Nomes tâmeis
Os nomes tâmeis vêm de uma das línguas vivas mais antigas do mundo, com raízes que remontam à poesia da era Sangam, com mais de dois mil anos. Nomes como Kavya (poema), Arun (aurora) e Meera costumam carregar significado devocional ou literário, escolhidos para ecoar tanto a literatura tâmil clássica quanto a tradição hindu.
Aadhavan the sun (Tamil)
Amudha nectar, ambrosia (Tamil)
Anbu love (Tamil)
Anbuselvi beloved, prosperous one (anbu "love" + selvi "prosperous young woman")
Andal "she who rules": epithet of the 8th-century Tamil poet-saint Andal, the sole female among the twelve Vaishnavite Alvars
Arivu knowledge, wisdom, intellect (Tamil)
Arul grace, divine grace (Tamil)
Avvaiyar honors the celebrated Sangam and medieval-era Tamil poetess Avvaiyar
Azhagan handsome man (Tamil, from azhagu "beauty")
Azhagi beautiful woman (Tamil, from azhagu "beauty")
Bharathi honors the poet Subramania Bharathi (1882-1921), a foundational figure of modern Tamil literature
Durai chief, leader (Tamil)
Ezhil beauty (Tamil)
Ilakkiya literature (Tamil), a modern name honoring literary heritage
Ilango "the venerable ascetic prince": traditional author of the Sangam-era Tamil epic Silappatikaram
Iniya sweet, pleasant one (Tamil)
Isai music (Tamil)
Kadal sea, ocean (Tamil)
Kamban honors the medieval Tamil poet Kamban, author of the Kambaramayanam, the Tamil retelling of the Ramayana
Kanmani term of endearment meaning "apple of one's eye" (kan "eye" + mani "gem")
Kannagi heroine of the Sangam-era Tamil epic Silappatikaram, revered as a symbol of chastity and justice
Kannan Tamil pet name for the god Krishna, recalling his childhood in Vrindavan
Karthikeyan Tamil form of Kartikeya, another name of the god Murugan, referencing the Krittika (Pleiades) constellation
Kaveri one of the great rivers of South India, considered sacred in Tamil culture
Kodhai garland; the birth name of the Tamil poet-saint Andal
Kural a short couplet, as in the classical ethical text the Tirukkural; also the traditional Tamil name for the tonic note "sa" in classical music
Kurinji a mountain flower that blooms once every twelve years; also one of the five Sangam landscape regions (hill country)
Malar flower, blossom (Tamil)
Mazhai rain (Tamil)
Meenakshi fish-eyed; name of the guardian goddess of Madurai, one of Tamil Nadu's most revered temple deities
Mullai jasmine; also one of the five Sangam-era landscape regions (forest country) in classical Tamil poetry
Murugan the youthful one, the beautiful one (Tamil); the principal deity of Tamil Nadu, also known as Kartikeya
Muthu pearl (Tamil), a widely used classic Tamil Nadu name
Ponni a classical poetic name for the Kaveri river, from Tamil "pon" (gold); popularized by the historical novel Ponniyin Selvan
Poo flower (Tamil), a common affectionate short name
Sekar Tamil form of Shekhar: crest, crown
Selvan wealthy, prosperous young man (Tamil; masculine counterpart of Selvi)
Selvi young woman; also carries the sense of "prosperous one," traditionally used as an honorific for unmarried women
Semmozhi "classical, refined language": a poetic epithet for the Tamil language itself, which is officially recognized as a classical language
Senthil the red one, the beautiful one: an epithet of the god Murugan, associated with his sacred red hills
Sivan Tamil name for the god Shiva, "the auspicious one"
Sundar handsome, beautiful one (Tamil/Sanskrit shared root)
Sundari beautiful one (shared Tamil/Sanskrit root)
Tamilarasan king of the Tamils (tamil + arasan "king"), a name expressing pride in Tamil identity
Thamarai lotus (Tamil, distinct native word from the Sanskrit-derived "padma")
Thendral a gentle, cool breeze (Tamil)
Thenmozhi honeyed speech, sweet-tongued one (then "honey" + mozhi "language, speech")
Vaanam sky (Tamil)
Vaigai the river running through Madurai, celebrated in Sangam-era Tamil poetry
Valli creeper, vine (Tamil); consort of the god Murugan in Tamil mythology
Valluvan honors Thiruvalluvar, the philosopher-poet who composed the classical Tamil ethical text the Tirukkural
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