Indian boy names

Names common among Indian Malaysians, from Tamil, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi and other languages, in Malaysian spellings such as Letchumy and Muniandy, with the native script where known.

This category gathers names common among speakers of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi and other Indian languages in Malaysia, including names from Sanskrit. Names appear in Malaysian spellings such as Letchumy (a spelling of Lakshmi) and Muniandy, with the native script where known. Latin spellings vary because Tamil does not separate voiced and unvoiced sounds, so k and g, or th and dh, can be used for the same letter. This page shows only names recorded for boy babies or for both genders. Many people write the given name followed by a/l or a/p and the father’s name, but this is not compulsory; see the guide to Malaysian Indian names. Categories exist only to help you browse: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.