What does the name Ramalingam mean?

Ramalingam means "Shiva lingam worshipped by Rama". It is a boy's name of Tamil origin.

Ramalingam

Ramalingam means Shiva lingam worshipped by Rama.

Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.

Gender	boy
Origin	Tamil
Language	Tamil
Starts with	R

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Shiva lingam worshipped by Rama”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Prathamesh — Meanings families give: First lord, Ganesha who is worshipped before all; First lord, Lord Ganesh the foremost
Anchitha — Worshipped, respected, honoured
Architha — Worshipped, revered, praised
Archit — honoured, worshipped, respected, saluted
Archita — honoured, worshipped, respected, saluted
Poojitha — Worshipped, honoured

More boys' names of Tamil origin

Kavi — Poet
Tharun — Young, tender
Aadhi — Beginning, the first
Iniyan — Sweet person
Saravanan — Born in the reed forest, Murugan
Vetri — Victory

Where this comes from

Ramalingam 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.