The baby name Chinnasamy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced CHIN-nuh-SAH-mee (IPA: /tʃɪn.nəˈsɑː.mi/).
Chinnasamy is Tamil in Origin.
The baby name Chinnasamy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced CHIN-nuh-SAH-mee (IPA: /tʃɪn.nəˈsɑː.mi/).
Chinnasamy is Tamil in Origin.
Chinnasamy is a South Indian, chiefly Tamil, masculine given name that also functions as a family name. It combines Tamil chinna “small, younger” with samy/svami “lord, master,” the latter from Sanskrit svāmin, yielding the sense “younger lord” or “little master.” The name is often theophoric, used in devotion to village deities or Shaivite/Murugan traditions, and pairs culturally with Periyasamy (“elder lord”). It remains common in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore, and appears in records from the late 19th and 20th centuries.
South Indian patronymic practice means Chinnasamy may appear as a last name for all genders in official documents. Noted variants and spellings include Chinnasami, Chinnaswamy, Chinnaswami, Sinnasamy, and the spaced form Chinna Swami; regional phonetics influence whether -samy or -swamy is used. Informal short forms include Chinna, Samy, and Swami.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #621 | 77 | 17,960 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #755 | 15 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #976 | 26 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 32 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,587 | 28 | 28,008 |
Chinnasamy is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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