Girl · Tamil
Iyal
இயல்Say it I-yul
- Meaning today
- Nature, natural
- Original meaning
- "nature, quality; gentleness; good conduct; literary Tamil" Tamil Lexicon, p. 301
- Say it
- I-yul
- Written
- இயல்
Iyal
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Iyal meaning
Iyal (இயல்) is a Tamil girl's name.
Nature, quality; gentleness; good conduct; literary Tamil
Also used to mean: natural
Iyal (இயல்) is a Tamil word with a cluster of gentle senses. The Tamil Lexicon gives nature or inherent quality, worth, delicacy and tenderness, good conduct, and also literary Tamil, iyaṟṟamiḻ, the first of the three branches of classical Tamil alongside isai (music) and nāṭakam (drama). It also means a chapter or treatise. Name lists give "nature" or "natural", which matches the main sense. Iyal is a short modern pure-Tamil name, used mostly for girls, and pairs naturally with the sister name Isai.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 301 · entry iyal² (இயல்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, iyal, p. 301