 The generic name is derived from Bambi, in reference to the young age of the specimen, and a Latin "raptor", "seizer".The specific epithet honours Michael and Ann Feinberg who acquired the specimen from a fossil dealer and made it available to science.In 2000 George Olshevsky suggested the emended epithet "feinbergorum", the plural genitive, and this was followed by some authors but such emendations are no longer allowed by the ICZN.