Quail: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Quail bird
Origin
English
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
KWAYL

Quail is an English unisex name meaning “quail bird”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.

Meaning & Origin of Quail

Meaning: Quail bird.

Origin: English.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Quail

KWAYLIPA /kweɪl/

Popularity of Quail

Quail 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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