Boy · Tamil
Pugazhendhi
புகழேந்திSay it pu-guh-ZHAYN-dhi
- Meaning today
- Famous, renowned
- Original meaning
- "one who bears fame; the poet who wrote the Naḷaveṇpā" Tamil Lexicon, p. 2741
- Say it
- pu-guh-ZHAYN-dhi
- Written
- புகழேந்தி
- Other spellings
- Pugazhenthi, Pugalendhi, Pugazhendi
Pugazhendhi
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Pugazhendhi meaning
Pugazhendhi (புகழேந்தி) is a Tamil boy's name.
One who bears fame; the poet who wrote the Naḷaveṇpā
Also used to mean: famous, renowned
Pugazhendhi (புகழேந்தி) joins pukaḻ, "fame" or "renown", with ēnti, "one who holds up", from the verb ēntu-, to raise or bear, so the name means one who carries fame. The Tamil Lexicon records it as the name of the poet Pugazhendi Pulavar, author of the Naḷaveṇpā, a retelling of the story of Nala and Damayanti, and quotes the old saying "veṇpāvil pukaḻēnti", naming him the master of the veṇpā metre. He is usually dated to the twelfth century. Name lists give "famous" or "renowned".
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 2741 · entry pukaḻēnti (புகழேந்தி) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, pukaḻēnti (புகழேந்தி), p. 2741 · Tamil Lexicon, pukaḻ (புகழ்), p. 2740 · Tamil Lexicon, ēntal (ஏந்தல்), p. 559 · Wikipedia, Pukazhenthi
Famous namesakes
- Pugazhendi Pulavar, Tamil poet of the Nalavenba
Spellings
Pugazhendhi · Pugazhenthi · Pugalendhi · Pugazhendi