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Sanskrit
"singer"
Looking for a musical name beyond the increasingly popular Aria? Why not consider the similar sounding Riya, a familiar yet little used name (in the US) with the appealing meaning "singer" and a…
Feminine form of Shadi, Arabic
A tuneful Arabic name, Shadia is a variant of Shadi, with the musical meaning of "singer". With an appealing international sound, it may also be spelled as Shadya and Shadiah, while the Turkish form…
French from Greek
"charm or delight"
Charmaine is an ancient name connected to Charmion, the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, and Charmian, a Shakespearean name. Its meaning is related to the word charm, though some sources tie it…
Bird name from German
"night singer"
Charming nature name made even more appealing by the connection to iconic nurse and statistician Florence Nightingale.
Lithuanian
"poet, singer"
Sometimes interpreted as a masculine form of Daina, this name is also used as the word for "poet", "bard", or "singer" in Lithuanian. Notably borne by basketball player, Dainius Adomaitis and ice…
Irish
"ancient"
Feminine form of Cian, a name from Irish legend.