Girl • Modern Tamil
Karthigai
கார்த்திகை
Signature Meaning
Karthigai (கார்த்திகை) is the name of a Tamil month and the festival of lights known as Karthigai Deepam. It is also associated with the Krittika (Pleiades) star cluster and seasonal celebrations of light and warmth. Used as a given name, it often evokes brightness, tradition and the mid-November–mid-December time of year.
Quick Facts
Gender👧 Girl
OriginPure Tamil
Style / Category
Modern/KaːR.T̪I.Kai/
Starts with2 / K
Syllables2 syllables
Numerology (Chaldean)
Chaldean NumerologyTamil tradition
Chaldean (Tamil / Indian): Compound 20 → Root 2 (Moon / சந்திரன்)
K(2) + A(1) + R(2) + T(4) + H(5) + I(1) + G(3) + A(1) + I(1) = 20
Pythagorean (Western): Compound 48 → Root 3
Tamil baby naming and Vedic astrology traditionally follow the Chaldean system based on planetary sound vibrations.
6· Moon (சந்திரன்)
Pronunciation Guide
Native Tamil AudioSay it likeKAAR-ti-kai
Tamil syllablesகா-ர்-த்-தி-கை
IPA pronunciationIPA is a phonetic notation used to show pronunciation precisely./kaːr.t̪i.kai/
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Other possible spellings
This name may also be written as:
KaarthigaaiKartheegaeeKarthigayKaarthigaayKartigaiKarthhigai