Girl · Tamil
Magizhini
மகிழினிSay it muh-GI-zhi-ni
- Meaning today
- Happiness, joy
- Original meaning
- "a girl's name built on makiḻ, joy, gladness" Tamil Lexicon, p. 2994
- Say it
- muh-GI-zhi-ni
- Written
- மகிழினி
- Other spellings
- Mahizhini, Makizhini
Magizhini
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Magizhini meaning
Magizhini (மகிழினி) is a Tamil girl's name.
A girl's name built on makiḻ, joy, gladness
Also used to mean: happiness
Magizhini (மகிழினி) is a modern Tamil girl's name built on makiḻ, "joy" or "gladness". The Tamil Lexicon records makiḻ as a noun from the verb makiḻ-, "to rejoice", the root of everyday words such as makiḻcci, happiness. The ending -ini is the same one found in Yazhini and Thamizhini, so the name reads as "she who is joyful", and name lists give "happiness". It shares its root with the unisex name Magizh. A well-known bearer is the Tamil folk and playback singer Magizhini Manimaaran.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 2994 · entry makiḻ² (மகிழ்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, makiḻ (மகிழ்), p. 2994 · Wikipedia, Magizhini Manimaaran
Famous namesakes
- Magizhini Manimaaran, Tamil folk and playback singer
Spellings
Magizhini · Mahizhini · Makizhini