Boy · Tamil
Azhagesan
அழகேசன்Say it UH-zhuh-gay-sun
- Meaning today
- Beautiful lord
- Original meaning
- "lord of beauty: aḻaku "beauty" + īcaṉ "lord, God"" Tamil Lexicon, p. 374
- Say it
- UH-zhuh-gay-sun
- Written
- அழகேசன்
- Other spellings
- Alagesan, Azhakesan
Azhagesan
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Azhagesan meaning
Azhagesan (அழகேசன்) is a Tamil boy's name.
Lord of beauty: aḻaku "beauty" + īcaṉ "lord, God"
Also used to mean: beautiful lord
Azhagesan (அழகேசன்) joins Tamil aḻaku, "beauty", with īcaṉ, "lord". The Tamil Lexicon takes īcaṉ from Sanskrit īśa and defines it as the Supreme Being, Shiva, a king or a master. So the name means "lord of beauty" or "the beautiful lord", which is how name lists give it, usually as a name for Shiva or Murugan. It is also written Alagesan, the spelling used by O. V. Alagesan, the freedom fighter and Congress parliamentarian who served in Nehru's government. The shorter Azhagan means simply "the handsome one".
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 374 · entry īcaṉ (ஈசன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, īcaṉ, p. 374 · Tamil Lexicon, aḻaku, p. 160 · Wikipedia, O. V. Alagesan
Famous namesakes
- O. V. Alagesan, freedom fighter and Union minister
How the name is built
- Azhagu அழகு: beauty, comeliness; excellence
Tamil Lexicon 160 - Eesan ஈசன்: Supreme Being; Śiva; king; lord, master
Tamil Lexicon 374
Spellings
Azhagesan · Alagesan · Azhakesan