| Ital. | puvier, pivèr, etc. | Golden Plover, 161 |
| Franç. | pivier, pluvier | Golden Plover, 161. |
| Franç.: Pic. | plouvré et var. | Lapwing, 158 |
| Engl. | plover | Lapwing, 158; Golden Plover, 161. No relation to pluie rain. Plovers or shorebirds generally migrate through central Europe in August and September, before the rainy season which is winter. |
| Ital.: Valt. | pluvié | Golden Plover, 161 |
| Ital.: Otr. | pluviri | Golden Plover, 161 |
| Roman. | ploiér | Golden Plover, 161 |
| Roman. | ploér, ploieste | Bee-eater, 265 |
| Roman. | ploér | Black Kite, 215 |
| Roman. | ploian | Green Woodpecker, 270 |
| Roman. | plâes, rîndunicâ de ploaie | Black Swift, 321, by folk etym., see pluvier, above |
| Roman. | brihánaca de ploaie | Lesser Spotted Eagle, 208 (by folk etym., see pluvier, above |