Appunni

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Beloved little one, affectionate pet name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Snehal — Friendly, affectionate, warm
• Lovepreet — Love and devotion combined, affectionate beloved
• Lavpreet — Love and devotion combined, affectionate heart
• Thommachan — Little Thomas, beloved Thomas, Kerala affectionate form
• Tinni — Graceful, slender; affectionate diminutive form
• Vatsal — Affectionate, full of tender love and parental care

More boys' names of Dravidian origin

• Kannan — Krishna, the dark one, beloved cowherd
• Biju — Victorious, modern Kerala name
• Babu — Beloved child, dear little one
• Lal — Beloved, red, darling
• Unni — Baby, young child, dear little one
• Murukan — Murugan, young warrior god, South Kerala form

Where this comes from

Appunni has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.