Celesta
[səˈlɛstə]Meaning
English given name; the keyboard instrument's name comes from French celeste, "heavenly"
Background Story
Celesta is recorded, in a user-submitted entry, as a given name in modern English, used for women. The word also names the celesta, a keyboard instrument, whose softer and more subtle sound gave it the name celeste, meaning "heavenly" in French.
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