Kalin (கலின்) is a
Tamil origin name derived from "கலி" which means flourishing, thriving and prospering.
It is also inspired from:
* Tamil grammar written in kalippa (கலி-ப்பா)
*
Kalithokai (கலி-த்தொகை) in ancient Tamil
Sangam literature Ettuthokai
The Eight Anthologies, known as Eṭṭuttokai ( ta, எட்டுத்தொகை) or "Eight Collections" in the literature, is a classical Tamil poetic work that forms part of the Eighteen Greater Texts (''Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku'') antho ...
* A type of
Venpa (கலிவெண்பா) in classical Tamil poetry
The female version of Kalin is Kalini.
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Tamil names