Boy · Tamil
Anbazhagan
அன்பழகன்Say it UN-buh-zha-gun
- Meaning today
- Loving and handsome, beautiful in love
- Original meaning
- "one handsome in love: aṉpu "love" + aḻakaṉ "handsome man"" Tamil Lexicon, p. 183
- Say it
- UN-buh-zha-gun
- Written
- அன்பழகன்
- Other spellings
- Anbalagan
Anbazhagan
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Anbazhagan meaning
Anbazhagan (அன்பழகன்) is a Tamil boy's name.
One handsome in love: aṉpu "love" + aḻakaṉ "handsome man"
Also used to mean: loving and handsome, beautiful in love
Anbazhagan (அன்பழகன்) combines Tamil aṉpu, "love", with aḻakaṉ, which the Tamil Lexicon defines as a handsome man, from aḻaku, "beauty". The result reads roughly "one who is beautiful in love", and name lists give it as loving and handsome, in line with the dictionary parts. The best-known bearer is K. Anbazhagan (1922–2020), born Ramaiah, who took this Tamil name, served as general secretary of the DMK from 1977 until his death and was Tamil Nadu's finance and education minister. The spelling Anbalagan reflects the common l pronunciation of ḻ.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 183 · entry aṉpu (அன்பு) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, aṉpu, p. 183 · Tamil Lexicon, aḻakaṉ, p. 160 · Wikipedia, K. Anbazhagan
Famous namesakes
- K. Anbazhagan, DMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu minister
How the name is built
- Anbu அன்பு: love, affection; compassion, devotion
Tamil Lexicon 183 - Azhagan அழகன்: a handsome man
Tamil Lexicon 160
Spellings
Anbazhagan · Anbalagan