Discover and Shortlist Your Perfect Baby Names!
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achan | {'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 | Boy | |
| Adoor | Name of a town in Kerala; likely contains the Dravidian element 'ūr' meaning 'village/town' (literal etymology uncertain). | Malayalam | Unisex | |
| Amma | Mother (in Dravidian languages); in Akan/Twi, a female day name meaning 'born on Saturday'. | Akan, Malayalam, Tamil, Twi | Girl | |
| Ammu | Affectionate pet form of 'Amma' meaning 'mother'; conveys beloved/maternal | Malayalam, Tamil | Girl | |
| Cheera | Leafy greens; amaranth/spinach | Malayalam, Tamil | Girl | |
| Chembai | Toponymic name meaning 'from Chembai' (a place name in Kerala) | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Cherian | Traditional Kerala Christian name; exact etymology uncertain - possibly from Malayalam 'cheriya' ('small/young') or an adaptation of a Syriac Christian name | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Dasan | South Indian/Sanskrit: 'servant' or 'devotee' (from Sanskrit dāsa). Korean: 'prolific, fertile; abundant offspring' (多産). | Korean, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | |
| Kadal | Sea; ocean | Malayalam, Tamil | Boy | |
| Kunjan | little child; young one (affectionate diminutive) | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Kunjappan | Affectionate compound meaning 'little father' or 'little boy' (kunju = small/child; appan/appa = father). | Malayalam, Tamil | Boy | |
| Kunjithapatham Pillai | 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 | Boy | |
| Kunjukrishnan | Little/young Krishna (diminutive, affectionate form) | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Kunjumani | little gem / small jewel | Malayalam, Tamil | Girl | |
| Kunjumary | Little Mary (diminutive of Mary) | Malayalam | Girl | |
| Kunjumole | Little daughter; beloved little girl | Malayalam | Girl | |
| Kunjumon Mathew | Kunjumon = 'little son' (Malayalam); Mathew = 'gift of God' - together: 'little son who is a gift of God'. | Hebrew, Malayalam | Boy | |
| Kunjumon Varghese | Kunjumon: 'little son' or 'young boy'. Varghese: form of George, meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker'. Combined: 'little son (named) George.' | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Kunjumukundan | Little Mukundan - 'Kunju' (little) + 'Mukundan' (a name of Krishna, often interpreted as 'giver of liberation' or 'beloved Lord Krishna') | Malayalam, Sanskrit | Boy | |
| Kunjumukutty | Little crown / little crowned one (affectionate diminutive) | Malayalam | Girl | |
| Kutt | Diminutive meaning 'little one' or 'child' (context-dependent) | Malayalam, Tamil | Boy | |
| Lekshmi Narayanan | Compound name referencing Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) and Narayana (Vishnu) - often signifies Lord Vishnu as consort of Lakshmi. | Malayalam, Sanskrit | Boy | |
| Mallu | Colloquial term for a person from Kerala (a Malayali). If derived from Mallika, associated with 'jasmine'. | Indian, Malayalam | Unisex | |
| Mammootti | Affectionate/diminutive form of Muhammad - 'little/praised one' | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Mammootty | Affectionate diminutive of Muhammad - 'little Muhammad' or 'Mamu'. | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Mammooty | Diminutive/pet form of Muhammad - 'praised one' or 'worthy of praise' (meaning of Muhammad) | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Mammotty | A Malayalam pet form of Muhammad - essentially 'little Muhammad' or 'son of Muhammad' | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Nadan | 'Innocent, naive' (Persian/Urdu/Hindi); in Malayalam it can mean 'native' or 'local' | Hindi, Malayalam, Persian, Urdu | Boy | |
| Nedumudi | From the village Nedumudi; from Malayalam nedu 'long' + mudi 'hair/crown' - roughly 'long-haired' or 'long-crowned' | Malayalam | Boy | |
| Ninan | God is gracious (if derived from Yohanan/John) | Malayalam | Boy |
