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Meyyappan
மெய்யப்பன்Say it MAY-yap-pun
- Meaning today
- Truthful, honest
- Original meaning
- "mey (truth, reality) joined with appaṉ (father; lord)" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3336
- Say it
- MAY-yap-pun
- Written
- மெய்யப்பன்
- Other spellings
- Meiyappan, Meyappan
Meyyappan
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Meyyappan meaning
Meyyappan (மெய்யப்பன்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Mey (truth, reality) joined with appaṉ (father; lord)
Also used to mean: truthful, honest
Meyyappan (மெய்யப்பன்) joins two Tamil words: mey, which the Tamil Lexicon defines as truth and reality, and also the soul, and appaṉ, "father", used in names for a revered lord. The result reads as "father of truth" or "true lord", and name lists give "truthful". It is a traditional boy's name in Tamil Nadu. Its most famous bearer is A. V. Meiyappan, who founded AVM Productions, one of the oldest film studios in India.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3336 · entry mey¹ (மெய்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, mey (மெய்), p. 3336 · Tamil Lexicon, appaṉ (அப்பன்), p. 85 · Wikipedia, A. V. Meiyappan
Famous namesakes
- A. V. Meiyappan, founder of AVM Productions
How the name is built
- Mey மெய்: truth, reality; soul
Tamil Lexicon 3336 - Appan அப்பன்: father; an endearing term
Tamil Lexicon 85
Spellings
Meyyappan · Meiyappan · Meyappan