Boy, also used for girls, often in longer names · Tamil (from Sanskrit muktā) · Tamil
Muthu
முத்துSay it MUTH-thu
- Meaning
- Pearl; also anything excellent or praiseworthy Tamil Lexicon, p. 3255
- Say it
- MUTH-thu
- Written
- முத்து
- Other spellings
- Muttu
Muthu
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Muthu meaning
Muthu (முத்து) is a Tamil boy's name, also used for girls, often in longer names.
Pearl; also anything excellent or praiseworthy
Muthu (முத்து) is the Tamil word for a pearl, borrowed long ago from Sanskrit muktā. The Tamil Lexicon lists it first as a pearl, one of the nine precious gems, and also as anything excellent or praiseworthy; a second muttu, from Sanskrit mugdha, means beauty, joy and affection. Muthu is used on its own, mostly for boys, and at the start of many longer names such as Muthukumar, Muthiah, Muthusamy and, for girls, Muthulakshmi.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3255 · entry muttu² (முத்து) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, muttu (முத்து), pp. 3255–3256 · Monier-Williams, muktā, p. 820
Spellings
Muthu · Muttu