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[Facts] Geethali
Norah Jones the soul/folk/country singer's real name is Geethali Norah Jones Shankar.
I was wondering if any one knows what Geethali means?
Geethali is Indian -I presume-, since her father is.
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The name is probably formed in analogy with other names like mitAlI etc. from the Sanskrit root gai, to sing. It is not a word in any Indian language that I know. To my ears it sounds like if it were to mean anything it should mean `a tune' or `a small song'.
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