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Ramasamy
ராமசாமிSay it RAA-ma-saa-mi
- Meaning
- Lord Rama Tamil Lexicon, p. 1377
- Say it
- RAA-ma-saa-mi
- Written
- ராமசாமி
- Other spellings
- Ramaswamy, Ramasami, Ramaswami
Ramasamy
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Ramasamy meaning
Ramasamy (ராமசாமி) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Lord Rama
Ramasamy (ராமசாமி) means 'Lord Rama'. It joins Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, with cāmi, which the Tamil Lexicon traces through Prakrit sāmī to Sanskrit svāmin and gives as lord, master, a god and a respectful form of address. Names ending in -samy, such as Kandasamy and Ramasamy, follow a Tamil pattern for boys. The best-known bearer is E. V. Ramasamy, Periyar, the founder of the Self-Respect Movement.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Ram.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1377 · entry cāmi (சாமி) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, cāmi (சாமி), p. 1377 · Tamil Lexicon, irāmaṉ (இராமன்), p. 324 · Monier-Williams, svāmin, p. 1284 · Wikipedia, Periyar
Famous namesakes
- E. V. Ramasamy (Periyar), social reformer
How the name is built
- Rama ராம: Rama, hero of the Ramayana
Tamil Lexicon 324 · Monier-Williams 877 - Samy சாமி: lord, master; god
Tamil Lexicon 1377 · Monier-Williams 1284
Spellings
Ramasamy · Ramaswamy · Ramasami · Ramaswami