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Muthulakshmi
முத்துலட்சுமிSay it MUTH-thu-luk-shmi
- Meaning today
- Pearl and Lakshmi, goddess of wealth
- Original meaning
- "muttu (pearl) joined with Lakshmi (goddess of fortune and beauty)" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3255
- Say it
- MUTH-thu-luk-shmi
- Written
- முத்துலட்சுமி
- Other spellings
- Muthulekshmi, Muthulaxmi
Muthulakshmi
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Muthulakshmi meaning
Muthulakshmi (முத்துலட்சுமி) is a Tamil and Hindu girl's name.
Muttu (pearl) joined with Lakshmi (goddess of fortune and beauty)
Also used to mean: pearl and Lakshmi, goddess of wealth
Muthulakshmi (முத்துலட்சுமி) joins the Tamil muttu, "pearl", with Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune. The Tamil Lexicon defines muttu as a pearl and as anything excellent, and Monier-Williams gives Sanskrit lakṣmī as good fortune, prosperity, beauty and grace, and the goddess herself. The name is used for girls, mainly in Tamil Nadu. Its most famous bearer is Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, the physician and social reformer who joined the Madras Legislative Council in 1926 as the first woman legislator in British India.
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, lakṣmī, p. 892 · Wikipedia, Muthulakshmi Reddy
Famous namesakes
- Muthulakshmi Reddy, physician and social reformer
- T. P. Muthulakshmi, Tamil film actress
How the name is built
- Muthu முத்து: pearl; something excellent
Tamil Lexicon 3255 - Lakshmi லட்சுமி: good fortune, prosperity; beauty; the goddess of fortune
Monier-Williams 892
Spellings
Muthulakshmi · Muthulekshmi · Muthulaxmi