Tinu
Tinu means Modern Kerala pet name, beloved child.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Malayalam |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | T |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Modern Kerala pet name, beloved child”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Balamurugan — Young Murugan, child Murugan
- Balakrishnan — Young Krishna, child form of Krishna
- Balpinder — Child of the lord, young divine one
- Balasaheb — Respected child, young master
- Babu — Beloved child, dear little one
- Unni — Baby, young child, dear little one
More boys' names of Malayalam origin
- 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
- Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
- Unnikrishnan — Meanings families give: Young Krishna; Baby Krishna, infant form of the divine
Where this comes from
Tinu 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.