Name of/for

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Which one is correct?

1: What is the scientific name of/for budgie?
2: What is the scientific name of/for a budgie?

 

[probus]

What is the scientific name of a budgie?
Unnatural.

What is the scientific name of budgie?
Incorrect.

What is the scientific name for budgie?
Okay.

What is the scientific name for a budgie?
Okay.

 

[Tarheel]

What is the scientific name of a budgie?
Unnatural.

What is the scientific name of budgie?
Incorrect.

What is the scientific name for budgie?
Okay.

What is the scientific name for a budgie?
Okay.

I would use the third one if it was budgies.

 

[Untaught88]

Great.

Is "What is the meaning of this word?" correct?

"Name for" whereas "meaning of", right?

 

[teechar]

Note that "name of" is also possible (and common in English) but not in the above example.