Unisex, now used more often for girls · Tamil
Arulmozhi
அருள்மொழிSay it UH-rul-mo-zhi
- Meaning today
- Language of grace, gracious speech
- Original meaning
- "words of grace: aruḷ "grace" + moḻi "word, speech"" Tamil Lexicon, p. 136
- Say it
- UH-rul-mo-zhi
- Written
- அருள்மொழி
- Other spellings
- Arunmozhi, Arulmozi, Arulmoli
Arulmozhi
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Arulmozhi meaning
Arulmozhi (அருள்மொழி) is a Tamil unisex name, used for both girls and boys.
Words of grace: aruḷ "grace" + moḻi "word, speech"
Also used to mean: language of grace, gracious speech
Arulmozhi (அருள்மொழி) joins Tamil aruḷ, "grace, mercy", and moḻi, "word, speech, language", so it means "words of grace" or "gracious speech", as name lists say. It has a royal and a saintly history. Rajaraja Chola I was born Arulmozhi Varman, the name made famous again by Kalki's novel Ponniyin Selvan, and the Tamil Lexicon records Aruṇmoḻittēvar as the personal name of Sekkizhar, who wrote the Periya Puranam. Once mainly a man's name, Arulmozhi is now given more often to girls, and Arunmozhi is the same name in its joined spelling.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 136 · entry aruḷ² (அருள்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, aruḷ, p. 136 · Tamil Lexicon, moḻi, p. 3378 · Tamil Lexicon, aruṇmoḻittēvar, p. 132 · Wikipedia, Rajaraja I
Famous namesakes
- Rajaraja Chola I, born Arulmozhi Varman
- Sekkizhar (Arunmozhi Thevar), author of the Periya Puranam
How the name is built
- Arul அருள்: grace, mercy, favour, benevolence
Tamil Lexicon 136 - Mozhi மொழி: word; saying; language, speech
Tamil Lexicon 3378 - Arunmozhi thevar அருண்மொழித்தேவர்: proper name of Cēkkiḻār
Tamil Lexicon 132
Spellings
Arulmozhi · Arunmozhi · Arulmozi · Arulmoli