What Does Monedula Means?

Said to mean "money-eating," from monēta (“money”) + -ula, connected to the greed of Arne of Thrace, but this has been dismissed as folk etymology. The variant monerula is used by Plautus, displaying an Umbrian sound influence.

Why is it called jackdaw?

The common name jackdaw first appeared in the 16th century, and is thought to be a compound of the forename Jack, used in animal names to signify a small form (e.g. jack snipe), and the archaic native English word daw. Formerly, western jackdaws were simply called "daws".

What does Jackdaw mean?

1 : a common black and gray bird (Corvus monedula) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is related to but smaller than the carrion crow. 2 : grackle sense 1.