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Two species of bird
Jackdaws are two species of bird in the genus Coloeus closely related to, but generally smaller than, crows and ravens (Corvus). They have a blackish crown
Jackdaw
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
The western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, the European jackdaw, or simply the jackdaw, is a passerine bird in the crow
Western_jackdaw
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up jackdaw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A jackdaw is a bird in the crow family in the genus Coloeus. Jackdaw or jackdaws may also refer to:
Jackdaw_(disambiguation)
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Jackdaw may refer to: USS Jackdaw (AMS-21), was a coastal minesweeper commissioned 29 April 1944 USS Jackdaw (AM-368), was an Admirable-class minesweeper
USS_Jackdaw
British film by Jamie Childs
Jackdaw is a 2023 British action thriller film starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jenna Coleman, Thomas Turgoose, and Rory McCann. It was written and directed
Jackdaw_(film)
Species of bird of the genus Coloeus
Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus) is a bird in the crow family, Corvidae, native to eastern Asia. It is closely related to the western jackdaw. The name
Daurian_jackdaw
Tade Thompson novel (2022)
Jackdaw is a literary horror novel by British-Nigerian author Tade Thompson. It was published in 2022 by Cheerio Publishing. Jackdaw is a novel of metafiction
Jackdaw_(novel)
List of ships with the same or similar names
carried the name HMS Jackdaw: HMS Jackdaw (1806), a Cuckoo-class schooner sold in 1816 HMS Jackdaw (1830), a schooner wrecked in 1835 Jackdaw has also been the
HMS_Jackdaw
Large offshore natural gas field in the North Sea
Jackdaw gas field is a large offshore natural gas field which lies in Blocks 30/02a, 30/02d and 30/03a in the central North Sea, 150 miles east of Aberdeen
Jackdaw_gas_field
British arts magazine
The Jackdaw is a British arts magazine, published since 2000 in London, United Kingdom. The Jackdaw was founded by art critic David Lee in 2000. He is
The_Jackdaw
0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Jackdaw is a character featured in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Dez Skinn, Steve
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List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_J
HMS Jackdaw was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner that William Rowe built at Newcastle and launched in 1806. She had a relatively undistinguished career
HMS_Jackdaw_(1806)
Jackdaw was a Celtic rock band from Buffalo, New York from 2000 to 2009. One of the group's members, George Tutuska, was a former drummer for the Goo
Jackdaw_(band)
Jackdaw with Crowbar is an English multi-media indie band from Leamington Spa. The band was formed in 1985 when Timothy Ellis took a bunch of instrumental
Jackdaw_with_Crowbar
English actress (born 1986)
Maskell's dark comedy Klokkenluider (2022), and Jamie Childs' thriller Jackdaw (2023). On stage, Coleman appeared as Ann Deever in the 2019 revival of
Jenna_Coleman
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
USS Jackdaw (AMS-21/YMS-373) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third
USS_Jackdaw_(AMS-21)
Family of perching birds
oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial terms, the crow
Corvidae
2008 book by David Almond
Jackdaw Summer (US. title Raven Summer) is a 2008 book by David Almond. It is about two boys, Liam and Max, who, on following a jackdaw, find an abandoned
Jackdaw_Summer
Sentence that uses every letter of a language's alphabet
vex! 6 30 A, E, I, U The five boxing wizards jump quickly. 6 31 E, I, U Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. 7 31 A, I, O Pack my box with five dozen
Pangram
British travel writer and novelist (1908–2003)
accounts of his British Army service in World War II. In his autobiography, Jackdaw Cake, he says he served in the Intelligence Corps in Algiers, Tunisia and
Norman_Lewis_(writer)
Sentence containing all letters of the English alphabet
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram; it contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet; because of this, the
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Fife, Scotland
Royal Naval Air Station Dunino or more simply RNAS Dunino, (HMS Jackdaw II) is a former Royal Navy Naval Air Station located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of
RNAS_Dunino
Bird
characteristics set them apart from most other corvids such as crows, ravens, jackdaws, rooks and magpies, which are mostly larger, or longer-tailed, and have
Jay
Species of bird
the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than
House_crow
American publisher
(acquired in 2009), Cavendish Square (2013), Enslow Publishing (2024), Jackdaw Publications (2015), and Greenhaven Press, Lucent Books, and KidHaven Press
Rosen_Publishing
Collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poems
Marsh". The best-known poem in the collection is "The Jackdaw of Rheims", which is about a jackdaw that steals a cardinal's ring and is made a saint under
The_Ingoldsby_Legends
English actor (born 1986)
Jackson-Cohen was announced as the lead in the upcoming feature film Jackdaw, written and directed by Jamie Childs. The film also stars his Wilderness
Oliver_Jackson-Cohen
2013 video game
system. A new aspect in the game is the Jackdaw, the ship that protagonist Edward Kenway captains. The Jackdaw is upgradeable throughout the game, and
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Assassin's_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag
Bird in the crow family from Eurasia and North Africa
The red-billed chough, which derived its common name 'chough' from the jackdaw, was formerly associated with fire-raising, and has links with Saint Thomas
Red-billed_chough
Historical region
meaning "a naked (unwooded) hill", or from halka which means "jackdaw". (The jackdaw featured as a charge in the city's coat of arms and later also in
Galicia_(Eastern_Europe)
Bird in the crow family
confused with any other species; although the jackdaw and red-billed chough share its range, the jackdaw is smaller and has unglossed grey plumage, and
Alpine_chough
World War II spy thriller by Ken Follett
Jackdaws is a World War II spy thriller written by British novelist Ken Follett. It was published in hardcover format in 2001 by Dutton Books, then reissued
Jackdaws_(novel)
British actress and comedian (born 1983)
"Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jenna Coleman star in Anton's UK-set action thriller 'Jackdaw'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2023. Vivienne Acheampong at IMDb
Vivienne_Acheampong
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
form flocks in winter, often in the company of other Corvus species or jackdaws. They return to their rookeries, and breeding takes place in spring. They
Rook_(bird)
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Jackdaw Quarry (grid reference SP077309) is a 4.78-hectare (11.8-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in
Jackdaw_Quarry
Upcoming video game remake
contextual kills. Other features include recruitable officers for the Jackdaw, expanded underwater exploration, extra ship customization options, dynamic
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Assassin's_Creed_Black_Flag_Resynced
Genus of birds including crows, ravens and rooks
and two species which have since been moved to other genera, the western jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) and the Eurasian magpie (now Pica pica). At least
Corvus
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Fife, Scotland
Royal Naval Air Station Crail (RNAS Crail, also known as HMS Jackdaw and briefly HMS Bruce) is a former Royal Navy Naval Air Station for use by the Fleet
RNAS_Crail
British actor, comedian and writer (born 1985)
(2 February 2023). "Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jenna Coleman star in Anton's UK-set action thriller 'Jackdaw'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
Allan_Mustafa
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
and conducting experiments as in cooking a hedgehog or shooting down a jackdaw from the Eton roof to dissect it. His zeal for scientific experiments extended
George_Orwell
Species of bird
Eurasian jay is a relatively small corvid, similar in size to a western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) with a length of 34–35 cm (13–14 in) and a wingspan
Eurasian_jay
species as species within the genus Corvus: Western jackdaw (as Corvus monedula) Daurian jackdaw (as Corvus dauuricus) Eurasian jay (as Corvus glandarius)
List_of_Corvus_species
British historical drama TV series (2015-2022)
Sigebriht Julia Brown as Ecgwynn Ian Conningham as Offa Tygo Gernandt as Jackdaw Jon Furlong as Brother Godwin Debbie Chazen as Sable Anton Saunders as
The_Last_Kingdom_(TV_series)
Privately held company in Norwich
book series when it published the Jarrolds' Jackdaw Library and followed up in 1939 by launching its Jackdaw Crime Series. The following series were published
The_Jarrold_Group
Video game series
exploration is a major part of the game; players can captain Edward's ship, the Jackdaw, and battle rival ships or hunt sea animals. The game includes a large
Assassin's_Creed
Genus of birds
Traditionally, the closest relatives of the choughs have been thought to be the jackdaws Coloeus and the typical crows Corvus, but more recent genetic studies have
Chough
Index of animals with the same common name
woodfordi – White-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands) Jackdaw Raven Rook "Definition of murder". www.merriam-webster.com. 2025-06-10
Crow
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Hooded_crow
1971 studio album by Audience
Unless noted, all tracks credited to Howard Werth and Trevor Williams. "Jackdaw" (Werth, Gemmell) - 7:28 "You're Not Smiling" (Werth, Gemmell) - 5:12 "I
The_House_on_the_Hill_(album)
Spanish treasure fleet
the twelfth ship, the brig El Dorado, which Edward keeps and renames the Jackdaw, becoming the player's ship for the rest of the game. Edward later makes
1715_Treasure_Fleet
2018 Chinese television series
Rongguang Starring Leo Wu Lin Yun Li Qin Baron Chen Xin Zhilei Opening theme Jackdaw Teenagers by Hua Chenyu Ending theme Battle Through the Heavens by Xiao
Battle_Through_the_Heavens
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Blue_jay
Species of bird in the Americas
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Black-billed_magpie
Three crowns (representing three kings Daniel, Leo and George), Galician jackdaw, Volhynian silver cross pattée at the red field, Podolian gold sun, Chernihiv
Coat_of_arms_of_Ukraine
Hummingbird, RNAS Zeals, Wiltshire, England, 1945-? HMS Jackdaw, RNAS Crail, Fife, 1940-1947 HMS Jackdaw II, RNAS Dunino, Fife, Scotland, 1942-1946 (satellite
List of Royal Navy shore establishments
List_of_Royal_Navy_shore_establishments
of 2:3 proportion. In the middle of a white field is depicted a black jackdaw with raised wings and golden (yellow) crown, while facing the flagpole
Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Flag_of_Ivano-Frankivsk_Oblast
Species of bird found in western North America
passerine family Corvidae, which consists of the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. Steller's jay occurs
Steller's_jay
American drummer
Tutuska played drums for a local South Buffalo based Celtic Rock band named Jackdaw. The band broke up in 2009. Strong, Martin C. (2006-10-10). The Essential
George_Tutuska
Large bird in the corvid family
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Magpie
Species of bird
Australia. The western jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) shares that trait; but while formerly considered members of Corvus, the jackdaws are now commonly put
Little_crow_(bird)
Italian artist and engineer
Mariano di Jacopo (1382 – c. 1453), called Taccola ("the jackdaw"), was a Sienese polymath, administrator, artist and engineer of the early Italian Renaissance
Taccola
British actress (born 1986)
Katherine Corven. She reprised the character in the 2017 episode 6.2 "The Jackdaw's Revenge". In 2019 O'Flynn played Victoria Woodcock in the television drama
Kate_O'Flynn
British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer (born 1963)
pub on London's Colombia Road, she launched her own restaurant at The Jackdaw and Star, a renovated pub in the heart of Homerton. She opened her award-winning
Andi_Oliver
general and the Turner Prize in particular. He publishes and edits The Jackdaw magazine, critical of the contemporary art world. David Lee was editor
David_Lee_(art_critic)
American colonial
bird like the jackdaw. The birds on his supplementary seals had legs, unlike the mythical martlet, more closely resembling the jackdaw. The first Coe
Robert_Coe_(colonist)
Marvel Comics fictional character
Knight, Captain Britain, and Jackdaw were sent to awaken the King. Succeeding in this quest, Arthur then sent Brian and Jackdaw magically away through the
Brian_Braddock
Traditional English divination nursery rhyme about magpies
magpie, I go by thee!" and to spit on the ground three times. On occasion, jackdaws, crows and other Corvidae are associated with the rhyme, particularly in
One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme)
One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme)
British actor (born 2008/09)
and Tom Courtenay. Haynes went on to complete filming on feature film Jackdaw for Anton Productions, working alongside Thomas Turgoose, Jenna Coleman
Austin_Haynes_(actor)
Charitable trust school in United Kingdom
Jackdaws Music Education Trust is a charitable organisation specialising in Classical music education. Focussing on children and adult amateur musicians
Jackdaws Music Education Trust
Jackdaws_Music_Education_Trust
Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924)
ladies' accessories". He employed up to 15 people and used the image of a jackdaw (kavka in Czech, pronounced and colloquially written as kafka) as his business
Franz_Kafka
Musical artist
black, reminiscent of a crow. The Czech word kavka refers to the daurian jackdaw. Shishido was born in Mexico in 1985 to Japanese parents. She lived there
Kavka_Shishido
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Carrion_crow
Walled market town in Wales
the town walls of Conwy are nicknamed "Jackdaws", after the jackdaws which live on the walls there. A Jackdaw Society existed until 2011. The population
Conwy
2025. Keslassy, Elsa (May 4, 2026). "TF1, Netflix Team on WWII Drama Jackdaws Adapted from Ken Follett's Novel, Starring Laëtitia Casta (EXCLUSIVE)"
List of Netflix original programming
List_of_Netflix_original_programming
2020 anime crime film
Public Safety Bureau, using Chiyo Obata along with a pair of Peacebreakers, Jackdaw and Vixen. Meanwhile, Shirogane returns to Bifrost where he prepares to
Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector
Psycho-Pass_3:_First_Inspector
Children's television series
the Jackdaw – A wild jackdaw that takes up residence in the roof of the house near Timothy's garden. In the United States dub, Jick the Jackdaw is renamed
The_Animal_Shelf
Mezzo-soprano singer, university lecturer and founder of the Great Elm Music Festival
singer, university lecturer and founder of the Great Elm Music Festival, Jackdaws Music Education Trust and an annual Vocal Award for young singers. She
Maureen_Lehane
Scottish actor (born 1969)
Tennyson "The Torch" 2019 Jumanji: The Next Level Jurgen The Brutal 2023 Jackdaw Armstrong 2024 The Damned Ragnar Gladiator II Tegula 2025 Tornado Kitten
Rory_McCann
Large, black species of passerine bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Common_raven
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Oriental_magpie
Species of passerine bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
American_crow
Bird in the crow family
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Iberian_magpie
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Fish_crow
Scottish musician, songwriter and novelist
Peacock Manifesto (IMP, 2001), Peacock's Tale (Barcelona Review, 2011), Jackdaw & the Randoms (Hotkey, 2015), Peacock & The Poet (2016), Peacock's Alibi
Stuart_David
Surname list
Галкина) is a Russian surname. It is derived from Galka (Russian: галка, jackdaw) Alternatively, among Eastern European Jews, Galkin may be an altered transliteration
Galkin
Species of bird
The genus name Hydrocoloeus means "water jackdaw", from Ancient Greek hydro, water, and koloios, a jackdaw; Kaup, in naming the genus, compared the little
Little_gull
Fantasy drama television series
the Crinfrid Reavers, a group of dragon hunters Ron Cook as Borch Three Jackdaws, the golden dragon Villentretenmerth who disguises himself as a human Adele
The_Witcher_(TV_series)
Thompson" 2459. "Molly Bawn" 2460. "Fourteen Days in Georgia" 2461. "Crows and Jackdaws" 2462. "The Baker of Colebrook" 2463. "He Was Under My Window" 2464. "The
List of folk songs by Roud number
List_of_folk_songs_by_Roud_number
TV series
April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024. "Father Brown Series 6 Episode 2: The Jackdaw's Revenge". BBC Genome Project. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024
List_of_Father_Brown_episodes
Desert in Spain
golden orioles and serins prefer the ramblas near the dry river beds. A jackdaw Bonelli's eagle The desert contains approximately 20 species of mammals
Tabernas_Desert
1969 studio album by Al Stewart
Should Have Listened to Al" – 3:02 "Love Chronicles" – 18:04 Bonus tracks "Jackdaw" – 3:20 "She Follows Her Own Rules" (Al Stewart, Peter White) – 3:18 "Fantasy"
Love_Chronicles
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Rufous_treepie
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Red-billed_blue_magpie
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Large-billed_crow
Instrument
the instrument comes from its strident sound similar to the sound of a Jackdaw native to Catalonia and northern Spain and also called 'Gralla' in Catalan
Gralla_(instrument)
Oil and gas field west of Shetland, Scotland
before production can commence. The ruling, concerning the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields, was issued by the Court of Session in Edinburgh. In his judgment
Rosebank_oil_and_gas_field
Species of bird
(C. crassirostris) Somali crow (C. edithae) Jackdaws Coloeus Daurian jackdaw (C. dauuricus) Western jackdaw (C. monedula) Family Corvidae (continued) Azure-winged
Green_jay
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
Chart. Crosby was dismissive of his role in the song's success, saying "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have sung it successfully". In the wake of a
Bing_Crosby
Seek (尋) I’m Boring (無聊人) Qi Tian (齊天) IQ Two Hundred and Fifty (智商二五零) Jackdaw Youth (寒鴉少年) Candle (蠟燭) Side C Conversations with Children of Mars MV
Hua_Chenyu_discography
American actress
Cat" 1973 Search Trudi Hauser Season 1 Episode 15: "Numbered for Death" 1973 The Delphi Bureau Jackdaw Season 1 Episode 5: "The Terror Broker Project"
Lauri_Peters
JACKDAW
JACKDAW
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English chow (Old English cēo) ‘jackdaw or crow’.Chinese : variant of Zhou.Chinese : Cantonese variant of Zou.Chinese : variant of Cao 1.Chinese : Cantonese variant of Chao 4.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Eure and Seine-Maritime, France, called Cailly, from a Romano-Gallic personal name Callius + the locative suffix -acum.English : habitational name from a minor place called Caley in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire, named with Old English cÄ â€˜jackdaw’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish : reduced and altered form of McCauley.Manx : variant of Callow.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English ca ‘jackdaw’, from an unattested Old Norse ká. See also Daw.English : nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed’, ‘clumsy’.English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English keye, kaye ‘key’. Compare Care, Kear.English : topographic name for someone living on or near a quay, Middle English kay(e), Old French cay.English : from a Middle English personal name which figures in Arthurian legend. It is found in Old Welsh as Cai, Middle Welsh Kei, and is ultimately from the Latin personal name Gaius.Scottish and Irish : reduced form of McKay.French : variant of Quay, cognate with 2.Much shortened form of any of various names, mostly Eastern European, beginning with the letter K-.Variant of Danish and Frisian Kai.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Cavil, a place in the East Riding of Yorkshire, named from Old English cÄ â€˜jackdaw’ + feld ‘open country’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex and Suffolk)
English (Essex and Suffolk) : nickname from the jackdaw, Middle English co, Old English cÄ (see Kay). The jackdaw is noted for its sleek black color, raucous voice, and thievish nature, and any of these attributes could readily have given rise to the nickname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Somerset named Chew Magna, which is named for the river on which it stands, a Celtic name, perhaps cognate with Welsh cyw ‘young animal or bird’, ‘chicken’.English : habitational name from places called Chew, in West Yorkshire and in the parish of Billington, Lancashire, named with Old English cēo ‘fish gill’, used in the transferred sense of a ravine, in a similar way to Old Norse gil.English : derogatory nickname from Middle English chowe ‘chough’, Old English cēo, a bird closely related to the crow and the jackdaw, notorious for its chattering and thieving.Korean : variant of Chu.Chinese : variant of Zhao.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire)
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire) : habitational name from places in North Yorkshire and Lancashire called Cawood, from Old English cÄ â€˜jackdaw’ + wudu ‘wood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name which took various forms: e.g. Perot, Parot, Paret, all pet forms of Peter. The word parrot, denoting the talking bird, is most probably from the personal name (compare robin, which is from a diminutive of Robert; also jackdaw and magpie). The bird name is most unlikely to be the source of the surname.English : possibly a habitational name from North and South Perrott in Somerset, which are named for the river Parret, on which they stand.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from a pet form of David.English : nickname from the jackdaw, Middle English dawe, a bird noted for its sleek black color, raucous voice, and thievish nature, any of which characteristics could readily have given rise to a nickname.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh, ‘descendant of Deaghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin. It may be composed of the elements deagh- ‘good’ + ádh ‘luck’, ‘fate’; some such association seems to lie behind its Anglicization as Goodwin.
JACKDAW
JACKDAW
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Agitator
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, French, German, Welsh
Blessed; White Circle; Fair Bow
Girl/Female
Tamil
Daritree | தரீதà¯à®°à¯€
Earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Potterton in West Yorkshire.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Brother of strength.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands), Dutch, and German
English (mainly East Midlands), Dutch, and German : from Middle English pi(c)k, Middle Dutch picke, Middle High German bicke ‘pick’, ‘pickaxe’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made pickaxes or used them as an agricultural or excavating tool.North German : metonymic occupational name for a pitch-burner, from Low German pick ‘pitch’.English : possibly from Middle English pike ‘pike’ (the fish), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish, or as a descriptive nickname for someone thought to resemple a pike in some way.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Dedicate
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin
One who Stutters
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, German, Greek, Shakespearean
Misery; Unlucky; Wretchedness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Yewdale in Lancashire, so named from Old English īw ‘yew tree’ + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
JACKDAW
JACKDAW
JACKDAW
JACKDAW
JACKDAW
n.
A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw.
n.
A jackdaw.
n.
The jackdaw.
n.
See Daw, n.