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Kaviyarasan
கவியரசன்Say it kuh-vi-YUH-ruh-sun
- Meaning
- Kavi (poet) joined with aracaṉ (king): king of poets Tamil Lexicon, p. 793
- Say it
- kuh-vi-YUH-ruh-sun
- Written
- கவியரசன்
- Other spellings
- Kaviarasan, Kaviyarasu, Kaviarasu
Kaviyarasan
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Kaviyarasan meaning
Kaviyarasan (கவியரசன்) is a Tamil boy's name.
Kavi (poet) joined with aracaṉ (king): king of poets
Kaviyarasan (கவியரசன்) joins kavi and aracaṉ. The Tamil Lexicon gives kavi, from Sanskrit kavi, as a poet, a poem and a sage, and aracaṉ, from Sanskrit rājan, as a king or sovereign; a y sound links the two, giving "king of poets". The shorter form Kaviyarasu, with aracu, "kingship", is famous as the title of the lyricist and poet Kannadasan, still called Kaviyarasu Kannadasan. Parents who choose the name usually have that literary honour in mind.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 793 · entry kavi³ (கவி) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, kavi (கவி), p. 793 · Tamil Lexicon, aracaṉ (அரசன்), p. 117 · Tamil Lexicon, aracu (அரசு), p. 118 · Wikipedia, Kannadasan
How the name is built
- Kavi கவி: poet; poem; sage
Tamil Lexicon 793 - Arasan அரசன்: king, sovereign, prince
Tamil Lexicon 117
Spellings
Kaviyarasan · Kaviarasan · Kaviyarasu · Kaviarasu