Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɜɹd/(American English) /ˈbɜːd/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Occupational name for a person who raised or hunted birds. Related NamesDetails RootbriddVariantByrd Categories animals, birds, English nouns, isograms, Jackson Browne lyrics, Leonard Cohen songs, NBA players, R.E.M. songs, Sesame Street characters, slang names, Sufjan Stevens songs, The Cure songs, word names