Tamil Names
Tamil names are used in southern India and Sri Lanka. See also about Indian names.
215 names in our directory
Tamil
215Sridevi is a variant of the name Shridevi, which is a compound name from the Hindu goddess Shri (meaning "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit) and the Sanskrit word devī (meaning "goddess"). This name serves a...
Srinivas is a Southern Indian form of Shrinivas. It is a common masculine given name in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking regions. The name is deeply rooted in Hindu tradition, particularly within Vaishnavism, which ve...
Subramaniam is a Tamil variant of Subrahmanya, itself a name of the Hindu god Skanda (also known as Kartikeya or Murugan). The name Subramaniam is derived from Sanskrit elements: the prefix su, meaning "good," and brahma...
Subramanian is a Tamil variant of the name Subrahmanya, itself a divine epithet in Hinduism. In its original Sanskrit form, Subrahmanya combines the prefix su (“good”) with brahman (“devout worshipper”), together meaning...
Sudarshan is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, prevalent across several South Indian languages including Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. The name derives from the Sanskrit prefix su meaning "good" co...
Sujatha is a South Indian and Sinhala form of Sujata, a name derived from Sanskrit. The name Sujatha embodies the meaning "well-born," combining the Sanskrit prefix su ("good") with jāta ("born, grown"). It is a feminine...
Sukanya (Sanskrit: सुकन्या) is a feminine name used across several Indian languages including Bengali, Thai, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and others, particularly within Hindu communities. It is derived from the Sanskrit pref...
Sundar is a modern form of the Sanskrit name Sundara, which means "beautiful." It is used as a given name primarily in Hindi and Tamil-speaking regions of India. The name derives from the Sanskrit adjective sundara, mean...
Sunder is a masculine given name used primarily in Hindi and Tamil contexts, functioning as an alternate transcription of Sundar. Both names ultimately derive from the same linguistic root, reflecting a shared cultural h...
Sunil is a male given name common in South Asia, particularly in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Derived from the Sanskrit elements su meaning "good" or "very" and nīla meaning "dark blue," the name Sunil evokes the sense o...
Sunitha is a Southern Indian feminine name, primarily used in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu language communities. It is a regional variant of Sunita.EtymologyThe name Sunita derives from Sanskrit elements: the pr...
Suresh is a modern form of Suresha, a masculine given name widely used across India, particularly in Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking communities. The name derives from the Sanskrit...
Suriya is the Thai form of Surya, as well as an alternate Tamil transcription. Its root, Surya, is derived from Sanskrit and means "sun". In Hindu mythology, Surya is the Vedic sun god who rides a chariot across the sky,...
Surya ( Sanskrit: सूर्य ) is a masculine name widely used across South Asia, meaning "sun" in Sanskrit. In Hinduism, Surya is the name of the Vedic solar deity, often depicted riding a chariot across the sky pulled by se...
Swathi is a Southern Indian feminine given name, the Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu form of Swati. Swathi ultimately derives from the name of the star system Swati (also known as Arcturus), the fourth brightest star in the...
Thamarai (தாமரை) is a Tamil feminine given name meaning "lotus" in Tamil. The lotus flower holds deep cultural and religious significance in Tamil culture, symbolizing beauty, purity, and spiritual enlightenment. In Hind...
Uma is a feminine given name with roots in Sanskrit, where it means "flax." In Hinduism, it is an epithet of the goddess Parvati, the divine consort of Shiva. The name is also associated with words like "tranquillity," "...
Usha is a feminine given name widely used across Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindu contexts. It is fundamentally a variant of Ushas, the Vedic goddess of dawn, whose name in Sanskrit me...
Vaishnavi is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from the name of the Hindu god Vishnu, meaning "belonging to Vishnu". In Hindu tradition, Vaishnavi is the shakti (divine energy) of Vishnu and is often iden...
Varsha is a feminine given name derived from the Sanskrit word varṣa (वर्ष), meaning “rain.”EtymologyThe name comes directly from the Sanskrit noun वर्ष (varṣa), referring to rain or the rainy season. In the context of S...
Vasanth is a Southern Indian given name, particularly common in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking communities. It is a regional form of the Sanskrit name Vasanta, which means "spring" in Sanskrit. In Hindu tradition, V...
Vasu is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "excellent, good, wealthy, bright." In Hindu mythology, the Vasus are a group of eight elemental deities associated with fire and light, who serve as attendants...
Venkat is a given name and surname commonly used in southern India, particularly among Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam speakers. It is a variant of Venkata, which itself derives from the name of a sacred hill in An...
Venkata is a male given name common in southern India, particularly among Telugu-, Kannada-, Malayalam-, and Tamil-speaking communities. The name derives from the Sanskrit वेङ्कट (veṅkaṭa), which itself is a loanword fro...
Vidya is a feminine given name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word vidyā, meaning "knowledge, science, learning". In Hinduism, Vidya is another name of the goddess Saraswati, the deity of wisdom, arts, and k...
Vijay is a modern masculine form of Vijaya, a name meaning "victory" in Sanskrit. It is widely used across the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Punjabi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking...
Vijaya is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, directly meaning "victory" in that ancient language. In Devanagari script, the masculine form is विजय (short final vowel) and the feminine form is विजया (long final vowel), bot...
Vikram is a modern form of the Sanskrit name Vikrama, ultimately derived from विक्रम (vikrama), meaning “stride, pace” or “valour.” It is used widely across Indian languages, including Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi,...
Vimal is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from the vimala (विमल) meaning "clean, pure, spotless." It is used across multiple Indian languages, notably Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil.EtymologyThe name comes f...
Vimala is a Tamil feminine name, derived from the masculine name Vimal, which comes from the Sanskrit word विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless". The name reflects a quality of purity and clarity, often used in S...
Vinay is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, widely used in India across several language communities including Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Tamil. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word विनय (vinay...
Vishal is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin. The name is drawn from the Sanskrit word viśāla (विशाल), meaning “wide, broad, spacious.” By extension, it conveys ideas of greatness, grandeur, magnificence, prominence, an...
Vishnu is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, known as the preserver and protector of the universe. In Sanskrit, his name probably means "all-pervasive," derived from the root विष् (viṣ) meaning "to pervade, to spr...
Vivek is a masculine given name popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It originates from Sanskrit विवेक (viveka), meaning "wisdom, distinction, discrimination". The name is derived from the viveka eleme...
Yamuna is the name of a sacred river in India, as well as a Hindu goddess. Derived from Sanskrit यम (yama) meaning "twin", the name reflects the river's legendary association with Yama, the god of death, who is considere...