The baby name Palanisamy is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced pah-LAH-nee-SAH-mee (approx.; IPA: /pɑːlɑːniˈsɑːmi/).
Palanisamy is Tamil in Origin.
The baby name Palanisamy is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced pah-LAH-nee-SAH-mee (approx.; IPA: /pɑːlɑːniˈsɑːmi/).
Palanisamy is Tamil in Origin.
Palanisamy is a Tamil theophoric male name from South India, formed from Palani + sāmi. Palani is the hill-temple town in Tamil Nadu where the god Murugan is revered as Dhandayuthapani; the toponym is often traced to the phrase pazham nī (“you are the fruit”) from classical lore about Murugan. Sāmi (Tamil, from Sanskrit svāmi) means “lord/master.” The name thus signifies “Lord of Palani,” and by extension can imply “devotee/servant of the Lord of Palani.”
In use for generations across Tamil Nadu and the wider Tamil diaspora (Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore), Palanisamy is chiefly a masculine given name but also appears as a patronymic surname for all genders. Common variants and spellings include Palanisami, Palaniswamy/Palaniswami, Palani Sami, Palani Swamy, and Pazhanisamy/Pazhani. Related forms are Palani (short form), Palaniappan (another epithet of Murugan), and the feminine Palaniammal. Frequent nicknames include Palani and Sami.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #568 | 130 | 17,960 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #737 | 33 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #847 | 35 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #882 | 120 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,041 | 71 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,044 | 49 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,566 | 49 | 28,008 |
Palanisamy is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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