their word and name your birdie after a sweet meal? Of course, you can also choose hearty food or drinks:
- cappuccino
- Captain Morgan
- Camillo
- Cookie
- Corny
- Hugo
- kiwi
- Crumbs
- Crumbs
- Lemon
- Mint
- Mojito
- Peanut
- Picco / Piccolo
- Raffaelo
- Scotch
- Smarties
- tequila
- whiskey
Popular budgie names
Beautiful names don't always have to be fancy. Many are so popular precisely because they have a classic charm and never go out of style. These include, for example:
Popular male names
- Abraxas
- Alan
- Amadeus
- Anton
- Balou
- Biru
- Bobby
- Bolle
- Boy
- Buster
- Caruso
- Chajule
- Charly / Charlie
- Didi
- Dodi
- Felix
- Filou
- Finn
- Flipmo
- Franz
- Gioef
- Gismo
- Gustl
- Hansi
- Henry
- Jack
- Jacob
- Jimmy
- Jockel
- Joschi
- Casimir
- Kenai
- Kuki
- Kurt
- Leo
- Lucius
- Manni
- Marvin
- Milo
- Momo
- Monty
- Nils
- Olli
- omega
- Oscar
- Paco
- Paul
- Pepe
- Peter
- Pitti
- Plates
- Robb
- Rudi
- Sammy
- Shanti
- Sid
- Sir Henry
- Tyrion
- Wheeler
- Woody
Popular female names
- Aila
- Akira
- Alice
- Alma
- Amélie
- Amy
- Arya
- Ashlee
- Bibi
- Bluna
- Bounty
- Chichu
- Cilly
- Dete
- Dori
- Elli
- Elise
- Elsa
- Emma
- Fienchen
- Fiona
- Florentine
- Franka
- Frieda
- Gina
- Ida
- Isabeau
- Isis
- Jess
- Ju
- Jule
- Karlotta
- Kayla
- Keira
- Kiri
- Kisha
- Clare
- Lea
- Lilly
- Lissy
- Lotti
- Lucy
- Luna
- Malou
- Mandy
- Mary
- Meggi
- Mia
- Miley
- Mira
- Miss Ellie
- Molly
- Nelly
- Nicki
- Olivia
- Ossy
- Patty
- Paula
- Paulinchen
- Pepples
- Ruby
- Ronja
- Sansa
- Scarlet
- Shiva
- Stella
- tender
- Tinka
- Ulla
- Walli
- Yuna
- Zumba
Sweet couple names for budgies
Budgies are very sociable animals and should therefore be kept at least in pairs. Matching names are particularly useful. How about one of these beautiful duos?
- Asterix and Obelix
- Batman and Robin
- Bernhard and Bianca
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Caesar and Cleopatra
- Coco and Kiki
- Fix and Foxi
- Frodo and Sam
- Ernie and Bert
- Hansel and Gretel
- Happy and Sunny
- King and Queen
- Kit and Cat
- Lilo and Stitch
- Maja and Willi
- Max and Moritz
- Mickey and Minnie
- Mini and Maxi
- Mulder and Scully
- Nemo and Marlin
- Romeo and Juliet
- Salt and Pepper
- Sancho and Pancho
- Chocolate and praline
- Snow White and Rose Red
- Rolls and breadcrumbs
- Simon and Garfunkel
- Lady and the Tramp
- Tabaluga and Lilly
- Tarzan and Jane
- Tristan and Isolde
- Wilma and Fred
- cinnamon and sugar
tip: Call your budgies like something that happened to you on the first day together. So they definitely have individual and suitable names.
frequently asked Questions
Possible. If you are patient and mention the name frequently, the budgie may respond to the name.
In general, you can always change the name. Too frequent changes or name changes in older birds are not advisable.
In principle, budgies belong to the linguistically gifted birds. However, it will take time to find out whether your copy is speaking. To start, try doing language exercises with the bird every morning and evening. If he wants to speak, the first successes can be seen after a few months.