Though it is perfectly apt to name the child as per the tradition, metro life necessitates trendy factors. Without compromising on the original meaning the names offer great choices yet retain their meaning. There are 108 names of Lord Ganesha. The variants are Vikata, Kapila, Kshipra, Vinayak, Ekakshara and Supakarna. Goddess Laxmi names are Amrita, Sahana, Anagha,Nitya, pushti, Shuchi, Swaha, and Vikruti.

Achyuta and Achala stand for Vishnu names. Anaya, Adidev, Punyah, Ravilochan, Ajaya and Sakshi also relate to Vishnu God. It is also common to find cosmo Tamil families having names that are typically North Indian like Vikas, Raj, Mann, Suhas or Anil. Short names are getting trendier with Venkatesh becoming Venky, Parthasarthy as Partha, Rajalaxmi as Lucky, Vishwanath as Vishy and Sulakshana as Laksh.

Yash, Laksh, Pulkit, Shlok, Purab, Desh, Vineet, Pranit, Sahas, Shweth, Samarpan are also common names. Names ending with ‘ka’ for girls are like Nishika, Akanksha, Nitishka, Amanika, Ratika, Latika and Anishka are trendier. It is quite common that these days one cannot make out the language spoken at home by the individual.

There is Shrutant, Dev, Raj, Mann and Bhakti in the Tamil household. Names render personality. It is very vital that a person has a name that is easily pronounced, spelt and wholly called out. Short forms though trendy do not sound meaningful. The first names in many Tamilian families seem like Ruchika, Aarti, Avni and also Raksha.

Sach, Saachi, Khush and Suvani are other names. Many people also prefer names like Renee or Vanee that seem like French origin. These are very much private and personal choices, though it should be preferred that each name has a distinct meaning.

There are beautiful Bengali names like Noyonika, Bipasha or Manjolika also named by few Tamilians to their offspring’s. To preserve tradition the name of the grandparent or deity can definitely be mentioned, though the trend is deviating towards a wholly Indian rather than a state bifurcation.

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Akshi usually means eyes and Meenakshi means eyes like a fish, Vishalakshi means eyes that are big, Kamakshi means eyes that are lovely. The pet names would naturally be Meena, Visha and Kamy respectively.

Uthami is truthful, Idhaya is heart, Devi or Devika means Goddess, Chelvi is loved, Chellam is darling and Anbu is love. Bhagirathi or Bhanupriya is still common in the south. Kamala or Rama is a household essential.

There are names like Hasta, Ramani, Nila and Prabha which is famous in the Tamil families. Isanila means music and moon and Rati is the consort of the love God Kama deva.

Ilavarasi is princess and Iniya is sweet. Rangini and Ragini are quite Tamil. Avani, Marghai are holy months, Anisha or Ashwathy are stars in the constellation. Mangai means a nice lady. Elli is beautiful, Elisai is the 7 musical notes. Names beginning with ‘J’ include jaya, Jayam, Jayanthi, Jyothi, Jaya prada, Jayeshi, Janaki and Jaywanti. Nanmuthu or Nath chelvi stand for pearl and dear respectively.

Narayani, Kavyani, Saraswathy, Padma Laxmi, Shriya and Sri devi are Tamilian names. Nangai and Nanmoli are also unique. Amba, Ambika and Ambalika are variants of Mother Durga. Vaagai is a flower, Mallika is jasmine and Roja is the rose. Vennilla and Ven pirai means the moon. Rambha, Urvashi, Tilottma were apsaras in the court of Indra. Chitra is a month, Tamarai means lotus, Thangam means gold, Thaiyal is a lady.

Srikala and Priya are very much Tamilian names. Ansha or Anya are modern trends. There are names like Rasika, Latika, Renuka and Radhika. Sudha or Sujata again happen to be common with Nitya or Asha Lata. There are names that are Thulasi and Nakshatra which are modern yet retain the tradition down south. There are names like Mekhala, Saanika, Veena which resemble musical instruments.

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Baby boy names in Tamil can still be like Arumugan or Murugesan though many also prefer Karthik. All of them mean the revered Tamil God Murugan who is very popular down south. Ganesh or Vinayak is again a popular name. The naming ceremony or peru iddal is quite a ceremony where the kid is the centre of attraction.

Grandparents and relatives dote on the child and the kid is generally gifted with cash or gold bestowing auspicious blessings. The day ends with doing a final aarti to ward off the evil eye.

Alagi is beautiful, Alli is a flower, Amudha moli is a sweet talker. Aalap is new and stands for music. Advait and Agasthya are also recent names. Alagesan and Murugesan are easy to pronounce. Alagar is Lord Shiva and Alagappan is handsome.

Rathinam is a jewl, Arjun is the warrior and Rajnikanth requires no explanation. Rathinvel or Velu is still a great choice. Paridhi is brilliant, Pallavan is a king and Perumudi is a great ruler.

Sadaiyan is Lord Shiva, Sekilar and Srijit is common. Selva mani and Selva kumar always are common choices. Sendhil is Lord Murugan and Balaji is Lord Venkateshwara. Tamarai Kannan is Lotus God or Krishna. Tamil magan or Tamil Koothan only go to authenticate the native of the person. Thanga Balan or Thanga Durai adds endearment. Linga mani, Linga moorthy, Lingappan and Lingaswamy is all related to the Lord Shiva.

Lord Vishnu names are Jagadish, Akhilesh, Achyut, Jayant, Loknath, Saurish and Sripad. Shiva devotees would prefer Bhargav, Chandish, Girik, Girindra, Ishan, Kamil. Names ending with ‘esh’ are also common like Sabaressh, Mahesh, Rajesh, Suresh, Shailesh, Prateesh, Jagadeesh, Jyotheesh, Venkatesh, Rasesh and Ratheesh. The typical spelling is also noted for Tamil names.

Home names or pet names include, Velu, Venu, Balan, Murali, Dorai, Sami, Swamy, Kunju, Chella, Kanna and Rama.

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The baby girl is made to wear the south Indian gagra choli i.e. the pattu pavadai which is a take off from the kanjivaram colours and patterns. The boys wear the soman-dhoti and a jubba-shirt kurta in silk or muslin. The name of children is often taken during recitation of shlokas as the parents beam with joy and seek blessings of all the relatives.

Ramkrishnan gets to be Ramki, Kamakshi as Kamaki, Vanaja as Vani and Saraswathy as Saras in case of short forms. There are baby names like Chezian and Chidambaram for boys. Aishwarya means prosperity, Saumya is for mildness, Shuba is auspicious, Amrita is the name of Lakshmi. Sahana and Shriya also are names of Goddess Laxmi. Vinayak or Ganesh is common naming especially if the parents are keen on naming the child as per their favourite God.

Adaleru is brave, Anbu means love, Ahilan in knowledgable, Amudan is sweet. Alagendhi is handsome, Alairasan is the king of waves and Aran is righteous. Oviyan is an artist, Oppilan is a gem and Dayalan means kind. Kabilan is a saint, Kamban is a poet, Kadhir is brilliant and Kavin is beauty. Elango is prince, Erisudar means witty, Lingesan is Lord Shiva. These are typical tamil baby boy names and their meanings.

Baby girl names are deep in their meanings. Balamani is tender, chelvi is a girl, chellam is precious, Chemmoli is pure, Harini is Goddess Laxmi, Aavani is a month, Amaidhi is peace and Ambini is sweet. Tarani is earth, Thangam is gold, Arasi means queen. Guna means good character, Nallini means good, Nithila is pearl and Nila is the moon.

Aaranam is an ornament, Cholai is garden, Elil means beauty, Isai means music, Ilavarasi means Parvathi, Kalai means art, Kayali means eyes, Loganayaki is Parvathi, Maina is a bird, Mekala is an art, Nangai is ladylike, Pirai means crescent, Sudar is brilliant,. Modern names have a cosmo look like Aaditya, Aryan, Ashlesha, Nirupama or a Shakti.

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Globally with more NRI’s finding their need to maintain the roots, it is seen that parents are naming their children with proper meaningful Indian names. Arumugan is now replaced as Karthik who is the son of Lord Shiva.

In the original times in Tamilian culture had names from the scriptures, mythology and Shlokas. All or most of them were names of Gods and Goddesses. Virtues are rarely named but a Lata, Rama or Shoba again is very common household names.

Moving to cosmopolitan and metro set ups also makes people aware of Indian names that are sweet sounding and hold a lot of meanings. Books and awareness is easy about Sanskrit names and people find it easy to connect with the same.

Tamil is also spoken in Singapore, Malaysia, and Srilanka. Hence it is common to have an Anbu, Anagha, Sivan there too. Natarajan or a Narayanan is the commonest Tamil name and the ending with’an’ is almost necessary. Neelakantan, Skandan, Sivan, Sharvanan are also proof enough.

Parthasarathy or Saraswathy is made more emphatic owing to the spelling. Ashwathy or Aishwarya is again traditional and very old names in Tamil. Usha or a Hema is a commonality though their traditional names can be Akhileshwari or Kamakshi.

Goddess names are very bold in their pronunciations. They go as variants of Goddess Parvathy being a Kamakshi, Meenakshi, Skanda Lakshmi, Dhanalakshmi, Vishalakshi. Ambika, Amba, Ambalika, Ramya, Rukmini and Radha are traditional names.

There are names like Soumya, Preetha, Prabha, Pushpa, Mala, Malini and Raji that are known as typically Tamilian.

Naming after the great actress of Tollywood in the sixties is also exciting, Padmini, Ragini, Vayjanthi is very popular during that era. Hema, Jaya, Sridevi, Bhanupriya, Rekha also became a rage owing to the success of popular Tamil songs.

Jyotiheesh or Satheesh is peculiar to its spelling. Sabhareesh or Ratheesh is just like that. Traditional names like Subramanian, Ayyappa or Siva Rama Krishnan is still a common practice.

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