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Mounoussamy

“The name 'Mounoussamy' is a Tamil compound meaning "three-faced god," derived from *mūṉṟu* (three) and *āṉṉaṉ* (elder brother/father), referring to the Hindu deity Murugan.”

India · Boy · 4 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#684
TrendVintage
Peak year1904
Syllables4
OriginIndia
LanguageTamil
CultureTamil Hindu
ReligionHinduism
Numerology5 Chaldean 11
Global rank#684

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Mounoussamy

The name 'Mounoussamy' is a Tamil compound meaning "three-faced god," derived from *mūṉṟu* (three) and *āṉṉaṉ* (elder brother/father), referring to the Hindu deity Murugan.

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Etymology

The name 'Mounoussamy' is a Tamil compound meaning "three-faced god," derived from *mūṉṟu* (three) and *āṉṉaṉ* (elder brother/father), referring to the Hindu deity Murugan. It is used primarily among Tamil Hindus in South India and the Tamil diaspora, with historical roots in Shaivism and the worship of Murugan as a warrior god.

Mounoussamy currently ranks #684 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1904.

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