Boy Names
Tamil-origin boy names
76 names
This list describes where each name comes from, the language of the word behind it, not the background of anyone who bears it.
- Names
- 76
- Top of list
- Subramaniam
- Meaning themes
- 21
- In JPN tables
- 26
Top meaning themes
- Faith 13
- Leadership 12
- Protection 8
- Beauty 6
- The moon 4
- Light 4
- Royalty 4
- Wisdom 3
Names
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Saravanan♂A name of Murugan
- Muniandy♂The Tamil deity Muniyandi (muni 'sage')
- Ganesan♂The deity Ganesha
- Murugan♂Young
- Krishnan♂Dark, black
- Arumugam♂Six-faced
- Kumaran♂Boy, son
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Balakrishnan♂Child Krishna
- Ramasamy♂Rama the lord
- Chandran♂Moon
- Kesavan♂An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna
- Rajendran♂Lord of kings
- Vikneswaran♂Lord of obstacles
- Ravichandran♂Sun and moon
- Raman♂Pleasing
- Mahendran♂The great Indra
- Logeswaran♂Lord of the world
- Kumaresan♂Lord Kumara
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
- Pavithran♂Pure
- Ramachandran♂Rama
- Hariharan♂Hari (Vishnu) and Hara (Shiva)
- Perumal♂Great person
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Thirumurugan♂Sacred Murugan
- Alwar♂One deep in meditation on the attributes of the Supreme Being
- Appu♂Father
- Aram♂Virtue
- Arjunan♂White, clear (from Arjuna)
- Arran♂Shiva (from Hara, 'seizer, destroyer')
- Arunachalam♂Reddish mountain
- Eesan♂Lord, master
- Gangadharan♂Holder of the Ganges
- Gopalan♂Cow protector (a form of Gopala)
- Gopinathan♂Leader of the gopis
- Ilango♂Young prince
- Kadamban♂Murugan, wearer of the kadambu flower garland
- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Kannan♂Krishna
- Karnan♂Ear
- Karthik♂The Pleiades constellation
- Kathirvelan♂Ray of light
- Kavin♂Beauty
- Krishna♂Black
- Madhavan♂An epithet of Krishna or Vishnu
- Magesan♂Great lord (a title of Shiva)
- Mani♂Gem, jewel
- Marri♂Rain
- Muralidharan♂Flute bearer
- Muralitharan♂Flute bearer
- Muthu♂A pearl
- Narayanan♂A name of Narayana, the Hindu deity
- Neelagandan♂Blue-throated
- Neelakandan♂Blue-throated
- Padhmanabhan♂One with a lotus in his navel
- Parthasarathy♂Arjuna's charioteer
- Raghavan♂Descendant of Raghu
- Raja♂King, ruler
- Ramanujan♂Younger brother of Rama
- Sadayan♂He who has dreadlocks
- Sathya♂True
- Satyanarayana♂Truth
- Sivam♂Auspicious
- Sivan♂Shiva
- Srinivasan♂Abode of Shri (Lakshmi)
- Sundar♂Beautiful
- Sundaram♂Beautiful, handsome
- Sunder♂Beautiful
- Surendran♂Lord of the gods
- Thirulokachandar♂Sacred
- Udaya♂Rising
- Vetri♂Victory
- Viswanathan♂Lord of the world
- Yesu♂Tamil form of Jesus
About this list
76 names recorded for boy babies or for both genders whose origin traces to Tamil, according to the sources on each name page.
Near the top: Subramaniam, Saravanan, Muniandy, Ganesan. See also all Tamil-origin names.
See also
Other origins (boy)
Frequently asked questions
How many Tamil-origin boy names are there?
76 names whose meaning and origin are backed by a source, including unisex names recorded for boys. By category: Indian Names 76.
What do they most often mean?
The most common meaning themes are faith (13), leadership (12), protection (8).
Does a Tamil-origin name show the bearer’s background?
No. The origin describes the word behind a name, not the ethnicity, religion or background of anyone who bears it.
Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.