Hummingbird Name Generator

Draw a name for a stop at the flowers

Picture a hummingbird hovering beside a flower. In the next moment it backs away and leaves the flower empty. Draw a few names and place them under the same sketch. Zephyr Flyer brings the flight path to mind. Breeze Bloom gives the flower a place in the name. Try both in the words of someone who had only a moment to look before the bird disappeared.

Let the color change with the view

An adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird can show a bright red throat from one angle and a dark throat from another. Put Petite Peridot under a picture where the green back stands out. Try Honey Flash under the moment a glimpse of color catches someone's attention. Draw the second view from the other side of the flower and see whether the name still connects the two.

Look for a detail that stays after the wings move on

A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird can put lichen on the outside of her small cup nest. Garnet Lichen can suit a fictional bird drawn next to its nest. Glittering Star might be the name in a fanciful retelling of the visit. If both names refer to the same bird, give the two people a shared detail. It might be the branch under the nest or a flower they both remember.

Say the name without looking at the sketch

Read a line that someone says after the hummingbird has left. If there are two birds, use names that begin with different sounds and give each a detail the listener can picture. Ask which bird the sentence is about with the drawing out of sight. Then save the final spelling near the first line or picture that used it.

You can bring back the flower when another person speaks or when the light changes. Try the name there as well. The same place can make it clear why two people use the name even when they remember different views.