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Kirtana
कीर्तनाSay it KEER-tuh-naa
- Meaning today
- Praise, hymn, devotional song
- Original meaning
- "fame; mentioning, recounting" Monier-Williams, p. 285
- Say it
- KEER-tuh-naa
- Written
- कीर्तना
- Other spellings
- Keerthana, Kirthana, Keertana
- First sound
- की · Mithun rashi
Kirtana
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Kirtana meaning
Kirtana (कीर्तना) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, की, it is a Mithun rashi name (Mrigashira nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Praise, hymn, devotional song
Original Sanskrit meaning
"fame; mentioning, recounting"
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 285 · entry kīrtana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
Kirtana (कीर्तना) comes from Sanskrit kīrtana, from the root kīrt. Monier-Williams defines kīrtana as mentioning, repeating, saying or telling, and lists the feminine kīrtanā both in that sense and as 'fame'. In Hindi the word grew a warmer meaning: Platts's Hindustani dictionary of 1884 gives kīrtan as mention and report, but also as singing aloud, shouting for joy, celebrating, praising, and fame or glory. That is the sense behind kirtan, devotional singing, and behind the popular glosses 'praise', 'hymn' and 'devotional song', which are therefore well grounded in Hindi even though the old Sanskrit dictionary does not give them. The name is most often spelled Keerthana, especially in South India.
References: Monier-Williams, kīrtana and kīrtanā, p. 285 · Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, kīrtan, p. 888
Fits your syllable
First sound की
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 4 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kirtana · Keerthana · Kirthana · Keertana