Akila comes from the fragrant wood akil from ancient Tamil

Akai

, to rise, flower, flourish

Achira from the

, meaning cold season

Aranya from the word

(palace, fort)

Arivai (Young girl, like the word Mangai)

Ani
Animalar, beautiful flower (from Akananuru)
Athera

means

Athira

, path

jasmine

Angavai
Angai beautiful hands
Amara from ancient Tamil

which means fitting, perfect, desire, strife

Amala (from

that means

in ancient Tamil)

- Amali (from

that means

in ancient Tamil)

Amalai -(means

in ancient Tamil)

Ammani means beautiful gem

means beautiful,

means gem

Ayini (food, rice like food in Annapoorani)

Aralai (Sangam Tamil word for

flower)

Arumbu bud,
Arumai
Alar to blossom
Alari flower
Annam
Anicha from

, a delicate flower

Arali water - from the word

Anbu
Azhaki
Alli
Avira comes from

which means bright

Avini (name from Sangam Tamil), also means that which cannot be separated
- Arkali abundant,
Arthi to give,

, flood
means kindness, beauty etc.

Arali from the word

for

Isai
Ithazha comes from
Iniya
Inimai
Insuvai
Inthamizh
Inba
Innisai
Ilanila
Ilavenil

, petal

 Izhaiyini (the word

means jewel in Sangam Tamil)

Eeranila
- Usitha

means

, sharp, smart

Uvakai happiness
Emi means

a word from Sangam Tamil, it is a popular name in Japanese as well

Ezhil
Ezhili
Oviya
Aithu (delicate, beautiful)
Aiyai a princess, daughter of Chozha king Thithan
Kannahi
- Kannamma
Kanmani
Kanali (

means sun)

Kanimozhi
Kamani comes from the Sangam Tamil word

, which means fullness

Kamazhmalar
Kayal Carp fish, which is shaped like big eyes
Kayalkanni
Kayalvizhi
perfection (occurs only twice in Sangam poems Ainkurunuru 72, and Paripadal 12)
Kalvi
Kala comes from Kalai for art (the word went into Sanskrit)
Kalini comes from

which means flourishing

Kalai
Kalaiselvi

, generous giving

Kavini beautiful
Karkuzhali
Kaya This is a dark purple flower
Kanthal
Kamari The word

means

. It is different from the northern lanugage word

(love)

Kimpuri (ornamental ring)

Kunthavi
Kurinji kurinji flower
Kullai Thulasi
Kuvalai water lily
Kuzhalmozhi
Kondrai golden yellow flowers from a large tree
Kothai
Komakal (princess)
Sathiri (Beautiful one)
Sarala comes from the word

, which in Sangam Tamil is mountain slopes, today it is rain drizzles

 Salini from

In Maduraikanchi,

meaning

Sithara comes for the word

means a lady who has received god.

which means raindrops and honey bee

Seerthi means fame

Suthai
Sudaroli
Sunai
Seri Closeness, fullness
Senni peak
Selvi
Sevvi perfection, beauty
Thathara Comes from

meaning

Thamilselvi
Thamilmakal
Thamilini
Thali raindrops
Thalir tender leaf
Thamarai
Tharana (from the root word
Tharani

garland)

, garland (

garland,

beautiful)

Thaazhai
Thalini (a kind of medicinal tree)
Thillai a kind of tree
Thukira from

coral, red

Thendral
Thenmozhi
- Nachini

, liked one

Nanthiya comes from

which means to flourish

- Nanthini comes from

to flourish

Nallini Name of a Chera queen

Narumalar
Narumukai beautiful flower bud
Narumukizh fragrant flower bud
Narumai goodness, fragrance
Naruvi, fragrant flower

is

in Sangam Tamil

Nali to be close
Nalina
Nalini comes from

meaning close, one who is close

Nani means abundance

Nanmudai means beautiful bud, Akananuru 223
Nanmozhi
Navira, comes from the Sangam word
Navvi baby deer
Nithila

, pearls from

, which means top, mountain

 Niralya

means orderly or perfect

Nila
Nilani (from the root word

Niraimathi
Neelvizhi
Pavalam
Pasumai
Panmalar
Panimalar
Pavai
Pukazhini
Punnakai
Poonkuzhali
Poonkodi (word from Sangam Tamil)

(a variety of dark blue flowers)

Paithu means

, green, land, county

Paimpozhil
Porunai
Porkodi
Ponmani
Ponni
Poykai
Makizhchi
Mathi means
Mathukai means strength
Mathai means

, beauty

Magnai old Tamil word for peacock

Manju

, clouds

Manjula from the word

Mangai
Manimalar
- Manimozhi -

meant sapphire in Sangam poems. This word is from the book

Mathukai it means strength,

Mayili from

In Hawaii where I live, Maili is a very fashionable name they pronounce it Mayili

Malaraval
Malar
Malarkodi
Malarpoykai
Malarmakal
Malarvizhi
Mathari meaning beautiful from the pure Sangam Tamil word
which means women that is from Sanskrit)

(nothing to do with the word

 Maya one that does not perish,

means that which perishes. This word occurs a lot

in Sangam Tamil. There is also the Sanskrit Maya which means illusion, which is a totally different word.
means rain a word from Sangam Tamil
Mala, one is not dull or confused.

means confusion, being dull. This word occurs in Sangam tamil.

There is also the Sanskrit Mala which means garland. This word for garland occurs in both Tamil and Sanskrit, and
scholars differ in their opinions about the origin.
Malimi, means youthful
lightning
Minnoli
Meena (from

(fish) a word thought to be from Sanskrit, in the past. Scholars have now identified it

as a pure Tamil word)

Mukai (flower bud)
Mullai
Mullaiselvi
Mulari means
Melliyal
Menmalar
Menmai
Menmalar (comes from Akananuru)
Menmozhi (comes from an
Yazhini from the musical instrument
Valli (benevolence, bangles)
Valarnila
Valarpirai
Valarmathi
Vaaymai
Veeya (wealth)
Veera (from the root word for bravery)
Vennila
Venpa
Velvizhi
- Vaini from

which means sharp

poem)