Girl · Malayalam (Dravidian) · Hindu
Ambili
अंबिलीSay it UM-bi-li
- Meaning
- The moon Tamil Lexicon, p. 97
- Say it
- UM-bi-li
- Written
- अंबिली
- Other spellings
- Ambily
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Ambili
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Ambili meaning
Ambili (अंबिली) is a Hindu girl's name of Malayalam origin (Dravidian). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The moon
Ambili (अंबिली, Malayalam അമ്പിളി) is the everyday Malayalam word for the moon, the one used in lullabies and children's rhymes. It is a Dravidian word, shared with Tamil ampuli, which the Tamil Lexicon defines simply as "moon" and records in nursery speech as ampuliyammāṉ. Name lists give "moon" too, so the popular and dictionary meanings agree. Ambili is a Malayali girls' name, also spelled Ambily.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 97 · entry ampuli (Tamil cognate) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, ampuli, p. 97
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ambili · Ambily