Name in Malayalam

Name is പേര്‍ (per) in Malayalam, the word asked for at every counter and introduction. It is short, neutral and used of people, places and things alike. The formal written counterpart is നാമം (naamam).

Most common translation

പേര്‍ (per)

Name, delivery (of a baby).

നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?

ninte peru enthaanu?

What is your name?

All Malayalam words for “name”

per is the everyday word, naamam is formal and also means a noun in grammar, aakhya is a literary term for name and grammatical subject, and periduka is the verb for naming someone.

Common questions

How do you say name in Malayalam?

Say പേര്‍ (per).

How do you say to name a child?

പേരിടുക (periduka) is the verb for naming or calling someone by a name.