Coupoussamy
South India · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Coupoussamy
The name 'Coupoussamy' likely derives from the Tamil words "Kuppusamy" (குப்புசாமி), meaning "lord of the heap" or "lord of the mound," a compound of *kuppu* (heap, pile) and *samy* (lord, god), rooted in Dravidian languages.
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Etymology
The name 'Coupoussamy' likely derives from the Tamil words "Kuppusamy" (குப்புசாமி), meaning "lord of the heap" or "lord of the mound," a compound of *kuppu* (heap, pile) and *samy* (lord, god), rooted in Dravidian languages. It is primarily used among Tamil Hindus in South India and the Tamil diaspora, often as a given name for males, with historical context tied to the worship of Shiva or Murugan as a village deity associated with sacred mounds or anthills.
Coupoussamy currently ranks #788 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1911.
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