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5 names · Page 1 of 1. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Andal

Borrowed from Tamil ஆண்டாள் (āṇṭāḷ).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Arran

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Arainn, but the name is ultimately probably of non-Indo-European (substrate) or Pictish origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Kannan

Transliteration of Tamil கண்ணன் (kaṇṇaṉ) and Malayalam കണ്ണൻ (kaṇṇaṉ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Rāmcandran

Borrowed from Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ (rāmacandraṉ) and Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன் (irāmaccantiraṉ), both from Sanskrit रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra). Doublet of रामचंद्र (rāmcandra).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Shanmugam

From Tamil சண்முகம் (caṇmukam) / ஷண்முகம் (ṣaṇmukam), from Sanskrit षण्मुख (ṣaṇmukha).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends M