Yes - checking online, in English that would be "red breast", and Redbreast was probably the original English name. Then, being English, someone added an person's first name, Robin Redbreast, and then it just became Robin (and other English birds have people's names, e.g. Tom Tit, Jack Daw, and Jenny Wren).
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GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 212d
it is a bOrb
KevinFRK@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 212d
Nice crisp photo, and you just feel from the photo why the robin's fluffed up.
I can't resist photoing them: today's Robin for me:
gravediggersbiscuit@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 212d
Great photo. I like the bell shape it's got going on
Feddinat0r@feddit.org · 4 pts · 213d
Rotkehlchen?
KevinFRK@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 212d
Yes - checking online, in English that would be "red breast", and Redbreast was probably the original English name. Then, being English, someone added an person's first name, Robin Redbreast, and then it just became Robin (and other English birds have people's names, e.g. Tom Tit, Jack Daw, and Jenny Wren).