Names That Mean Song

Lullaby

English word name

"a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for children"

This unusual word name means a song sung to put infants to sleep, from the components lull as in calm and by as in goodbye. While it's not on record as being used for any actual babies in the US,…

Ronit

Hebrew

"song"

Ronit is only used on girls in Israel, but last year in the US it was given to more male than female babies.

Rona

Scottish spelling variation of Rhona; Norwegian; Hebrew

"might; song"

Rona ranked in the US Top 1000 in the mid-20th century but holds new meaning in the 2020s. "Rona" has become slang for coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, which gives the name a dark and somber…

Aryani

American variation of Arya, Sanskrit

"noble; air; song"

A nouveau elaboration of Arya that may have also been influenced by the rise of -ani ending names such as Leilani.

Tarana

Hindi

"music, song"

Both graceful and melodious.

Madrigal

Latin

"song for unaccompanied voices"

Madrigal might be a pretty and highly distinctive choice for a child of a musical family--or for the parent looking for a less conventional path to the nickname Maddie than Madeline or Madison .…

Cantrelle

French

"song"

Vocal name seldom heard, with most elle-ending names these days dropped in favor of the more straightforward Elle and Ella.

Odele

English from Greek

"song"

Sounds a lot like the recently revived Adele.

Ranita

Hebrew

"song"

Delicate embellishment of Rani.

Ronja

Swedish literary name

Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren invented the name Ronja for her book Ronja, the Robber's Daughter . She was inspired by the lake Juronjaure, located in Norrbotten, Sweden. Lindgren's…

Chanson

French

"song"

This musical name would have to be spoken with a French accent--otherwise it would sound like a trendy boy's name, a la BRANSON.

Duana

Irish

"song"

Name your daughter Duana after a Duane relative if you like, but please pronounce it doo-ahn-a and not doo-wain-a.