Baby names from Eastern, Sri Lanka — traditional and modern names in the local language, with meanings and origin. 147 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Bilal | Moisture; The first muezzin of Islam; Water | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Farah | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hina | Henna; The Polynesian goddess of the moon | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Tahitian |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Tariq | Morning star; One who knocks at night; He who knocks at the door | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Faisal | Decisive; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Habib | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kandasamy | Lord Skanda (Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mahendran | Great Indra | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nasir | Helper; Victorious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Nirmalan | Pure; Spotless | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| 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 |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sitara | Star | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sivakami | Parvati, beloved of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thenmozhi | Sweet language | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Udhayan | Rising sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Umar | Long-lived; The second caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Kashmiri |
| Valli | Wife of Lord Murugan; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Vasanth | Spring | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Velan | Lord Murugan (holder of the vel spear) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vetri | Victory | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vijayan | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yahya | John; God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Yogeswaran | Lord of yoga (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Zia | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Arivu | Wisdom; Knowledge | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Ilakkiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ilamaran | Young warrior | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilango | Young prince | 👦 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 |