Kannagi

Meaning

heroine of the Sangam-era Tamil epic Silappatikaram, revered as a symbol of chastity and justice

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kannagi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Kannagi

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