The baby name Palaniswamy is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˌlɑːniˈswɑːmi/ (puh-LAH-nee-SWAH-mee).
The baby name Palaniswamy is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˌlɑːniˈswɑːmi/ (puh-LAH-nee-SWAH-mee).
Palaniswamy is Hindu, Tamil in Origin.
Palaniswamy is a Tamil theophoric male name meaning “Lord of Palani,” invoking Murugan (Subrahmanya) as worshipped at Palani, one of the Six Abodes (Āṟupaṭai Vīṭu) in Tamil Nadu. It blends Palani, the famed hill-temple town where Murugan is venerated as Dandāyudhapāni, with Swami/Swamy (from Sanskrit svāmi, “lord, master, ascetic”). The name carries connotations of devotion, protection, and disciplined renunciation associated with the deity’s Palani form.
In Tamil-speaking regions the name functions both as a given name and, via the patronymic system, as a surname. Usage is strong among Hindu families in Tamil Nadu and within the Tamil diaspora of Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore. Common variants and spellings include Palaniswami, Palanisamy/Palanisami, Palani Swamy, and Palanichamy; short forms are Palani, Swami/Swamy, and Sami/Samy. Related devotional names include Subramanian, Balasubramanian, and Murugan. The name signals cultural ties to Tamil Saivite-Murugan traditions.
Palaniswamy barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 17 recorded uses, across 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Palaniswamy is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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