Boy · Tamil
Alagiri
அழகிரிSay it UH-luh-gi-ree
- Meaning today
- Beautiful mountain
- Original meaning
- "beautiful hill: aḻaku "beauty" + kiri "hill"" Tamil Lexicon, p. 160
- Say it
- UH-luh-gi-ree
- Written
- அழகிரி
- Other spellings
- Azhagiri
Alagiri
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Alagiri meaning
Alagiri (அழகிரி) is a Tamil boy's name.
Beautiful hill: aḻaku "beauty" + kiri "hill"
Also used to mean: beautiful mountain
Alagiri (அழகிரி) joins Tamil aḻaku, "beauty", with kiri, "hill, mountain", a word the Tamil Lexicon takes from Sanskrit giri. The name therefore reads "beautiful hill", which is also how name lists give it. Hills carry strong sacred associations in Tamil Nadu, where Murugan and Vishnu are worshipped on hilltops such as Palani and Alagar Koil, though no dictionary ties this name to a single shrine. The name is spelled both Alagiri and Azhagiri. Bearers include the Self-Respect Movement speaker Pattukkottai Alagiri and the politician M. K. Alagiri.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 160 · entry aḻaku (அழகு) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, aḻaku, p. 160 · Tamil Lexicon, kiri, p. 927 · Wikipedia, M. K. Alagiri · Wikipedia, Pattukkottai Alagiri
Famous namesakes
- Pattukkottai Alagiri, Self-Respect Movement leader
- M. K. Alagiri, DMK politician and former Union minister
How the name is built
- Azhagu அழகு: beauty, comeliness; excellence
Tamil Lexicon 160 - Giri கிரி: hill, mountain
Tamil Lexicon 927
Spellings
Alagiri · Azhagiri