Name Meanings in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: From Covey to Capitol

Covey

Within Lucy Gray Baird’s “Covey” (a flock of birds), as is mentioned in the book, all are named for a ballad and a color (several double as jewel colors, suggesting preciousness). These ballads are English and Scottish, nodding to the old world of books and traveling players (several are Child ballads) as well as the Celtic…