Boy · Tamil
Balamurugan
பாலமுருகன்Say it BAA-luh-moo-ruh-gun
- Meaning today
- Young Murugan, child form of Lord Murugan
- Original meaning
- "the child Murugan: bāla "child" + Murukaṉ" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3279
- Say it
- BAA-luh-moo-ruh-gun
- Written
- பாலமுருகன்
- Other spellings
- Balamurugam
Balamurugan
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Balamurugan meaning
Balamurugan (பாலமுருகன்) is a Tamil boy's name.
The child Murugan: bāla "child" + Murukaṉ
Also used to mean: young Murugan, child form of Lord Murugan
Balamurugan (பாலமுருகன்) means "the child Murugan". The first part is bāla, Sanskrit for a child, which the Tamil Lexicon records as pālaṉ and pālakaṉ, an infant or son. Murukaṉ is the Tamil name of Skanda, and the Lexicon notes that the word itself also means a youth in his prime. Murugan is worshipped in his boyish forms, as at Palani and Swamimalai, and Balamurugan is a Tamil boys' name. Name lists give "young Murugan", which matches the parts.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3279 · entry murukaṉ (முருகன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, murukaṉ, p. 3279 · Tamil Lexicon, pālaṉ, p. 2629 · Tamil Lexicon, pālakaṉ, p. 2628 · Wikipedia, Kartikeya
How the name is built
- Bala பாலன்: child (from Sanskrit bāla; see pālakaṉ, infant, son)
Tamil Lexicon 2629 · Tamil Lexicon 2628 - Murugan முருகன்: the god Murugan; a youth
Tamil Lexicon 3279
Spellings
Balamurugan · Balamurugam