Tamil Nadu is a beautiful state in India that is widely known for its Dravidian traditions. You can find people of all faiths in this state. Naming of a child is give due importance by people of all faiths. The best thing about Tamil baby names is that is that names of Sanskrit origin are as popular as those of a pure Tamil pedigree. While the criteria for choosing a name to define your child have changed much with the passage of time, it isn’t hard to find some patterns in the origins, meanings and connotations of various Tamil baby names.
For a long period of time, nobody looked beyond God while naming their babies. While the obsession of naming children after deities, mythological heroes, etc. is prevalent across the globe. It has great significance more specifically in the southern states of India. The names of Vishnu (Krishnan, Ramachandran and Parthasarathi), Murugan (Saravanan and Shakthivel), Siva (Natarajan, Mahalingam and Pasupathi) and Ganesh (Vigneshwaran and Ganapathi) have been quite popular among boys. For girls, the traditional favorites have been names like Lakshmi (Vijayalakshmi and Meenakshi) and Parvathi (Loganayaki and Bhuvaneshwari). The Tamil Christians and Muslims also named their baby keeping their traditions in mind. But today, parents are opting for unique and trendy names. Now, the names have become shorter and more cosmopolitan – the 60s and 70s belonged to long names.
Today’s the soon-to-be parents often opt for the less common “godly” names like Hrishikesh and Mythili. Tamil Christians used to have the unique tradition of combining Hindu and Biblical names like Joshua Mahadevan and Mary Shailaja. Tamil Muslims, too, have gone beyond Muhammad and Fatima to more adorable names like Aman and Nadira. If you are a would-be parent, log onto babynology.com. You can find a huge list of Tamil baby names, their meaning and roots also. Choose the name that suits you and your spouse.
