Gitanjalee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gitanjalee

What is the meaning of the name Gitanjalee ?

The baby name Gitanjalee is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced GEE-tahn-JUH-lee (IPA: /ɡiː.tɑːn.dʒəˈliː/).

Gitanjalee is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Rooted in Sanskrit, Gitanjalee combines gīta (“song, hymn”) and añjali (“offering, reverent salutation”), yielding the luminous sense “song offering” or “an offering of songs.” The compound is widely recognized through Rabindranath Tagore’s celebrated poetry collection Gitanjali, published in Bengali (1910) and in his English renderings (1912), whose success and Nobel Prize in Literature (1913) helped propel the name’s cultural visibility across South Asia.

Gitanjalee is a modern, phonetic variant of the standard form Gitanjali; other common spellings include Geetanjali (Hindi-influenced vowel doubling), Geethanjali (South Indian transliteration), and the scholarly Gītāñjali with diacritics. Usage is predominantly feminine in India and among the diaspora, especially in Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, and South Indian communities. Short forms such as Gita/Geeta or Anjali are familiar. The name carries connotations of devotion, artistry, and eloquence - ideal for families drawn to musical or literary heritage.

⚙ Gitanjalee barely registers. Across 1 country, we found just 4 recorded uses of it.