– Akila – comes from the fragrant wood akil from ancient Tamil – Akai –
,
, to rise, flower, flourish
– Achira – from the
, meaning cold season
– Aranya – from the word
(palace, fort)
– Arivai (Young girl, like the word Mangai) – Ani – – Animalar, beautiful flower (from Akananuru) – Athera –
means
– Athira –
, path
– jasmine
– Angavai – – Angai – beautiful hands – Amara – from ancient Tamil
which means fitting, perfect, desire, strife
– Amala – (from
that means
in ancient Tamil)
– - Amali – (from
that means
in ancient Tamil)
– Amalai -(means
in ancient Tamil)
– Ammani – means beautiful gem –
means beautiful,
means gem
– Ayini (food, rice – like ‘food’ in Annapoorani) – Aralai (Sangam Tamil word for
flower)
– Arumbu – bud, – Arumai – Alar – to blossom – Alari – flower – Annam – Anicha – from
, a delicate flower
– Arali – water - from the word – Anbu – Azhaki – Alli – Avira – comes from
which means bright
– Avini (name from Sangam Tamil), also means that which cannot be separated – - Arkali – abundant, – Arthi – to give,
, flood means kindness, beauty etc.
– Arali – from the word
for
– Isai – Ithazha – comes from – Iniya – Inimai – Insuvai – Inthamizh – Inba – Innisai – Ilanila – Ilavenil
, petal
– Izhaiyini (the word
means jewel in Sangam Tamil)
– Eeranila - Usitha –
means
, sharp, smart
– Uvakai – happiness – Emi means
– a word from Sangam Tamil, it is a popular name in Japanese as well
– Ezhil – Ezhili – – Oviya – Aithu (delicate, beautiful) – Aiyai – a princess, daughter of Chozha king Thithan – Kannahi - Kannamma – Kanmani – Kanali (
means sun)
– Kanimozhi – Kamani – comes from the Sangam Tamil word
, which means fullness
– Kamazhmalar – Kayal – Carp fish, which is shaped like big eyes – Kayalkanni – Kayalvizhi – perfection (occurs only twice in Sangam poems – Ainkurunuru 72, and Paripadal 12) – Kalvi – Kala – comes from Kalai for art (the word went into Sanskrit) – Kalini – comes from
which means flourishing
– Kalai – Kalaiselvi –
, generous giving
– Kavini – beautiful – Karkuzhali – Kaya – This is a dark purple flower – Kanthal – Kamari – The word
means
. It is different from the northern lanugage word
(love)
– Kimpuri (ornamental ring) – Kunthavi – Kurinji – kurinji flower – Kullai – Thulasi – Kuvalai – water lily – Kuzhalmozhi – Kondrai – golden yellow flowers from a large tree – Kothai – Komakal (princess) – Sathiri (Beautiful one) – Sarala – comes from the word
, which in Sangam Tamil is mountain slopes, today it is rain drizzles
– Salini from
– In Maduraikanchi,
meaning
– Sithara – comes for the word
means a lady who has received god.
which means raindrops and honey bee
– Seerthi means fame – Suthai – – Sudaroli – Sunai – Seri – Closeness, fullness – Senni – peak – Selvi – Sevvi – perfection, beauty – Thathara – Comes from
meaning
– Thamilselvi – Thamilmakal – Thamilini – Thali – raindrops – Thalir – tender leaf – Thamarai – Tharana (from the root word – Tharani –
– garland)
, garland (
– garland,
– beautiful)
– Thaazhai – Thalini (a kind of medicinal tree) – Thillai – a kind of tree – Thukira – from
– coral, red
– Thendral – Thenmozhi - Nachini –
, liked one
– Nanthiya – comes from
which means to flourish
– - Nanthini – comes from
– to flourish
– Nallini – Name of a Chera queen – Narumalar – Narumukai – beautiful flower bud – Narumukizh – fragrant flower bud – Narumai – goodness, fragrance – Naruvi, fragrant flower –
is
in Sangam Tamil
– Nali – to be close – Nalina – Nalini – comes from
meaning close, one who is close
– Nani – means abundance – Nanmudai – means beautiful bud, Akananuru 223 – Nanmozhi – Navira, comes from the Sangam word – Navvi – baby deer – Nithila –
, pearls – from
, which means top, mountain
– Niralya –
means orderly or perfect
– Nila – Nilani (from the root word
)
– Niraimathi – Neelvizhi – Pavalam – Pasumai – Panmalar – Panimalar – Pavai – Pukazhini – Punnakai – Poonkuzhali – Poonkodi (word from Sangam Tamil) –
(a variety of dark blue flowers)
– Paithu – means
, green, land, county
– Paimpozhil – Porunai – Porkodi – Ponmani – Ponni – Poykai – Makizhchi – Mathi – means – Mathukai – means strength – Mathai – means
, beauty
– Magnai – old Tamil word for peacock – Manju –
, clouds
– Manjula – from the word – Mangai – Manimalar - Manimozhi -
meant sapphire in Sangam poems. This word is from the book
– – Mathukai – it means strength, – Mayili – from
– In Hawaii where I live, Mai’li is a very fashionable name – they pronounce it Mayili
– Malaraval – Malar – Malarkodi – Malarpoykai – Malarmakal – Malarvizhi – Mathari – meaning ‘beautiful’ from the pure Sangam Tamil word – which means women that is from Sanskrit)
(nothing to do with the word
– Maya – one that does not perish,
–
means that which perishes. This word occurs a lot
in Sangam Tamil. There is also the Sanskrit ‘Maya’ which means illusion, which is a totally different word. – means rain – a word from Sangam Tamil – Mala, one is not dull or confused.
means confusion, being dull. This word occurs in Sangam tamil.
There is also the Sanskrit ‘Mala’ which means garland. This word for garland occurs in both Tamil and Sanskrit, and scholars differ in their opinions about the origin. – Malimi, means youthful – lightning – Minnoli – Meena – (from
(fish) – a word thought to be from Sanskrit, in the past. Scholars have now identified it
as a pure Tamil word) – Mukai (flower bud) – Mullai – Mullaiselvi – Mulari means – Melliyal – Menmalar – Menmai – Menmalar (comes from Akananuru) – Menmozhi (comes from an – Yazhini from the musical instrument – Valli (benevolence, bangles) – Valarnila – Valarpirai – Valarmathi – Vaaymai – Veeya (wealth) – Veera (from the root word for bravery) – Vennila – Venpa – Velvizhi - Vaini from
which means sharp
poem)
