Rainbird
name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis. South-Africa
- 2 A grey warbler (Gerygone igata). New-Zealand
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old French.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
Etymology 1
From rain + bird, from the sound of their call, a beautiful liquid gurgle rising and falling like water pouring from a bottle.
Etymology 2
From the Old French personal name Rainbert, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).
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