A – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Aadhavan | The Sun |
| Aaditya | The Sun |
| Aadhiran | Strong and powerful |
| Aakash | Sky |
| Aarav | Peaceful |
| Aarohan | Rising |
| Abhay | Fearless |
| Abhinav | New and fresh |
| Abhimanyu | Brave warrior |
| Advaith | Unique; non-dual |
| Akilan | Universal |
| Akshay | Eternal |
| Amaran | Immortal |
| Amudhan | Sweet; precious |
| Anand | Happiness |
| Anbarasan | King of love |
| Anbu | Love |
| Aravind | Lotus |
| Arjun | Bright; warrior |
| Arul | Divine grace |
| Arulmani | Jewel of grace |
B – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Bala | Young; child |
| Balaji | Lord Venkateswara |
| Balamurugan | Lord Murugan |
| Balan | Young one |
| Balachandran | Young moon |
| Balakrishnan | Young Krishna |
| Bharath | Noble; India |
| Bhaskar | Sun |
| Bhavish | Future |
| Bhoopathi | King of the earth |
| Bhoopalan | Protector of the earth |
C – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Chandran | Moon |
| Chandrakumar | Son of the Moon |
| Charan | Humble; devoted |
| Charith | Good character |
| Chaitanya | Consciousness |
| Chakravarthi | Emperor |
| Chakresh | Lord Vishnu |
| Chidambaram | Sacred space; Lord Shiva |
| Chinmay | Full of consciousness |
D – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Daksh | Skilled; capable |
| Dakshin | South; skilled |
| Damodaran | Lord Krishna |
| Dhanush | Bow |
| Dhanraj | King of wealth |
| Dharmaraj | King of righteousness |
| Dheeran | Brave |
| Dinesh | Sun |
| Divakar | Sun |
| Devan | Divine |
| Devendra | King of the Gods |
E – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Eashan | Lord Shiva |
| Eeshwar | Lord Shiva |
| Ezhilan | Handsome |
| Elango | Prince |
| Elavarasan | Young prince |
| Elamaran | Young warrior |
| Elangovan | Young king |
| Ezhil | Beauty |
| Ezhilvendan | King of beauty |
F – Baby Boy Names
Traditional Tamil Hindu names beginning with F are uncommon.
Modern families may use adapted or Sanskrit-derived names, but F is not a
common traditional Tamil starting sound.
G – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Gajan | Elephant; Lord Ganesha |
| Gajanan | Elephant-faced Lord Ganesha |
| Ganesh | Lord Ganesha |
| Ganapathy | Lord Ganesha |
| Ganesan | Lord Ganesha |
| Gautham | Sage Gautama |
| Gokul | Place associated with Krishna |
| Gokulan | Lord Krishna |
| Gopal | Lord Krishna |
| Govind | Lord Krishna |
| Govindan | Lord Krishna |
| Guhan | Lord Murugan |
| Guru | Teacher |
| Gurunathan | Spiritual teacher |
H – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Hari | Lord Vishnu |
| Haran | Lord Shiva |
| Harendra | Lord Shiva |
| Harish | Lord Shiva |
| Harikrishnan | Hari and Krishna |
| Harsha | Happiness |
| Hemanth | Winter; golden |
| Hemachandran | Golden moon |
| Hitesh | Lord of goodness |
| Hriday | Heart |
I – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Ilango | Prince |
| Ilamaran | Young warrior |
| Ilamparithi | Young Sun |
| Ilamkumar | Young prince |
| Ilanchezhian | Young and prosperous |
| Ilamurugan | Young Murugan |
| Ilavarasan | Prince |
| Inban | Joyful |
| Iniyan | Sweet; pleasant |
| Iniyavan | Kind and pleasant |
J – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Jai | Victory |
| Jagan | World |
| Jagadeesh | Lord of the universe |
| Jagannathan | Lord of the universe |
| Janardhan | Lord Vishnu |
| Jayakumar | Victorious prince |
| Jayant | Victorious |
| Jayan | Victory |
| Jayavel | Victorious Vel |
| Jeevan | Life |
| Jeyam | Victory |
| Jeyavel | Lord Murugan |
| Jishnu | Victorious |
| Jyothi | Light |
K – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Kabilan | Wise; Tamil literary association |
| Kailash | Sacred mountain |
| Kannan | Lord Krishna |
| Karthik | Lord Murugan |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan |
| Karunakaran | Compassionate one |
| Kathir | Ray of light |
| Kathiravan | Sun |
| Kesavan | Lord Vishnu |
| Kishan | Lord Krishna |
| Krishnan | Lord Krishna |
| Koushik | Sage; wise |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan |
| Kugan | Lord Murugan |
| Kavin | Beauty; charm |
L – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Lakshman | Brother of Lord Rama |
| Lakshya | Goal |
| Lalith | Graceful |
| Lohith | Red; radiant |
| Lokesh | Lord of the world |
| Lokanathan | Lord of the world |
| Logan | World |
| Lingesh | Lord Shiva |
M – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Madhan | Charming |
| Madhavan | Lord Krishna |
| Madhesh | Lord Shiva |
| Mahesh | Lord Shiva |
| Mahendran | Lord Indra |
| Manikandan | Lord Ayyappa |
| Manivannan | Beautiful; Lord Vishnu |
| Manoj | Born of the mind |
| Maran | Warrior |
| Mayuran | Peacock; Lord Murugan |
| Mithran | Friend; Sun |
| Mohan | Charming |
| Mukilan | Cloud |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan |
| Muthu | Pearl |
| Muthukumar | Young Murugan |
| Muralidhar | Lord Krishna |
N – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Nagesh | Lord Shiva |
| Nakulan | One of the Pandavas |
| Nandakumar | Lord Krishna |
| Nandan | Joyful |
| Narayanan | Lord Vishnu |
| Narendran | King of men |
| Naveen | New |
| Neel | Blue |
| Neelakandan | Lord Shiva |
| Niranjan | Pure |
| Nirav | Peaceful |
| Nithin | Right path |
| Nithish | Wisdom |
| Nivaan | Sacred |
| Natarajan | Lord Shiva |
O – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Om | Sacred Hindu syllable |
| Omkar | Sacred sound Om |
| Omkarnath | Lord Shiva |
| Omprakash | Divine light |
| Ojas | Energy |
| Ovi | Poetic expression |
| Oviyaan | Artist |
| Oorjit | Powerful |
P – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Paarth | Arjuna |
| Padmanabhan | Lord Vishnu |
| Palani | Lord Murugan |
| Palanisamy | Lord Murugan |
| Parthiban | King; Arjuna |
| Prabhu | Lord |
| Pradeep | Light |
| Pranav | Sacred Om |
| Pranesh | Lord of life |
| Prasanna | Cheerful |
| Prashanth | Peaceful |
| Praveen | Skilled |
| Prem | Love |
| Pugazh | Fame; glory |
| Pugazhendhi | One who possesses fame |
| Ponnan | Golden one |
| Purushothaman | Supreme person; Lord Vishnu |
Q – Baby Boy Names
Traditional Tamil Hindu names beginning with Q are extremely rare.
Parents can consider phonetic alternatives under K or other suitable sounds.
R – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Raghavan | Lord Rama |
| Raghav | Lord Rama |
| Rajan | King |
| Rajesh | Divine ruler |
| Rajkumar | Prince |
| Rajiv | Lotus |
| Raman | Lord Rama |
| Ramachandran | Lord Rama |
| Ramakrishnan | Rama and Krishna |
| Ramesh | Lord Shiva |
| Ranjith | Victorious |
| Rithvik | Priest; learned |
| Rohit | Rising Sun |
| Rohan | Ascending |
| Rudra | Lord Shiva |
| Rudhran | Lord Shiva |
| Raghunath | Lord Rama |
| Rakshan | Protector |
S – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Sachin | Pure |
| Sadasivam | Eternal Shiva |
| Sakthi | Divine power |
| Sakthivel | Vel of Lord Murugan |
| Sanjay | Victorious |
| Sankaran | Lord Shiva |
| Santhosh | Happiness |
| Sarangan | Lord Vishnu |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan |
| Sarvesh | Supreme Lord |
| Shankar | Lord Shiva |
| Shanmugam | Lord Murugan |
| Shiva | Lord Shiva |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal |
| Sriram | Lord Rama |
| Subramanian | Lord Murugan |
| Surya | Sun |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan |
| Selvan | Prosperous one |
T – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Tamilan | Tamil person |
| Tamilselvan | Prosperous Tamil son |
| Tamilmaran | Tamil warrior |
| Tamilarasan | King of Tamil |
| Thamizh | Tamil language |
| Thamizhselvan | Prosperous Tamil son |
| Tharun | Young |
| Theeran | Brave |
| Thirumal | Lord Vishnu |
| Thirumaran | Noble king |
| Thirunavukkarasu | King of sacred speech |
| Thiruvengadam | Sacred Venkata hill |
| Thyagarajan | Lord Shiva |
| Thanikai | Lord Murugan |
| Thayanban | Loving son |
U – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Uday | Rising |
| Udayan | One who rises |
| Udhay | Dawn |
| Ulagan | Of the world |
| Ulaganathan | Lord of the world |
| Umapathi | Lord Shiva |
| Umapathy | Lord Shiva |
| Uthaman | Noble |
| Uthayan | Rising Sun |
| Udhayanidhi | Rising treasure |
V – Baby Boy Names
| Name | Meaning |
| Vaibhav | Prosperity |
| Vairam | Diamond |
| Varadan | One who grants boons |
| Varun | God of water |
| Vasudev | Father of Krishna |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge |
| Vedhan | Knowledgeable |
| Vel | Sacred spear of Murugan |
| Velan | Lord Murugan |
| Velmurugan | Lord Murugan |
| Venkatesh | Lord Venkateswara |
| Vetrivel | Victorious Vel |
| Vignesh | Lord Ganesha |
| Vijay | Victory |
| Vikram | Courageous |
| Vinay | Humility; Ganesha |
| Vinayagan | Lord Ganesha |
| Vishal | Great |
| Vishnu | Lord Vishnu |
| Vivek | Wisdom |
| Vimal | Pure |
W, X, Z – Baby Boy Names
Traditional Tamil Hindu names beginning with W, X and Z
are extremely uncommon. Parents looking for these sounds can consider
phonetic alternatives or names beginning with V, K, S or J.
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