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This page keeps 77 names for Tamil girl names. Annapoorni is one spelling to say aloud, and Annapoorni means Goddess of food. Anupallavi means Second verse of a song. Aruvi means Waterfall. Further down the same list, Deivanai means Consort of Murugan. Devasena means Army of the gods; consort of Kartikeya. Dhanalakshmi means Goddess of wealth. Read the name page before the shortlist is final, because the pada and the number are written there. Share the page when the family wants the same spellings in front of them. Tradition is a guide, not a forecast.
Abinaya means Expressive. Akshaya means Imperishable. Alamelu means Goddess on the lotus; Padmavati. Andal means A Tamil poet-saint.
77 names, in alphabetical order.
- AbinayaअभिनयाExpressive
- Akshayaअक्षयाImperishable
- AlameluअलमेलुGoddess on the lotus; Padmavati
- AndalआंडालA Tamil poet-saint
- Annapoorniअन्नपूर्णीGoddess of food
- Anupallaviअनुपल्लवीSecond verse of a song
- AruviअरुविWaterfall
- BhavathariniभवतारिणीGoddess who carries one across
- DeivanaiदेवानैConsort of Murugan
- DevasenaदेवसेनाArmy of the gods; consort of Kartikeya
- Dhanalakshmiधनलक्ष्मीGoddess of wealth
- Hamsadhwaniहंसध्वनिA raga; call of the swan
- Ilakkiyaइलक्कियाLiterature
- IlavarasiइलवरसीPrincess
- Jayalakshmiजयलक्ष्मीGoddess of victory
- KanchanaकंचनाGolden
- KaniकनिFruit; sweet
- KanimozhiकनिमोझीSweet speech
- Kannagiकण्णगीHeroine of the Silappatikaram
- Karpagamकर्पगमWish-granting tree; goddess
- Karthikaकार्तिकाBorn in Kartik; radiant
- ManimegalaiमणिमेखलैHeroine of a Tamil epic
- MekhalaमेखलाGirdle; a waistband
- Muthulakshmiमुत्तुलक्ष्मीPearl-like Lakshmi
- NachiyarनाचियारGoddess; a name of Andal
- NayantaraनयनताराStar of the eye
- OviyaओवियाPainting; beautiful
- Padmapriyaपद्मप्रियाLover of lotuses; Lakshmi
- ParimalaपरिमलाFragrance
- Ponniपोन्निGolden; the Kaveri river
- Rajarajeshwariराजराजेश्वरीQueen of kings; a goddess
- Selviसेल्वीProsperous lady
- ShivakamiशिवकामीBeloved of Shiva
- ShobhanaशोभनाBeautiful
- Shreedeviश्रीदेवीGoddess Lakshmi
- Shyamalaश्यामलाDark beauty; Parvati
- SindhujaसिंधुजाDaughter of the sea; Lakshmi
- Srividyaश्रीविद्याSacred knowledge; a goddess
- SubhashiniसुभाषिनीWell-spoken
- SugandhiसुगंधीFragrant
- SuhasiniसुहासिनीSweetly smiling
- SumangaliसुमंगलीAuspicious
- ThamaraiतामरैLotus
- Vennilaवेन्निलाWhite moonlight
- Vijayalakshmiविजयलक्ष्मीGoddess of victory
- YazhiniयाझिनीPlayer of the yazh lute
- AmudhaअमुदाNectar
- AnbarasiअनबरसीQueen of love
- ArasiअरसीQueen
- Avvaiअव्वैA great Tamil poetess
- AzhagiअझगीBeautiful
- ElamathiएलमतिYoung moon
- EzhilarasiएझिलरसीQueen of beauty
- IsaiइसैMusic
- Kalaiselviकलैसेल्वीTreasure of the arts
- KavinilaकविनिलाPoetic moonlight
- KayalकयलFish; beautiful eyes
- KayalvizhiकयलविझिLovely, fish-shaped eyes
- KirubaiकिरुबैGrace
- KurinjiकुरिंजीA rare mountain flower
- KuyilकुयिलCuckoo
- MalarkodiमलरकोडीFlowering creeper
- MalarvizhiमलरविझिFlower-eyed
- MangaiमंगैLady; woman
- MathiमतिMoon; wisdom
- MugilaमुगिलाCloud
- Mullaiमुल्लैJasmine
- PavaiपावैMaiden
- PoongodiपूंगोडीFlowering creeper
- PooraniपूरणीComplete; a goddess
- Porkodiपोर्कोडीGolden creeper
- SenthamaraiसेंतामरैRed lotus
- Tamilselviतमिलसेल्वीTreasure of Tamil
- Thendralतेंद्रलGentle southern breeze
- UmaiyaउमैयाGoddess Uma
- VaanathiवानतिOf the sky; celestial
- VaigaiवैगैThe river of Madurai
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Questions
- How many names are listed for Tamil girl names?
- Tamil girl names lists 77 names. Alamelu, Andal, Annapoorni are three of them, each with a meaning on the name page.
- Where do I read the Hindi meaning?
- Open the name. English is beside the spelling, and Hindi is in the Meaning section with the number and the pada.
- Does this list decide the name for us?
- No. It is a reading list. Nakshatra and numerology are shared as tradition, not as a promise about a child.