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Muthukumar
முத்துக்குமார்Say it MUTH-thu-ku-maar
- Meaning today
- Pearl prince, precious boy
- Original meaning
- "muttu (pearl) joined with kumāra (son, youth, prince; Skanda)" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3255
- Say it
- MUTH-thu-ku-maar
- Written
- முத்துக்குமார்
- Other spellings
- Muthukkumar, Muthukumaran
Muthukumar
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Muthukumar meaning
Muthukumar (முத்துக்குமார்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Muttu (pearl) joined with kumāra (son, youth, prince; Skanda)
Also used to mean: pearl prince, precious boy
Muthukumar (முத்துக்குமார்) joins the Tamil muttu, "pearl", with Sanskrit kumāra, which Monier-Williams gives as a child, son or youth, a prince, and the god Skanda. Read plainly it means a son as precious as a pearl; read devotionally it is a name of Murugan, the youthful Kumara, and the longer Muthukumaraswamy is used for the god in Tamil temples. The best-known bearer is Na. Muthukumar, the lyricist and poet who wrote hundreds of Tamil film songs.
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), p. 3255 · Monier-Williams, kumāra, p. 292 · Wikipedia, Na. Muthukumar
Famous namesakes
- Na. Muthukumar, Tamil lyricist and poet
How the name is built
- Muthu முத்து: pearl; something excellent
Tamil Lexicon 3255 - Kumar குமார்: a child, son, youth; a prince; Skanda
Monier-Williams 292
Spellings
Muthukumar · Muthukkumar · Muthukumaran