Tamil Surnames
Explore 525 Tamil surnames with meanings and origins.
Vaanmathi
Moon of the sky, celestial moon
Vadivel
Northern spear, from 'vadakku' and 'vel'
Vaidyanathan
Lord of physicians (Lord Shiva)
Vaithilingam
Doctor's Shiva, from 'vaidya' and 'lingam'
Vaiyapuri
Diamond city, from the mythical city
Valarmathi
Growing wisdom
Vallarasu
Brave king, from 'vallar' meaning strong
Valluvar
Weaver, from Thiruvalluvar lineage
Valvettithurai
From the harbour of Valvettithurai
Vanangamudi
One who bows at the crown (humble devotee)
Vandaiyar
One who has arrived (title of honor)
Vanigar
Merchant, trader
Vannar
Washerman, one who cleans clothes
Vannikondan
One who holds the Vanni tree banner
Vanniyar
One of fire, from 'vanni' meaning fire deity
Vanniyarajan
King of the Vanniyar community
Varadarajan
King who grants boons, Lord Vishnu
Vasudevan
Son of Vasudeva (Lord Krishna)
Veerammal
Brave mother
Veerapandi
Brave Pandyan
Veerapandian
Brave one of the Pandyan lineage
Veerapandiyan
Brave Pandyan
Veerappan
Brave lord, courageous one
Veerasamy
Brave lord, from 'veer' meaning brave and 'swami'
Veerasekaran
Brave lion
Velaan
Master of the spear (ancient warrior title)
Velan
Spear-wielder, devotee of Lord Murugan
Velayutham
One who wields the spear, Lord Murugan
Vellaichamy
White lord
Vellaichettiar
Pure or white Chettiar
Vellaiyappan
White or pure lord
Vellammal
Pure mother
Vellapandi
White Pandian (fair complexioned)
Velmurugan
Spear-wielding Murugan, from 'vel' meaning spear
Velusamy
Spear lord, from 'vel' and 'swami'
Venkatachalam
Lord of the Venkata hill
Venkataraman
Lord of the Venkata hill and pleasing one
Venkatesh
Lord of Venkata hill, from Lord Balaji of Tirupati
Vigneswaran
Lord of obstacles (Ganesha)
Viruthachalam
From the town of Virudhachalam
Viswanathan
Lord of the universe
Xavierarasu
King Xavier (Christian Tamil)
Yogeswaran
Lord of Yoga