Girl · Tamil
Alamelu
அலமேலுSay it UH-luh-may-loo
- Meaning today
- Goddess Lakshmi
- Original meaning
- "the lady seated on the flower: Lakshmi" Tamil Lexicon, p. 146
- Say it
- UH-luh-may-loo
- Written
- அலமேலு
- Other spellings
- Alamelumangai, Alarmel
Alamelu
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Alamelu meaning
Alamelu (அலமேலு) is a Tamil girl's name.
The lady seated on the flower: Lakshmi
Also used to mean: Goddess Lakshmi
Alamelu (அலமேலு) is the everyday form of Alarmēlmaṅkai, "the lady who sits upon the flower". The Tamil Lexicon lists alamēlu as a dialect form of that name and refers it to alarmakaḷ, Lakṣmī seated on a lotus, citing Nammalvar's Tiruvaymozhi, where the poet calls Vishnu the lord on whose chest Alarmelmangai dwells. Today the name is tied to Padmavati, the consort of Venkateswara, worshipped as Alamelu Mangai at Tiruchanur near Tirupati. It is a Tamil and Telugu name, and name lists give it as Lakshmi, matching the dictionary.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Lakshmi.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 146 · entry alamēlu (அலமேலு) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, alamēlu, p. 146 · Tamil Lexicon, alarmēlmaṅkai, p. 146 · Tamil Lexicon, alarmakaḷ, p. 146 · Wikipedia, Padmavati (Hinduism)
Famous namesakes
- Alamelu Mangai, the goddess Padmavati of Tiruchanur
Spellings
Alamelu · Alamelumangai · Alarmel