Baby names from Northern, Sri Lanka — traditional and modern names in the local language, with meanings and origin. 97 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| 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 |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| 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 |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Nirmalan | Pure; Spotless | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Yogeswaran | Lord of yoga (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| 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 |
| Kayal | Fish; Beautiful eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Nedumaran | A great Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nilavan | Moon | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nilavu | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Pathmanathan | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Rajendran | King of kings; A Chola emperor | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sembian | A Chola king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Senthamizh | Pure Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sivagami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Tamizh | Tamil language | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thamarai | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thamizhselvan | Treasure of Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thirumalai | Sacred hill (Tirumala) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vetrivel | Victorious spear (Lord Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yazhan | One who plays the yazh (an ancient harp) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |