Arvuyar

Plural Arvuyarkar

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Abilasha, Adhya, Anasuya, Arpana, Alaka, Banhi, Bhairavi, Bhanumati, Bhanupriya, Chellam, Dipti, Dhanvi, Dharuna, Dhivja, Driti, Elakya, Eswari, Eyalisai, Gitika, Gayatri, Gitanjali, Girija, Haniya, Harita, Indumathi, Iniya, Ishva, Iyalisai, Jayantika, Janvi, Jyotibala, Kanchana, Kolam, Kriti, Kayalvizhi, Maheswari, Maivizhi, Namya, Niravi, Oviya, Prajina, Rithya, Sayuri, Shanta, Thamirai, Urmika, Vainavi, Venba, Vennila, Vimala.

Masculine names

Adavan, Advait, Anbu, Arumugam, Balasingam, Bhadra, Charan, Chaitan, Daiwik, Desikan, Deivigan, Dhanush, Dhinakaran, Duraivael, Eniyan, Evyavan, Ezhilarasan, Gayan, Genivan, Guhan, Gursaanj, Harsavardhan, Ilaiyaraja, Ilesh, Iniyan, Lalit, Likhith, Maneswaran, Maniyan, Nagalingam, Narun, Navaratnam, Nirush, Prabhu, Puvanan, Rithul, Saswin, Selvaratnam, Sivapalan, Suriyah, Taraknath, Thaman, Thambiah, Ulagan, Uthaman, Vaishnav, Vayun, Vasu, Velupilai, Viswanathan.

Family names

Instead of family names, Arvuyir use a type of patronymic, whereby an individual takes their father's forename as their surname. These names are not changed by marriage.

Typical appearance

Height: 5’0” – 5’6” (female) / 5’4” – 5’11” (male).
Build: Stocky with short limbs.
Facial structure: Angular face with a large jaw and slightly receding chin; narrow triangular nose, thin lips.
Skin tone: Medium to very dark brown with cool undertones.
Eyes: Dark brown; wide-set and deep-set with creased lids.
Hair: Dark brown to black, wavy or loose curls; extensive body hair.