The star Ardra (Tiruvathirai); from Sanskrit ārdrā
Tamil girl names
Tamil girl names in Tamil script, checked against the University of Madras Tamil Lexicon.
102 names: 89 for girls and 13 for both girls and boys. Meanings are checked in the Tamil Lexicon and Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary. A few to start: Elil ("beauty"), Manimegalai ("jewelled girdle") and Thamizhini ("Tamil; sweetness").
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102 names
"Star"; the Ardra nakshatra, Tamil atirai
Goddess of the whole universe; Parvati at Thiruvanaikaval
Lady on the lotus, a name of Lakshmi
Water-lily; Tamil alli
Nectar; Tamil amutam, from Sanskrit amṛta
"Queen of love"
Love
Beloved daughter; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and celvi, "lady, daughter"
Andal, the poet-saint; literally "she who rules"
Lovely fish-eyed one, Meenakshi of Madurai
Queen; Tamil araci
Words of grace; Tamil aruḷ, "grace", and moḻi, "word"
Waterfall; Tamil aruvi
The star Bharani; also a Tamil genre of war poetry
Murugan's consort Devasena; literally "divine elephant"
"Beauty, grace"
Queen of beauty; Tamil eḻil, "beauty", and araci, "queen"
Radiant, lovely one; the goddess of Tirunelveli
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"Princess"; literally "young queen"
Spring, the gentle early summer; Tamil iḷavēṉil
Joy, delight; sweetness
Sweet, pleasant one; from Tamil iṉimai, "sweetness"
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
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
"Queen of the arts"; kalai, arts, with arasi, queen
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
"Wish-fulfilling tree" of heaven; from Sanskrit kalpaka
Carp, a freshwater fish
"Fish-shaped eyes"; kayal, carp, with vizhi, eye
"Garland"; the birth name of the poet-saint Andal
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
"Joy, gladness"
"Joyful one"; from Tamil makizh, joy
"Flower, blossom"
"Flowering creeper"; malar, flower, with kodi, creeper
"Flower-like eyes"; malar, flower, with vizhi, eye
"Young woman"; classical Tamil maṅkai
"Queen among women"; mangaiyar, women, with arasi, queen
"Jewelled girdle"; heroine of the epic Manimekalai
"Gem-like words"; mani, gem, with mozhi, speech
"Moon"; also "intellect, understanding"
"Cloud"
"Jasmine"; also the forest landscape of Sangam poetry
"Threefold Tamil": literature, music and drama
Pearl-like Lakshmi; Tamil muttu, pearl, with Lakshmi
"Moon; moonlight"
"Full moon"; also "complete wisdom"
"Pearl"; from the literary Tamil nittilam
"A painting"; also "beauty", and popularly "artist"
The Kaveri river; often read as "golden", from pon, gold
"Flowering creeper"
"She of flower-decked tresses"; pū, flower, with kuzhal, hair
"Flower-like eyes"; pū, flower, with vizhi, eye
"Pure, holy woman"; from punīta, purified
Queen
Protection
Lakshmi as the lady of Srirangam
Rose
"Prosperous lady"; also a name of Lakshmi
Red lotus
Chrysanthemum
Dear to Shanmukha (Murugan); also a raga
The champak flower
Parvati at Chidambaram, "beloved of Shiva"
Parvati, consort of Shiva
Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, with Subbu
"Flame, light, radiance"
Queen of Tamil
Daughter of Tamil
"Tamil", the language; also sweetness and refinement
"Lotus"
A girl's name from tamizh, the Tamil language; also "sweetness"
Gold; something precious
"A cool, gentle breeze from the south"
Honey-sweet speech, "sweet-spoken"
She who wears the tilaka; "the finest"
Goddess Lakshmi
Parvati, as consort of Maheshvara
Uma, the goddess Parvati
Parvati, the goddess of Tiruvannamalai
Queen of beauty
The Vaigai, river of Madurai
The waxing moon
"A creeper"; Valli, beloved consort of Murugan
"Forest dweller" in popular use; Tamil vanathi, the heavenly Ganga
Moon in the sky; also "great wisdom"
"White moonlight"; the bright moon
Daughter of victory
"Player of the yazh" in popular use; Tamil yāḻ, a harp
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