Musical Names That Hit All The Right Notes

Today is International Music Day. To celebrate, we've picked our favourite names inspired by music. Plus, learn how to pitch the personalisation on your name labels to bring more harmony into your life!

Musical Names That Are Pitch Perfect

In honour of International Music Day, we're celebrating names inspired by music - from musical terms and types of music to musical instruments. Check out our symphony of musical names below. Can you think of any more names inspired by music?

Names Inspired By Music

• Allegra
  Derived from the Italian musical term “allegro”, which indicates that a particular section of music should be played at a quick and lively tempo (speed).
• Aria
  An expressive melody, typically a self-contained piece for a single voice (usually a singer performing with or without orchestral accompaniment) that is part of a larger work (generally an opera, although vocal arias also feature in oratorios and cantatas).
• Cadence
  A sequence of musical elements (notes, chords, or rhythmic patterns etc) that creates a strong sense of resolution, finality, or pause and is used to indicate the momentary or final conclusion of a phrase, section, or piece of music.
• Calliope
  A musical instrument (also known as a steam organ or steam piano) that makes a sound by sending a gas (originally steam although compressed air became the norm) through large whistles; they were popular forms of entertainment on riverboats and in travelling fairs and circuses.
• Calypso
  A style of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago and is often associated with Carnival; it is a type of folk song and usually features witty and satirical lyrics that target topical political and social themes and events (with lyrics often improvised on the spot). It has a syncopated (off beat) rhythm and often makes use of call and response.
• Caprice
  Another name for “capriccio”, which is a piece of instrumental music that is composed in free form (i.e. doesn’t conform to the rules set out for any particular musical form) and is lively in tempo and style.
• Carol
  Derived from the Old French word “carole” (which was a medieval circle dance accompanied by singers), the carol began as a dance song and was later used as a processional song for festivals and an accompaniment for religious mystery plays. Over time, the form has gained a strong connection with religious contexts (although carols are not necessarily “religious songs”); carols are joyful and festive songs (or hymns) that are usually centred around a particular subject, season, or celebration (e.g. Christmas, Advent, Easter, harvest etc).
• Celeste
  Another name for a “celesta”, which is a musical instrument made up of a set of graduated metal plates or bars (usually steel) that are hit by key-operated hammers; it produces a delicate bell-like sound and so was named for the French word “celeste” meaning “heavenly”.
• Condoleezza
  The name of former US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, whose parents created the name based on the Italian musical term “con dolcezza”, which means “with sweetness”.
• Harmony
  A simultaneous combination of musical notes (to produce a pleasing sound); also the structure of music in terms of the arrangement and progression of chords.
• Harper
  A musician (particularly a folk musician) who plays a harp.
• Jazz
  A genre of music that originated in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century, which is characterised by strong and intricate rhythms, improvisation, and syncopation (off beat rhythms).
• Lyra
  Derived from “lyre”, a stringed instrument that was extremely popular in ancient Greece; the constellation “Lyra” is said to represent the lyre of Orpheus (from Greek mythology).
• Lyric
  A Greek word referring to a song that is suitable to sing with the accompaniment of a lyre (lyric), the words that make up a song (lyrics), having the form and musical quality of a song (lyrical), a form of poetry that expresses personal emotions or feelings (lyric poetry), and the classification used to refer to a singing voice that has a light, clear quality and is melodic in style.
• Mele
  A Hawaiian word for chants, songs, or poems.
• Melody
  A sequence of single notes that are arranged into a musically satisfying phrase or whole; also the principal part in a harmonic composition.
• Piper
  A musician who plays a pipe (any wind instrument that consists of a single tube) or the bagpipes.
• Reed
  Used in woodwind instruments to produce a sound via vibration; reeds are thin strips of material and may be made from Arundo Donax (“giant cane”), synthetical materials, or metals. Instruments have single reeds (as in the mouthpieces of clarinets and saxophones), double reeds (used in oboes, bassoons, and bagpipes, usually without a mouthpiece, where the two reeds vibrate against one another), or quadruple reeds (with two reeds on top and two on the bottom).
• Sonata/Sonatina
  A musical composition for an instrumental soloist (with or without a piano accompaniment) that usually includes three or four movements of contrasting forms and keys. A short or simplified sonata is called a “sonatina”.
• Symphony
  A musical composition for a full orchestra (between 50-120 musicians) made up of several movements, generally four, at least one of which is traditionally a sonata.
• Viola
  An instrument from the violin family (made up of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass); the viola is slightly larger in size than the violin, has four strings, and is tuned a perfect fifth below the violin, which gives it a lower and deeper sound.

How To Perfect The Pitch Of Your Name Labels For A More Harmonious Life

There are lots of different ways to personalise your name labels. While it is entirely up to you how you personalise your Stikins®, some options are more useful than others. Here's the sheet music we recommend following if you'd like more harmony in your life (aka here's how to personalise your name labels to keep your family's belongings safe!). 

When we print your name labels, our system counts the number of characters you've used (including spaces!). It then selects the largest font size that will allow your personalisation to fit onto your name labels. If you have two lines of text with different amounts of text, the font size will be based on the line that contains the most characters. So, it's best to keep things short and simple because the more characters you add, the smaller the font size that gets used. 

We offer one or two lines of text - with each line holding up to 18 characters (including spaces). If you need no more than 12 characters in total, the one line layout will give you a better font size. For longer names, or if you want to include multiple pieces of information, we recommend our two line layout. 

Most of our customers request a simple first name and a surname. In closed environments, like schools and offices, this is enough information for items to be returned. For adventures further afield, you may want to add a piece of contact information. A phone number works best but you can also use a short email. 

You can also add extra information to make your name labels extra useful. For example, you could add a room number for a resident of a care home. You can create medical alerts by adding medical or allergy information, which can be referred to in the event of an emergency. You could also add friendly messages (like "I Belong To", "Please Return To", or "I'm Lost, Please Call") to help lost items to be returned. 

Remember, you can use our online print preview to try a few options and see which one is pitch perfect for you!