Girls Names - Tamil

1. Akila comes from the fragrant wood akil from ancient Tamil
2. Akai , , to rise, flower, flourish
3. Achira from the , meaning cold season
4. Aranya from the word (palace, fort)
5. Ani
6. Animalar, beautiful flower (from Akananuru)
7. Athera means , path
8. Athira jasmine
9. Angavai
10. Angai beautiful hands
11. Amara from ancient Tamil which means fitting, perfect, desire, strife
12. Amala (from that means in ancient Tamil) - Amali (from
that means in ancient Tamil)
13. Amalai -(means in ancient Tamil)
14. Ammani means beautiful gem means beautiful, means gem
Ayini (food, rice like Annapoorani)
15. Aralai (Sangam Tamil word for flower)
16. Arumbu bud,
17. Arumai
18. Alar to blossom
19. Alari flower
20. Annam
21. Anicha from , a delicate flower
22. Arali water - from the word
23. Anbu
24. Azhaki
25. Alli
26. Avira comes from which means bright
27. Avini (name from Sangam Tamil), also means that which cannot be separated
28. - Arkali abundant, , flood
29. Arthi to give, means kindness, beauty etc.
30. Arali from the word for
31. Isai
32. Ithazha comes from , petal
33. Iniya
34. Inimai
35. Insuvai
36. Inthamizh
37. Inba
38. Innisai
39. Ilavenil
40. Izhaiyini (the word means jewel in Sangam Tamil)
41. - Usitha means , sharp, smart
42. Uvakai happiness
43. Emi means a word from Sangam Tamil, it is a popular name in Japanese as well
44. Ezhil
45. Ezhili
46. Oviya
47. Aithu (delicate, beautiful)
48. Aiyai a princess, daughter of Chozha king Thithan
49. Kannahi Kanali ( means sun)
50. Kanimozhi
51. Kamani comes from the Sangam Tamil word , which means fullness
52. Kamazhmalar
53. Kayal Carp fish, which is shaped like big eyes
54. Kayalkanni
55. Kayalvizhi
56. perfection (occurs only twice in Sangam poems Ainkurunuru 72, and Paripadal 12)
57. Kalvi
58. Kala comes from Kalai for art (the word went into Sanskrit)
59. Kalini comes from which means flourishing
60. Kalai
61. Kalaiselvi
62. , generous giving
63. Kavini beautiful
64. Karkuzhali Kaya This is a dark purple flower
65. Kantha
66. Kamari The word means . It is different from the northern lanugage word
67. (love)
68. Kimpuri (ornamental ring)
69. Kurinji kurinji flower
70. Kullai Thulasi
71. Kuvalai water lily
72. Kuzhalmozhi
73. Kondrai golden yellow flowers from a large tree
74. Kothai
75. Komakal (princess)
76. Sarala comes from the word , which in Sangam Tamil is mountain slopes, today it is
raindrizzles
77. Salini from meaning In Maduraikanchi, means a lady who has
received god.
78. Sithara comes for the word which means raindrops and honey bee
79. Seerthi means fame
80. Suthai
81. Sudaroli
82. Sunai
83. Seri Closeness, fullness
84. Senni peak
85. Selvi
86. Sevvi perfection, beauty
87. Thathara Comes from meaning
88. Thamilselvi
89. Thamilmakal
90. Thamilini
91. Thali raindrops
92. Thalir tender leaf
93. Thamarai
94. Tharani , garland ( garland, beautiful)
95. Thillai a kind of tree
96. Thukira from coral, red
97. Thendral
98. Thenmozhi
99. - Nachini , liked one
100. Nanthiya comes from which means to flourish
101. - Nanthini comes from to flourish
102. Nallini Name of a Chera queen
103. Narumalar
104. Narumukai beautiful flower bud
105. Narumukizh fragrant flower bud
106. Narumai goodness, fragrance
107. Naruvi, fragrant flower is in Sangam Tamil
108. Nali to be close
109. Nalina
110. Nalini comes from meaning one who is close
111. Nani means abundance
112. Nanmudai means beautiful bud, Akananuru 223
113. Manmozhi
114. Navira, comes from the Sangam word , which means top
115. Navvi baby deer
116. Nithila , pearls from
117. Nila
118. Niraimathi
119. Neelvizhi
120. Pavalam
121. Pasumai
122. Panmalar
123. Panimalar
124. Pavai
125. Parvathi (comes from the ancient Tamil words ( spread, has also been used as earth
inNatrinai 24, residing). Used later for the Hindu goddess. I confirmed this with a Tamil/Sanskrit
scholar Dr. George Hart)
Pukazhini
126. Punnakai
127. Poonkodi (word from Sangam Tamil)
128. Paithu means , green, land, county
129. Paimpozhil
130. Porkodi
131. Ponmani
132. Ponni
133. Poykai
134. Makizhchi
135. Mathi means
136. Mathukai means strength
137. Mathai means , beauty
138. Magnai old Tamil word for peacock Manju , clouds
139. Manjula from the word
140. Mangai
141. Manimalar
142. - Manimozhi - meant sapphire in Sangam poems. This word is from the
book
143. Mathukai it means strength,
144. Mayili from In Hawaii where I live, Maili is a very fashionable name they
pronounce it Mayili
145. Malaraval
146. Malar
147. Malarkodi
148. Malarpoykai
149. Malarmakal
150. Malarvizhi
151. Mathari meaning beautiful from the pure Sangam Tamil word (nothing to do with
the word which means women that is from Sanskrit)
152. Maya one that does not perish, means that which perishes. This word
occurs a lot in Sangam Tamil. There is also the Sanskrit Maya which means illusion, which is a totally
different word.
153. means rain a word from Sangam Tamil
154. Mala, one is not dull or confused. means confusion, being dull. This word occurs in
Sangamtamil. There is also the Sanskrit Mala which means garland. This word for garland occurs in
both Tamil and Sanskrit, and scholars differ in their opinions about the origin.
155. Malimi, means youthful
156. lightning
157. Minnoli
158. Meena (from (fish) a word thought to be from Sanskrit, in the past. Scholars have now
identified it as a pure Tamil word)
159. Mukai
160. Mullai
161. Mullaiselvi
162. Mulari means
163. Melliyal
164. Menmalar
165. Menmai
166. Menmalar (comes from Akananuru)
167. Menmozhi (comes from an poem)
168. Yazhini from the musical instrument
169. Valli (benevolence, bangles)
170. Valarnila
171. Valarpirai
172. Valarmathi
173. Vaaymai
174. Veeya (wealth)
175. Veera (from the root word for bravery)
176. Vennila
177. Venpa
178. Velvizhi
179. - Vaini from which means sharp