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Thirumal
திருமால்Say it THI-ru-maal
- Meaning today
- Lord vishnu
- Original meaning
- "Vishnu" Tamil Lexicon, p. 1911
- Say it
- THI-ru-maal
- Written
- திருமால்
- Other spellings
- Tirumal, Thirumaal
Thirumal
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Thirumal meaning
Thirumal (திருமால்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Vishnu
Also used to mean: lord vishnu
Thirumal (திருமால்) is the classical Tamil name of Vishnu. The Tamil Lexicon of the University of Madras glosses tirumāl as Vishnu, quoting the Silappatikaram, and also records it as a king. Its parts are tiru, the honorific that matches Sanskrit śrī, and māl, which the Lexicon gives as greatness, a great person, and Vishnu himself; māl is also linked with dark colour, fitting the dark-hued god. It is a familiar name of Vishnu in Tamil devotional poetry, and Tamil Vaishnava families give it to boys.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1911 · entry tirumāl (திருமால்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, tirumāl (திருமால்), p. 1911 · Tamil Lexicon, tiru (திரு), p. 1896 · Tamil Lexicon, māl (மால்), p. 3175
Spellings
Thirumal · Tirumal · Thirumaal