Popular and traditional Réunionese names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Réunion. 247 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Simran | Remembrance of God (also Sikh) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Siya | Sita | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sneha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Tanvi | Delicate; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Tara | Star | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vansh | Lineage; Family | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Varun | God of water and the sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge; The Vedanta philosophy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Veer | Brave; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Victor | Conqueror | 👦 Boy | French |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Zoé | Life | 👧 Girl | French |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ambre | Amber | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amélie | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Aurélie | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Baptiste | Baptiser | 👦 Boy | French |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Capucine | Nasturtium | 👧 Girl | French |
| Céline | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clémence | Mercy; Gentleness | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Colette | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Élise | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Lou | Famous warrior (from Louise) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Margaux | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margot | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mathilde | Mighty in battle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mathis | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxime | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Océane | Ocean | 👧 Girl | French |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Pierre | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | French |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Rémi | Oarsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Saranya | Surrendered; Protector | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvi | Lady; Daughter | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sophie | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | French |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thibault | Bold people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Timothée | Honouring God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Udhayan | Rising sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vaishali | An ancient city of Bihar; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Gujarati, Sanskrit |
| Valentin | Strong; Healthy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Valli | Wife of Lord Murugan; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Vasanth | Spring | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Venkatesh | Lord Venkateswara | 👦 Boy | Tamil, Telugu |
| Vetri | Victory | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vijayan | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Arulmozhi | Gracious words; Raja Raja Chola's name | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Cheran | A Tamil dynasty (the Cheras) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Chezhiyan | A Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Elakiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Elango | Young prince; Author of Silappatikaram | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ezhilan | Handsome | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ezhilarasi | Queen of beauty | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Gunasekaran | Collector of virtues | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilamaran | Young warrior | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilavarasan | Young king; Prince | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Inian | Sweet person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kalai | Art | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kalaiarasan | King of arts | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kamban | The Tamil poet who wrote the Ramayana | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Nedumaran | A great Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nilavu | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |