We get excited when we know that our family is going to expand with a pair of feet. There are many things we start dreaming about. When the gender is revealed, the first thing we start thinking about is the name of the baby. Name dignifies the character which we love to possess by our little ones.
The great revolutionary Tamil poet and a linguist – Bharathiyar said, “Yaam arintha mozhikalile Tamil mozhiyai pol inithavathu engum kaanom” which means “Among all the languages I know, I have never seen one that is as sweet as Tamil”. Naming your child in such an eminent language is pride.
If you are looking for pure Tamil yet modern boy baby names, you are on the right page. Here are a few rare and pure Tamil boy baby names.
| NAME | MEANING |
| Aadhan, Aathan | A Chera King mentioned in the poem Ainkurunooru |
| Aadhav | Sun |
| Aadhi | One who is the beginning to any task, anything |
| Aadvik | One who use to complete work by his uniqueness |
| Aadyantha | The beginning and the end |
| Aari | Wonderful and Amazing |
| Adhiyaman | One among to the great patrons of last 7 philanthropist of Tamil history |
| Agamaghizan | Contended person |
| Agaran | One who is the beginning of all, like the almighty |
| Agathiya | One who provokes honesty, shrewdness and grace. |
| Agil, Agilan | Earth, Ruler of Earth |
| Agizh | Fragrance |
| Amal, Amalan | Fullness, Prosperity |
| Amudhan | One who gives the elixir to life whom he belongs or surrounds by |
| Anban | Person who shows affection |
| Andhiran, Andhir, Andhira | One of the 7 great charitable kings of Sangam age. |
| Aran | Protection |
| Arinjay, Arinjaya | Medieval Chola King |
| Aruma, Aruman | Leader, Name in Natrinai poem |
| Athigan | Sangam Tamil names |
| Athireya, Athreya | Sage |
| Athiyan | Noble Person |
| Avira/ Avirthan | King of kings |
| Azhaezhil | One who is very handsome |
| Azhagan | Handsome man |
| Bagubalan | Strong person |
| Bhogan | One who is a sage who made sculptures of god using herbs |
| Chezhiyan | One who is blessed and fortunate. It refers to kings of Pandya Dynasty |
| Dheera/ Dheeran | One who is a contented achiever |
| Dhuruv | One who is the pole star; firm in nature; immovable |
| Elakkiyan | One who attain his goals perfectly |
| Elavazhagan | One who is handsome, young and vibrant |
| Esaiamudhan | One who plays music like elixir |
| Evvi | Charitable king |
| Ezhilan | One who is handsome, young, energetic and vibrant |
| Gugan | One who is like lord muruga, one who helped lord Rama |
| Igambar, Igambaran | God |
| Ilampirai | One who resembles young Crescent |
| Ilan | One who is young, and energetic |
| Ilanchenni | Young king |
| Ilavenil | One who is brilliant, spring and youthful by nature |
| Imaya, Imayan | One who has boundless energies, refer to Himalayas |
| Imayavaramban | Title name of a famous Chera king Neducheralathan, denoting his region is till himalayas. |
| Inamudhan | Person who is Sweet like elixir |
| Iniyan/ iniyavan | One who is pleasant natured |
| Inkural | The voice, one who is having a divine voice |
| Inmugan | Handsome, sweet face |
| Inmugizh | Happy Sky |
| Innilan | Sweet Person |
| Iravan | King of Ocean |
| Iyazh | Form of art |
| Kabila | Name of a saint. |
| Kangu | One whose heart is as pure as fire |
| Kani, Kaniyan | A Fruit, sweetness. One who is as sweet as a fruit |
| Kaniyan poongundran | Tamil philosopher of Sangam age, who is the author Puranaanooru which has the famous quote "Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kelir". Influential revivalist of sele-respect movement. |
| Karki | Peacemaker, One who resolve any problem and bring peace |
| Karuna | One who is kind, compassionate, merciful |
| Kavicharan | Admirer of Poems/Art |
| Kavin | Beauty |
| Kavineya | One who loves poems |
| Kirthik | One of the names of lord Muruga |
| Kiruba | One who shower the grace of god |
| Komaan | The King |
| Komagan | The Prince |
| Komugan | A king face |
| Linga | A symbol of divine generative energy, symbol of lord shiva |
| Maaran | One who is brave and stupendous as knight |
| Maari | One who is pure and majestic as rain |
| Maayon | One who is magical |
| Maghibalan | King of Sangam age, Birth place of Kaniyan Poongundran |
| Magizh, Magizhan, Magizhthan, Magizhnan | One who creates and spreads happiness, rejoice |
| Maiyuran, Maiyu, Maiyur | Peacock like beautiful person |
| Mathuran | One who is capable of mesmerizing others by his handsomeness |
| Mayilan | One who is as beautiful as a peacock |
| Miliran | One who is shiny |
| Mithran | The Sun, One who is friendly in nature also as bright as the Sun |
| Mozhi maaran | Brave Scholar |
| Mugizh | Cloud |
| Murugu | One who is beautiful, name of lord kandha |
| Naamagan | One who is astounding in his speech |
| Naavalan | One who is an awesome orator, well versed in arts |
| Nakeeran | Poet |
| Nalan | A smart person |
| Nalin | Pride |
| Navil | Abundant |
| Navir | Peak, highest |
| Navizh | Knowleged Person |
| Neeban | Lord Murugan |
| Neenithi | Growing Wealth |
| Nethi | Very rare tamil word meaning wealth mentioned in Natrinai |
| Nibunan | One who is versatile in anything he does |
| Nikar, Nikaran | One who is bright like light |
| Nikhinth, Nikhinthan | A sangam age poet |
| Nilan | One who is handsome like a moon |
| Nilavan | One who is as handsome like a charming moon |
| Nimal, Nimalan | Lord Shiva |
| Niral | Orderly |
| Nirmalan | One who is the Supreme, immaculate person |
| Nithilan | One who is brilliant like a pearl |
| Nivaan | High |
| Paari | Name of a philanthropist who gave his chariot to the jasmine plant to climb |
| Paridhi | Halo about the sun or moon, The sun, Light, lustre, radiance, brightness, Sun brightness |
| Pegan, Bhegan | One among the last 7 great patrons / philanthropist in Tamil history |
| Perunarkilli | A good King |
| Piraisoodan | Lord Shiva |
| Poonkundran | Seeker of wisdom, One of the names of lord Murugan, one who oppose bad stuffs as strong as a hill and accepts good deeds as soft as flower |
| Porkho | Golden King |
| Pozhilan, Pozhil | An handsome person |
| Priyan | A loving person indeed |
| Pugazh | Fame. One who is capable of being famous by his actions |
| Punidhan | One who is blessed |
| Puravi | One who is agile like a horse |
| Puvi | Earth |
| Saayan | Beautiful |
| Samaran | Peaceful humanitarian |
| Sembiyan | After the respectable Chola queen Sembiyan Maa Devi |
| Senthan | Name from Ponniyin Selvan |
| Seyyon | Lord Murugan |
| Sibhi | A king |
| Siddhan | One who born with supernatural powers and capable of performing miracles |
| Sorkho | King of words |
| Sudarvel / sudar | One who is good looking, having beautiful mind, dazzling appearance |
| Sukhir | Shiny and Polished |
| Sukra | One who is capable of making heaven in wherever he reside |
| Tamilnesan | One who loves Tamil language and think of it like heartbeat |
| Theeran | Brave Person and one who will achieve more |
| Thigazh | Shine |
| Thirumagan | One who is blessed with the wealth |
| Thithan | A brave warrior Chola King who ruled Uraiyur |
| Udumban | One who is determined and well focussed in his goals |
| Uthiyan, Uthi | Chera king, Father of the famous Chera King Neduncheralathan |
| Vairav, Vairavan | Strong like diamond. |
| Vallavan | One who is resourceful and skillful |
| Valluvan | Author of incomparable Thirukkural |
| Vasi/ Vasiyan | One who is capable of grabbing the attention of others |
| Vedha | One who is faithful and pious. A person having sacred knowledge |
| Veeyan | Rich, Little boy |
| Vendhan, Vendh | King, One who is as wise and majestic as a king |
| Vinnavan | One who came from the sky, Good natured like God |
| Vinnavan | One who belongs to sky |
| Vithun | Lord Krishna |
| Viyan, Viyaan | Big Person |
| Viyasa | One who is chief of all, an honest person. A sage who wrote Mahabaratha |
| Yugan | Lord Muruga |
| Yuvan | One who is young , energetic and vibrant |
Tamil heritage is rich with the Tamil Kings ruling all over India and around India. A Japanese Proverb says “Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names”. Let the future generation carry the legacy with these unique Tamizh names through which we can express our pride and culture to our successors. By this way, we will get an opportunity to say ancient history to our kids who will carry that to their next generations!