Sijo

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Modern Kerala Christian name, light bearer”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Gadadhar — Bearer of the mace, Vishnu/Jagannath
• Vedprakash — Light of the Vedas, knowledge bearer
• Chakradhar — Bearer of the chakra, Vishnu
• Namdhari — Bearer of God's name, one who takes the name
• Kaldhar — Bearer of arts, one who carries the tradition
• Pradeepan — The lamp bearer

More boys' names of Malayalam origin

• Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
• Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
• Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
• Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
• Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
• Sreejith — Victorious

Where this comes from

Sijo 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.