Musical Baby Names
- Galinda
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"soft singing voice"Description:
The original name of Glinda from Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked and the subsequent Broadway musical. She drops the 'a' from her name to honor a goat, who mispronounced her name as a Glinda.
- Kirtana
Origin:
Hindi, SanskritMeaning:
"narrating, chanting, telling; devotional song"Description:
Also rendered as Kirtan, this name derives from a Sanskrit word meaning "describing, reciting, telling". It refers specifically to relating stories in Indian religions and to performances of devotional, narrative songs.