Musical Names
Names that mean music, song, beautiful voice, dance,
or the name of a musical instrument. Names that are music-related.

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UNISEX:

1. CADENCE: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin cadens "to fall," hence "flow of rhythm."

2. HARPER: English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "harp player."

3. LARK: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, from Old English lawcere, meaning "song-bird."

4. LIRON (לִירוֹן): Hebrew unisex name meaning "my song."

5. PIPER: English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from Middle English pipere, meaning "pipe-player."

6. RON (Hebrew: רוֹן): Hebrew unisex name meaning "joy, song." Compare with another form of Ron.
7. RONI (רוֹנִי): Hebrew unisex name meaning "my joy" or "my song." Compare with strictly feminine Roni.
8. SHIR (שִׁיר): Hebrew unisex name meaning "song."

MALE:

1. ACAPH (אָסָף): Hebrew name meaning "collector, gatherer." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including King David's chief musician.
2. ASAPH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Acaph, meaning "collector, gatherer." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including King David's chief musician.
3. AZARAEL: Anglicized form of Hebrew Azar'el, meaning "God has helped" or "whom God helps." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of Bani, one of King David's warriors, and a priest and musician.

4. AZAREEL: Anglicized form of Hebrew Azar'el, meaning "God has helped" or "whom God helps." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of Bani, one of King David's warriors, and a priest and musician.

5. AZAR'EL (עֲזַרְאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "God has helped" or "whom God helps." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of Bani, one of King David's warriors, and a priest and musician.

6. CARMINE: Latin name meaning "song."
7. CHENANIAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Kenanyah, meaning "Jehovah establishes" or "whom Jehovah defends." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite who was the chief of the Temple singers who conducted the music when the Ark of the Covenant was moved from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem.
8. HESIOD (Ησιοδ): Short form of Greek Hesiodos, possibly meaning "to send song."
9. HESIODOS (Ἡσίοδος): Greek name, possibly composed of the elements hesi "to send" and oides "ode, song," hence "to send song."
10. HOTOTO: Native American Hopi name meaning "warrior spirit who sings" or "he who whistles."
11. HOWAHKAN: Native American Sioux name meaning "of the mysterious voice."
12. HYMAN: Variant spelling of Latin Hymen, meaning "bridal song" or "wedding song." Compare with another form of Hyman.
13. HYMÊN (Ὑμέν): Short form of Greek Hymenaios, meaning "bridal song" or "wedding song."
14. HYMEN: Latin form of Greek Hymên, meaning "bridal song" or "wedding song."
15. HYMENAEUS: Latin form of Greek Hymenaios, meaning "bridal song" or "wedding song." In mythology, this is the name of a god of marriage.
16. HYMENAIOS (Ὑμέναιος): Greek name meaning "bridal song" or "wedding song." In mythology, this is the name of a god of marriage. 
17. JARON: Anglicized form of Hebrew Yaron, meaning "to shout and sing."
18. KALEO: Hawaiian name composed of the elements ka "the" and leo "sound, voice," hence "the sound, the voice."
19. KENANYAH (כְּנַנְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "Jehovah establishes" or "whom Jehovah defends." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite who was the chief of the Temple singers who conducted the music when the Ark of the Covenant was moved from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem.
20. KOUSAN: Armenian name meaning "singer."
21. LINOS: Greek name derived either from the word ailinon, a ritual "cry of grief," or, from linon, meaning "flax, linen." In the bible, this is the name of one of Paul's Christian associates. In mythology, this is the name of a musician, the personification of lamentation. He was killed by Apollo who was his rival in music. Another version of the story says he was killed by Hercules. 
22. LINUS: Latin form of Greek Linos, meaning either "a cry of grief" or "flax, linen." In the bible, this is the name of one of Paul's Christian associates. In mythology, this is the name of a musician, the personification of lamentation. He was killed by Apollo who was his rival in music. Another version of the story says he was killed by Hercules. 
23. ORPHEUS (Ὀρφεύς): Greek name derived either from orbhao "deprived" or orphe "darkness." In mythology, this is the name of a musician who charmed Hades with his lyre in an attempt to rescue his wife from the underworld.
24. SHADI (شادي): Arabic name meaning "singer." Compare with another form of Shadi.
25. SHO (翔): Japanese name meaning "to fly, to soar" or "wind instrument."
26. TEIRTU: Welsh Mabinogian name of the inventor and possessor of the magical Harp of Teirtud (Triple Harp), probably derived from the name of the harp, meaning "triple."
27. ZIMRI (זִמְרִי): Anglicized form of Hebrew Zimriy, meaning "celebrated in song." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the five sons of Zerah. 
28. ZIMRIY (זִמְרִי): Hebrew name meaning "celebrated in song." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the five sons of Zerah. Zimri is the Anglicized form.
29. YARON (יָרוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "to shout and sing."
30. ZAMIR (Arabic: ضمیر, Hebrew: זָמִיר): 
    1. Albanian name meaning "good voice," from ze "voice," and mire "good," hence "good voice."
    2. Arabic name meaning "song."
    3. Hebrew name derived from the name of a nightingale bird, of Arabic origin, meaning "song, singing."
31. ZHENGSHENG (正聲): Chinese name meaning "harmonious voice."

FEMALE:

1. AIKA (愛佳): Japanese name meaning "love song."

2. AOEDE: Variant spelling of Greek Aoide, meaning "to sing."

3. AOIDE (Αοιδή): Greek name meaning "to sing." In mythology, this is the name of the one of the three original Muses before their number was increased to nine. It is also the name of a moon of Jupiter.

4. CALANDRA: Italian surname transferred to forename use, meaning "skylark." This name may have originally been a byname for someone with a good singing voice.

5. CALLIOPE: Latin form of Greek Kalliope, meaning "beautiful voice." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of epic poetry.

6. CARMEN: Spanish form of Latin Carmina, meaning "song."
7. CARMENCITA: Pet form of Spanish Carmen, meaning "song."
8. CARMINA: Feminine form of Latin Carmine, meaning "song."
9. CHARMAINE: English name of Latin origin, meaning "sing." 
10. CUICATL: Nahuatl name meaning "song."
11. DAINA: Lithuanian name meaning "song."

12. DOINA: Romanian name meaning "folk song."

13. EUMELIA (Ευμελια): Ancient Greek name derived from the word eumeleia, meaning "melody."

14. GITA (गीता): Hindi name meaning "song."

15. JARONA: Anglicized form of Hebrew Yarona, meaning "to shout and sing."

16. KACHINA: Native American Hopi name meaning "sacred dancer; spirit."

17. KADENCE: Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Cadence, meaning "flow of rhythm."

18. KALLIOPE (Καλλιόπη): Greek name composed of the elements kallos "beauty" and ops "voice," hence "beautiful voice." In mythology, this is the the name of the muse of epic poetry.

19. KANTI: Native American Algonquin name meaning "sings." Compare with another form of Kanti.
20. KNARIG: Armenian name meaning "lyre."

21. KOTONE (琴音): Japanese name meaning "harp sound."

22. LIGEA: Latin form of Greek Ligeia, meaning "clear-toned" or "shrill whistling voice."
23. LIGEIA (Λίγεια): Greek name derived from the word ligeios, meaning "clear-toned" or "shrill whistling voice." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Sirens.
24. LÍGIA: Portuguese form of Greek Ligeia, meaning "clear-toned" or "shrill whistling voice."
25. LYGIA: Variant spelling of Portuguese Lígia, meaning "shrill whistling voice."
26. LYRA: English name derived from the constellation name, meaning "lyre."
27. LYRICA: Modern English name derived from Latin lyrica "lyric poem," from French lyrique "short poem expressing personal emotion," from Latin lyricus "of or for the lyre," from Greek lyrikos "singing to the lyre." 
28. MACHALATH (מַחֲלַת): Hebrew name meaning "stringed instrument." In the bible, this is the name of a daughter of Ishmael.
29. MAHALATH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Machalath, meaning "stringed instrument." In the bible, this is the name of a daughter of Ishmael.
30. MANJULA (मञ्जुला): Hindi name meaning "melodious, pleasing."
31. MAVIS: English bird name, meaning "song thrush."
32. MELE: Hawaiian name meaning "song." Also used as a Hawaiian form of Mary, meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." 
33. MELODIA: Chamoru name meaning "melody; song."
34. MELODY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "melody."
35. NAMID: Native American Cheyenne name meaning "star dancer."
36. ODA: English name derived from Greek oide, meaning "song." Compare with another form of Oda.
37. OMINOTAGO: Native American Cheyenne name meaning "beautiful voice."
38. PARTHENOPÊ (Παρθενορή): Greek name composed of the elements parthenos "virgin" and ops "voice," hence "virgin voice." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Sirens.
39. PARTHENOPE: Latin form of Greek Parthenopê, meaning "virgin voice." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Sirens.
40. PHILOMEL (Φιλομήλ): Short form of Greek Philomela, meaning "sweet singer; nightingale."
41. PHILOMELA (Φιλομήλα): Greek name composed of the elements philos "dear, sweet" and melos "song," usually rendered "sweet singer; nightingale." In mythology, this is the name of a princess who was raped and had her tongue cut out.
42. POLYHYMNIA: Latin form of Greek Polymnia, meaning "very musical" or "many hymns."
43. POLYMNIA (Πολύμνια): Greek name composed of the elements polys "much" and hymnos "hymn, song," hence "very musical" or "many hymns." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of dance and sacred hymns. 

44. RABAB (رباب): Arabic name derived from the word rababah, meaning "musical instrument."

45. RONIT (רוֹנִית): Feminine form of Hebrew unisex Ron, meaning "joy, song." Compare with another form of Ronit.

46. RIYA (रिया): Hindi name meaning "singer."

47. SERENATA: Chamoru name meaning "serenade; evening music."

48. SHADIYA (شادية): Feminine form of Arabic Shadi, meaning "singer." 
49. SHADYA: Variant spelling of Arabic Shadiya, meaning "singer." 
50. SHARMAIN: Variant spelling of English Sharmaine, meaning "sing."
51. SHARMAINE: Variant spelling of English Charmaine, meaning "sing." 
52. SHIFRA: Aramaic name meaning "trumpet." Compare with another form of Shifra.

53. SHIRA (שִׁירָה): Hebrew name meaning "song."

54. SHIRI (שִׁירָי): Hebrew name meaning "my song."

55. WACHIWI: Native American Sioux name meaning "dancer."

56. YARONA: Feminine form of Hebrew Yaron, meaning "to shout and sing."

57. ZAMIRA: Feminine form of Albanian Zamir, meaning "good voice." 

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