Boy · Tamil
Iniyan
இனியன்Say it I-ni-yun
- Meaning
- The sweet or pleasant one; from iṉimai, sweetness, delight Tamil Lexicon, p. 371
- Say it
- I-ni-yun
- Written
- இனியன்
- Other spellings
- Iniyaan
Iniyan
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Iniyan meaning
Iniyan (இனியன்) is a Tamil boy's name.
The sweet or pleasant one; from iṉimai, sweetness, delight
Iniyan (இனியன்) is a modern Tamil boys' name meaning "the sweet one" or "the pleasant one". It is built on iṉiya, sweet, the adjective that goes with iṉimai, which the Tamil Lexicon of the University of Madras gives as sweetness of taste and as pleasure or delight, and adds the masculine ending -aṉ. Iṉiyaṉ is not itself entered in the Lexicon, so the name is best seen as a modern formation from this well-attested word. Name lists give "sweet" or "pleasant", in line with the root. Related names include Iniya for girls and Inba, from iṉpam, joy. The name is short, easy to say, and clearly Tamil in sound.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 371 · entry iṉimai (இனிமை) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, iṉimai (இனிமை), p. 371
Spellings
Iniyan · Iniyaan