Boy • Modern Tamil
Muthuvan
முத்துவன்
Signature Meaning
Muthuvan likely combines the Tamil element muthu, meaning "pearl," with a masculine/person suffix, yielding a sense of "man of pearls" or "one as precious as a pearl." As a given name it suggests rarity, purity, and value. The same term is also used as the name of a South Indian tribal community, so it can be both cultural and personal in use.
Quick Facts
Gender👦 Boy
OriginMixed/Other
Style / Category
Modern/Mut̪ːUʋɐN/
Starts with2 / M
Syllables2 syllables
Numerology (Chaldean)
Chaldean NumerologyTamil tradition
Chaldean (Tamil / Indian): Compound 37 → Root 1 (Sun / சூரியன்)
M(4) + U(6) + T(4) + H(5) + U(6) + V(6) + A(1) + N(5) = 37
Pythagorean (Western): Compound 30 → Root 3
Tamil baby naming and Vedic astrology traditionally follow the Chaldean system based on planetary sound vibrations.
2· Sun (சூரியன்)
Pronunciation Guide
Native Tamil AudioSay it likemoo-ttoo-vuhn
Tamil syllablesமு-த்-து-வ-ன்
IPA pronunciationIPA is a phonetic notation used to show pronunciation precisely./mut̪ːuʋɐn/
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Other possible spellings
This name may also be written as:
MuthuvaanMoothoovanMoothoovaanMutuvanMuthhuvanMutuvaan