At a Glance
- Meaning
- The small white wading heron
- Origin
- Old French
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- EE-gret
Egret is an Old French girl's name meaning “the small white wading heron”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.
Meaning & Origin of Egret
Meaning: The small white wading heron.
Origin: Old French.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Egret
EE-gretIPA /ˈiːɡrɛt/
Popularity of Egret
Egret 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.
Lists That Include Egret
Similar Names
Kestrel · Heron · Petrel · Osprey · Plover · Cormorant
