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by Anonymous on March 19th, 2007

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How did the Robin bird gets its name?

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  • by rockme on March 19th, 2007

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    In the 1600s and 1700s, when English settlers first came to American, they were often homesick and particularly missed their little 'robin redbreast,' a backyard songbird a bit smaller and brighter than our robin. But the rusty breast on our American bird reminded many of them of their own robin, and our birds readily came to backyards, too, so that's how they named our bird. The word 'robin' is a nickname for the human name 'Robert.' Many people call little birds 'Dickey birds,' a nickname for the human name 'Richard.' I guess people think it's appropriate to give human nicknames to birds that live in areas with a lot of humans!

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 20th, 2007

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    The European Robin is a common European songbird. The distinctive red patch on the chest of both sexes led to its original name of redbreast. In the fifteenth century, when it became popular to give human names to familiar species, the bird came to be known as Robin redbreast, which was eventually shortened to robin
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  • by Quirkie on March 20th, 2007

    Quirkie

    As far as I can tell, the European robin got its name from a nursery rhyme.

    European robins are small birds similar to thrushes with a red patch on their chest.
    Originally they were unimaginatively called a "redbreast".
    The nursery rhyme speaks of a Robin Redbreast and his love, Jenny Wren.

    Little Jenny Wren fell sick,
    Upon a time;
    In came Robin Redbreast
    And brought her cake and wine

    Now European Robins have been come to be known by their "first name".

    American Robins were named like many creatures as being the closest thing the settlers saw to the more familiar creatures of Britain.

    Lastly the first name "Robin" is a short form of "Robert".

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  • by GBPackersfan on March 19th, 2007

    GBPackersfan

    stop putting things in the wrong catagory. i've already flagged 5 questions today for the wrong catagory

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