Unisex · Tamil
Inba
இன்பாSay it IN-baa
- Meaning
- Joy, delight; sweetness (from iṉpam) Tamil Lexicon, p. 368
- Say it
- IN-baa
- Written
- இன்பா
- Other spellings
- Inbaa, Inbha
Inba
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Inba meaning
Inba (இன்பா) is a Tamil unisex name, used for both girls and boys.
Joy, delight; sweetness (from iṉpam)
Inba (இன்பா) is a modern Tamil name made from iṉpam, joy, which the Tamil Lexicon derives from iṉimai, 'sweetness'. The Lexicon lists delight, joy and happiness first, then sweetness and pleasantness, and it also uses the word for a quality of good poetry, the sweetness of its subject and diction. It quotes the Tirukkuṟaḷ phrase aṟam poruḷ iṉpam, 'virtue, wealth and love', where iṉpam stands for the pleasures of love, and records marriage as a further sense. Malayalam has the same word as inbam. The name itself is not a Lexicon headword, but its meaning is clear from the root, and it is given to girls and boys alike.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 368 · entry iṉpam (இன்பம்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, iṉpam, p. 368
Spellings
Inba · Inbaa · Inbha