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Tamil baby names
Tamil names in Tamil script, checked against the University of Madras Tamil Lexicon.
241 names: 89 for girls, 139 for boys and 13 for both girls and boys. Meanings are checked in the Tamil Lexicon and Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary. A few to start: Balamurugan ("child Murugan"), Manimegalai ("jewelled girdle") and Thamarai ("lotus").
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The star Ardra (Tiruvathirai); from Sanskrit ārdrā
"Star"; the Ardra nakshatra, Tamil atirai
"Wise" in popular use; from akilam, the whole world
Goddess of the whole universe; Parvati at Thiruvanaikaval
Beautiful hill; Tamil aḻaku, "beauty", and kiri, "hill"
Lady on the lotus, a name of Lakshmi
Water-lily; Tamil alli
Lord of Ambika, a name of Shiva; also Kambar's son
Nectar; Tamil amutam, from Sanskrit amṛta
"The immortal one"; from amutu, nectar; popularly "sweet like nectar"
King of love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and aracaṉ, "king"
"Queen of love"
Handsome in love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and aḻakaṉ, "handsome man"
Love
Gem of love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and maṇi, "gem"
Beloved son; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and celvaṉ, "son, lord"
Beloved daughter; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and celvi, "lady, daughter"
Andal, the poet-saint; literally "she who rules"
Lovely fish-eyed one, Meenakshi of Madurai
Elder brother and lord; Tamil aṇṇā and turai
Tiruvannamalai, Shiva's sacred hill; also Shiva himself
Queen; Tamil araci
King, kingship; Tamil aracu
Nectar one never tires of; Vishnu at Kumbakonam
Wise and handsome; Tamil aṟivu, "knowledge", and aḻakaṉ
Knowledge, wisdom
King of good health; honours Our Lady of Good Health
"Grace", divine mercy and favour
Bliss of grace; Tamil aruḷ, "grace", and āṉantam, "bliss"
Words of grace; Tamil aruḷ, "grace", and moḻi, "word"
Treasure of grace; Tamil aruḷ, "grace", and niti, "treasure"
Six-faced, a name of Murugan
The red mountain; Arunachala, the sacred hill of Tiruvannamalai
Waterfall; Tamil aruvi
Pre-eminent one; Tamil atiyaṉ, from Sanskrit adhika
Ayyanar, the guardian god of Tamil villages
Handsome one; Tamil aḻakaṉ, from aḻaku, "beauty"
Lord of beauty; Tamil aḻaku, "beauty", and īcaṉ, "lord"
Murugan as a child; bāla, "child", and Murugan
The child Subrahmanya, a name of Murugan
The star Bharani; also a Tamil genre of war poetry
A Chera king, of the ancient Tamil Chera dynasty
Chidambaram, Nataraja's shrine; Sanskrit cit + ambara, "sky of consciousness"
Murugan's consort Devasena; literally "divine elephant"
God is my help; Tamil for Lazarus
Crown of wealth; Sanskrit dhana, "wealth", and śekhara, "crest"
The god with a staff in hand, Murugan of Palani
Lord, chief; Tamil turai
Shiva of the single mango tree at Kanchipuram
"Beauty, grace"
Handsome one; from Tamil eḻil, "beauty"
King of beauty; Tamil eḻil, "beauty", and aracaṉ, "king"
Queen of beauty; Tamil eḻil, "beauty", and araci, "queen"
Seven hills; the hills of Tirumala, home of Venkateswara
Radiant, lovely one; the goddess of Tirunelveli
Light of wisdom; ñāṉam, "wisdom", and pirakācam, "radiance"
United with divine wisdom; after the saint Gnanasambandar
Crown of wisdom; jñāna, "wisdom", and śekhara, "crest"
Spear of wisdom, Murugan's vel; ñāṉam + vēl
Murugan, "the hidden one"; also Guha, Rama's friend
A man of virtuous character; Tamil kuṇacīlaṉ
Son of Harihara, a name of Ayyappan
Literature
Young prince
Prince, heir to the throne; Tamil iḷavaracaṉ
"Princess"; literally "young queen"
Spring, the gentle early summer; Tamil iḷavēṉil
Joy, delight; sweetness
King of joy; Tamil iṉpam, "joy", and rājā, "king"
Sweet, pleasant one; from Tamil iṉimai, "sweetness"
"Sweet, pleasant one", from Tamil inimai, sweetness
"Sacred Heart" in devotional use; Tamil irutayam "heart" + rāja "king"
Music, melody; Tamil icai
Voice of music; Tamil icai, "music", and vāṇi, "speech; Saraswati"
Isakki Amman, folk form of Durga; from Sanskrit yakṣī
Nature, true quality; also literary Tamil; Tamil iyal
"Victorious prince"; Sanskrit jaya, victory, with kumāra, son
"Rosary"; Tamil cepamālai, "prayer garland"
"King of prayer"; Tamil cepam "prayer" + rāja "king"
"Life"; Sanskrit jīva, a living being or soul
Goddess Saraswati; literally "daughter of the arts"
"Lady of the arts"; kalai, arts, with selvi, lady or daughter
Goddess Saraswati; kalai, the arts, with vāṇi, speech
"King of the arts"; kalai, arts, with arasan, king
"Queen of the arts"; kalai, arts, with arasi, queen
Shiva as the beautiful bridegroom; kalyāṇa with sundara
Lord Murugan; the Tamil form of Skanda
Ripe fruit; sweetness
"Sweet words"; kani, ripe fruit, with mozhi, speech
"Apple of the eye"; kaṇ, eye, with maṇi, gem
Kannagi, heroine of the Tamil epic Silappatikaram
Lord Krishna; Tamil kaṇṇaṉ, from Prakrit Kaṇha
Karikala, the great Chola king; read as "charred leg"
"Wish-fulfilling tree" of heaven; from Sanskrit kalpaka
Ray of light; also sunlight and an ear of grain
"The sun"; Tamil katiravaṉ, from katir, a ray of light
"Lord of light", a name of Murugan; katir with īcaṉ
"Radiant spear", Murugan's weapon; katir, light, with vēl, spear
Beauty, grace
"King of poets"; kavi, poet, with arasan, king
Carp, a freshwater fish
"Fish-shaped eyes"; kayal, carp, with vizhi, eye
"Garland"; the birth name of the poet-saint Andal
Murugan with his spear; kumaran, Skanda, with vēl, spear
Lord Murugan; kumaran, Skanda, with īcaṉ, lord
Name of the Chola princess Kundavai; meaning not recorded
Hill land; also the kurinji shrub, Strobilanthes, and a melody
"Cuckoo", the koel songbird; Tamil kuyil
She of the tresses; from kuḻal, a woman's coiled hair
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