Need help brainstorming on an honor name. My grammy’s name was [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Carol[/name_f].
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] meanings include “beautiful, cheerful”, “pretty, charming” depending on where you look.
[name_f]Carol[/name_f] means “free man”, but also “song” or “hymn”.
I’m looking for a name that might combine both meanings to be my daughter’s middle name.
Something along the lines of “beautiful song”… any suggestions?
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] means “sweetly speaking”
[name_f]Maeva[/name_f]/[name_f]Maeve[/name_f], “she who intoxicates”
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]/Mavie, “Song thrush”/“song bird”
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
I can’t find a name that means just “beautiful song”, but I have some suggestions.
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]-songbird
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]-song
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]-little song
[name_f]Cantrelle[/name_f]-song
[name_f]Odele[/name_f]-song
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f]-song for unaccompanied voices
[name_f]Tehila[/name_f]-praise song
[name_f]Rayna[/name_f]-song of the [name_m]Lord[/name_m]
[name_f]Rena[/name_f]-joyous melody
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u]-lyre
[name_f]Chantal[/name_f]-stony or song
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]-song or melody
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]-beautiful
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]-divinely beautiful
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]-beautiful voice
[name_f]Ligeia[/name_f]-clear-voiced, whistling
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]-A Beautiful Blending
If you are very determined for your daughter’s name to mean “beautiful song”, maybe you could consider two middle names or a double barrel name. Something like [name_f]Bella[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] or [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] would be cute. Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m]!
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
An aria is an operatic song
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] / [name_f]Kalliope[/name_f] first came to mind means “beautiful voice”. [name_f]Calista[/name_f] / [name_f]Callista[/name_f] & [name_f]Calla[/name_f] mean most beautiful also.
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] [name_f]Bella[/name_f] means beautiful song.
Melenani means beautiful song in hawaiian.
[name_f]Mele[/name_f] - song, also is the hawaiianized version of the word merry so it has a second meaning of happy.
[name_f]Nani[/name_f] - beautiful
Prn. Meh-lay-nah-nee
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] could work since it is a siren in [name_m]German[/name_m] folklore.
I think the “beautiful” is somewhat implied in terms of song, right? I don’t think we’ll find a name with a meaning “average song” or “ugly song,” haha!
Anata - “singer”
[name_f]Ashira[/name_f] – “I will sing”
[name_f]Calandra[/name_f] – songbird
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] – “song”
[name_f]Daina[/name_f], Desna - “song; melody”
[name_f]Gita[/name_f] – “song”
[name_f]Lark[/name_f] – songbird
[name_f]Linette[/name_f]/[name_f]Lynette[/name_f] – songbird
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] – “singing temptress”
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] - songbird
[name_f]Shira[/name_f] – “song”
[name_f]Sirena[/name_f] – “singing temptress”
[name_f]Sonata[/name_f] – musical term
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] – songbird
Can’t think of many others besides what’s been listed. Some Italian musical terms could work.
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f] (allegro means cheerful and lively)
[name_f]Alta[/name_f] (high, like a high note)
Amabilla (amabile means amiable, pleasant)
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] (vocal solo)
Some others… [name_f]Cadence[/name_f], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Lyric[/name_u], [name_u]Poet[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] (a type of English bird), [name_f]Carmina[/name_f] ([name_u]Carmen[/name_u], or [name_f]Charmaine[/name_f], feminine Latin for “song”), Aika (Japanese for “love song”), [name_f]Calandra[/name_f] (Greek for “lark”), [name_f]Riya[/name_f] (Hindi for “singer”), [name_m]Daine[/name_m] (Lithuanian for “song”), [name_f]Shira[/name_f] (Hebrew “song”), Zamira (Albanian for “beautiful voice”). An online translator would be a fun way to see if you can find a name with musical meaning…
Or … Maybe use a name that is taken after a musician, or a certain musical style? ([name_u]Calypso[/name_u]? [name_m]Hendrix[/name_m]?)
I’ve seen Birdsong as a surname. If you’re an adventurous namer, I think Birdsong could make a lovely whimsical middle name.
I think [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] would be perfect. Maybe [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] or [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Linda[/name_f]. [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] would be perfect too.
Avaleigh - a beautiful individual; a desired song
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]- like the opera
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]-variant of [name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]-sirens were beautiful creatures that would sing to sailors (usually to their demise, but they must’ve been really beautiful songs!)
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]-the name of a specific siren
Sirens aren’t the only thing that embodies both beauty and song. What about bird names ([name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_u]Dove[/name_u]) or instrument inspired ones ([name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_u]Harper[/name_u]) [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have a musician you love? ([name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_f]Joni[/name_f], [name_f]Mariah[/name_f])
It’s lovely you’re trying to remember your grandmother this way, good luck!
Arrietta means “beautiful song.”