Girl · Tamil
Ilavenil
இளவேனில்Say it I-luh-vay-nil
- Meaning today
- Spring, early summer
- Original meaning
- "the mild early hot season; spring (Chittirai and Vaikasi)" Tamil Lexicon, p. 358
- Say it
- I-luh-vay-nil
- Written
- இளவேனில்
- Other spellings
- Elavenil, Ilavenile
Ilavenil
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Ilavenil meaning
Ilavenil (இளவேனில்) is a Tamil girl's name.
The mild early hot season; spring (Chittirai and Vaikasi)
Also used to mean: early summer
Ilavenil (இளவேனில்) is the Tamil name for the gentle first part of the hot season, falling in the months of Chittirai and Vaikasi, roughly mid-April to mid-June. The Tamil Lexicon defines it as one of the six seasons of the Tamil year and cites the Cilappatikaram. The word means "young summer", from iḷa-, "young", and vēṉil, "the hot season", and Tamil poets celebrate it as the season of blossoms and the south breeze. Name lists give "spring" or "early summer", matching the dictionary. Shooter Elavenil Valarivan carries the name.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 358 · entry iḷavēṉil (இளவேனில்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, iḷavēṉil, p. 358 · Wikipedia, Elavenil Valarivan
Famous namesakes
- Elavenil Valarivan, Indian air-rifle shooter
Spellings
Ilavenil · Elavenil · Ilavenile