Bulbul: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bulbul – Meaning: nightingale – Origin: Persian – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BOOL-bool


Bulbul is a Persian unisex name meaning “nightingale”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.

Meaning & Origin of Bulbul

Meaning: Nightingale.

Origin: Persian.

How to Pronounce Bulbul

Phonetic: BOOL-bool   IPA: /ˈbʊlbʊl/

Popularity of Bulbul

Bulbul doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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