Girl Names
Tamil-origin girl names
43 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
- 43
- Top of list
- Harini
- Meaning themes
- 17
- In JPN tables
- 20
Top meaning themes
Names
- Harini♀Doe, female deer
- Tharani♀Earth, ground
- Kavitha♀Poetry
- Letchumy♀Mark, sign
- Muniamah♀Sage
- Kalaivani♀Art and learning
- Sumathi♀Good mind, wise
- Punitha♀Purified
- Amutha♀Nectar
- Selvi♀Daughter, maiden
- Sharmila♀Protection, comfort, joy
- Nanthini♀Daughter
- Vasanthi♀Spring
- Komathi♀Possessing cows
- Mariayee♀A local name of the goddess Mariamman
- Sangeetha♀Music
- Nagamah♀The cobra goddess
- Kamalam♀Lotus
- Letchimy♀Mark, sign
- Ramayee♀Rama
- Abirami♀Pleasing
- Amala♀Clean, pure
- Amara♀Immortal
- Andal♀She who ruled
- Bharati♀Female descendant of Bharata
- Chitra♀Bright
- Indumathi♀Full moon
- Kanchana♀Golden
- Karthika♀The Pleiades constellation
- Kottravai♀She who brings victory
- Mala♀Garland, necklace of beads
- Malli♀Jasmine
- Mangai♀Woman
- Meenakshi♀Fish-eyed
- Mythili♀Of Mithila
- Oviya♀Painting
- Poongodi♀A flowering creeper
- Ranjitham♀That which pleases or delights
- Soundarya♀Beauty
- Thenmozhi♀Honey
- Vadivu♀Form
- Valli♀Creeping plant
- Venba♀White, pure + stanza (venba, a Tamil poetic metre)
About this list
43 names recorded for girl babies or for both genders whose origin traces to Tamil, according to the sources on each name page.
Near the top: Harini, Tharani, Kavitha, Letchumy. See also all Tamil-origin names.
See also
Other origins (girl)
Frequently asked questions
How many Tamil-origin girl names are there?
43 names whose meaning and origin are backed by a source, including unisex names recorded for girls. By category: Indian Names 43.
What do they most often mean?
The most common meaning themes are beauty (7), nature (6), prosperity (5).
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.