Girl · Tamil
Iniya
இனியாSay it I-ni-yaa
- Meaning today
- Sweet, pleasant
- Original meaning
- "sweet, pleasing one; from iṉimai, "sweetness, delight"" Tamil Lexicon, p. 371
- Say it
- I-ni-yaa
- Written
- இனியா
- Other spellings
- Eniya, Iniyaa
Iniya
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Iniya meaning
Iniya (இனியா) is a Tamil girl's name.
Sweet, pleasing one; from iṉimai, "sweetness, delight"
Also used to mean: pleasant
Iniya (இனியா) comes from the Tamil adjective iṉiya, "sweet, pleasant", which is built on iṉimai. The Tamil Lexicon defines iṉimai as sweetness of taste and, more widely, as pleasure and delight. In Tamil the idea covers a pleasing manner and kind speech as well as taste, as in the Tirukkural's chapter on sweet words, Iṉiyavai kūṟal. Name lists give "sweet" or "pleasant", matching the root. It is a modern pure-Tamil name for girls, and the boy's form is Iniyan.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 371 · entry iṉimai (இனிமை) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, iṉimai, p. 371
Spellings
Iniya · Eniya · Iniyaa