Sparrow Name Meaning & Origin
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- Comments and insights on the name Sparrow
I think this would be a very cute, slightly hippie-ish, name for a girl. Terrible idea to give a boy this name.
- Personal experiences with the name Sparrow
My Daughter's name is Sparrow. We got a lot of flack in the beginning for deciding on this name, but we were steadfast in our decision. I don't really know where the name came to us from, it just came, and it fit our girl perfectly. Most people call her Birdy or Rae Bird, or even at times Birdy Rae. (Her middle name is Rae in case you couldn't figure). Now most of the time when people hear her name they comment that it is beautiful, peaceful, and matches her perfectly. She's a Bird!
We call our daughter Sparrow. The 2 people who I told beforehand (grandparents) made faces and politely nodded, but everyone I've told after her birth are extremely emphatic about how much they love that name. It's her middle name, but everyone loves to call her Sparrow.
- Nicknames for Sparrow
Bird, Birdy, Bird-Bird
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- Meanings and history of the name Sparrow
The sparrow has symbolized many different things to different people. A lot of people see the sparrow as representing freedom because if can come and go where ever it wants. Others see a more spiritual meaning like escorting the souls from this earthly realm to the heavenly realm. The sparrow was referenced in the Bible as to having worth and not to be forgotten by God. Sparrows are also believed to mean love, dedication, trust, and loyalty.
- Famous real-life people named Sparrow
Sparrow James Midnight Madden, son of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden
- Sparrow in song, story & screen
"His eye is on the sparrow" hymn
Sparrow is a song by Simon and Garfunkel
Sparrow Delaney of the Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper. Her sisters' names are Raven, Dove, Wren, Oriole, Lark, Linnet.
Little Sparrow (as a child) or Sparrow (as a young adult) is the protagonist of popular video game Fable 2. Sister's name is Rose.
Sparrow was the name of a main character in Alison Bechdel's long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For".