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Achan
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{'Hebrew': "Possibly 'trouble' or 'one who causes trouble' (Biblical name; Achan in Joshua was later called Achar, 'trouble')", 'Malayalam': "'father' (common word/title in Malayalam)"} |
Hebrew, Malayalam |
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Chembai
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Toponymic name meaning 'from Chembai' (a place name in Kerala) |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Cherian
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Traditional Kerala Christian name; exact etymology uncertain - possibly from Malayalam 'cheriya' ('small/young') or an adaptation of a Syriac Christian name |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Dasan
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South Indian/Sanskrit: 'servant' or 'devotee' (from Sanskrit dāsa). Korean: 'prolific, fertile; abundant offspring' (多産). |
Korean, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil |
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Kadal
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Sea; ocean |
Malayalam, Tamil |
Boy |
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Kunjan
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little child; young one (affectionate diminutive) |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Kunjappan
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Affectionate compound meaning 'little father' or 'little boy' (kunju = small/child; appan/appa = father). |
Malayalam, Tamil |
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Kunjithapatham Pillai
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Compound South Indian name. 'Kunj(i)' commonly means 'small' or 'child' in Malayalam/Tamil; 'Pillai' is a Tamil/Malayalam honorific/surname meaning 'child' or a caste/title. Exact literal meaning of 'Kunjithapatham' is uncertain and may be a local/family/place-based compound. |
Malayalam, Tamil |
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Kunjukrishnan
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Little/young Krishna (diminutive, affectionate form) |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Kunjumon Mathew
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Kunjumon = 'little son' (Malayalam); Mathew = 'gift of God' - together: 'little son who is a gift of God'. |
Hebrew, Malayalam |
Boy |
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Kunjumon Varghese
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Kunjumon: 'little son' or 'young boy'. Varghese: form of George, meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker'. Combined: 'little son (named) George.' |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Kunjumukundan
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Little Mukundan - 'Kunju' (little) + 'Mukundan' (a name of Krishna, often interpreted as 'giver of liberation' or 'beloved Lord Krishna') |
Malayalam, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Kutt
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Diminutive meaning 'little one' or 'child' (context-dependent) |
Malayalam, Tamil |
Boy |
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Lekshmi Narayanan
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Compound name referencing Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) and Narayana (Vishnu) - often signifies Lord Vishnu as consort of Lakshmi. |
Malayalam, Sanskrit |
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Mammootti
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Affectionate/diminutive form of Muhammad - 'little/praised one' |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Mammootty
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Affectionate diminutive of Muhammad - 'little Muhammad' or 'Mamu'. |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Mammooty
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Diminutive/pet form of Muhammad - 'praised one' or 'worthy of praise' (meaning of Muhammad) |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Mammotty
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A Malayalam pet form of Muhammad - essentially 'little Muhammad' or 'son of Muhammad' |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Nadan
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'Innocent, naive' (Persian/Urdu/Hindi); in Malayalam it can mean 'native' or 'local' |
Hindi, Malayalam, Persian, Urdu |
Boy |
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Nedumudi
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From the village Nedumudi; from Malayalam nedu 'long' + mudi 'hair/crown' - roughly 'long-haired' or 'long-crowned' |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Ninan
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God is gracious (if derived from Yohanan/John) |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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Padmarajan
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King of the lotus (from Sanskrit padma 'lotus' + rajan 'king') |
Malayalam, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Sivankutty
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Little Siva; child of Shiva |
Malayalam |
Boy |
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