Meaning and Origin
What does the name Song mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Maryland, U.S. says the name Song means "The meaning of 'song' the name is 'Praise; pine tree; large mountain'".
- A user from Italy says the name Song is of Chinese origin and means "Praise; pine tree; large mountain".
- A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Song means "A very cool kid who is lit".
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Song means "Long lived" and is of Korean origin.
- That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc."That most ethereal of all sounds, the songof crickets." [Hawthorne.]
- A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
- More generally, any poetical strain; a poem."The bard that first adorned our native tongue Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song." [Dryden.]
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse."This subject for heroic song." [Milton.]
- An object of derision; a laughingstock."And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword." [Job xxx. 9.]
- A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it for a song ."The soldier's pay is a song." [Silliman.]synonyms: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn; descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.
Etymology: AS. song sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. söngr, Goth. saggws. See Sing
- The act of singing ("with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates")
- The characteristic sound produced by a bird ("a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age")
- A short musical composition with words ("a successful musical must have at least three good songs")
- A distinctive or characteristic sound ("the song of bullets was in the air", "the song of the wind", and "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead")
- The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
- A very small sum ("he bought it for a song")
From Middle English song, sang, from Old English song, sang (“noise, song, singing, chanting; poetry; a poem to be sung or recited, psalm, lay”), from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to sing”). Cognate with Scots sang, song (“singing, song”), Saterland Frisian Song (“song”), West Frisian sang (“song”), Dutch zang (“song”), Low German sang (“song”), German Sang (“singing, song”), Swedish sång (“song”), Norwegian Bokmål sang (“song”), Norwegian Nynorsk song (“song”), Icelandic söngur (“song”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”). More at sing.
- A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- Thomas listened to his favorite on the radio yesterday.
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- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- The act or art of singing.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- I love hearing the of canary birds.
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- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call
- Something that cost only a little; chiefly in for a song.
- He bought that car for a .
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- An object of derision; a laughing stock.
song was also found in the following language(s): Chuukese, Dutch, Faroese, Mandarin, Norwegian Nynorsk, Vietnamese, and Zhuang