Rajapalayam Names, Indian Ghost Hound Names

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The Rajapalayam, also called the Polygar Hound or Indian Ghost Hound, is a striking white sighthound from the town of Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was raised under the Nayak dynasty in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to hunt wild boar and to guard home and estate, and it served as a war dog in the Carnatic Wars and the Polygar Wars. In 2005 it was the highest-valued of India Post's four indigenous-dog stamps, a mark of its standing as a Tamil cultural treasure.

Its short, smooth coat is predominantly a milky white, often paired with a pink nose and pale, pinkish skin -- the look that earned it the name Ghost Hound. It is more muscular and heavier-boned than most sighthounds, yet keeps the deep chest and clean lines built for speed, and it can hunt by sight and track by scent alike. With hunting in decline its numbers fell to roughly two hundred dogs by the 1980s, before a Kennel Club of India revival brought it back from the edge.

The Rajapalayam is fiercely loyal, brave and protective, devoted to its family yet standoffish with strangers and other animals -- a born guardian with a strong prey drive. Names can honour its ghostly white coat, its warrior past, or its Tamil roots. A white dog wears Snow, Ivory, Pearl, Casper, Coconut, and Cotton; the Ghost Hound suits Ghost, Spirit, Phantom, and Mystic; the swift hunter suits Dash, Flash, Bolt, Arrow, and Streak; and Raja, Veer, Arjun, and Maya nod to its South Indian heritage.

Explore our full collection of Rajapalayam dog names below. Filter by gender, save your favourites, and find a name as ghostly, loyal, and proudly Tamil as your Rajapalayam.

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#	Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
1	Abba	Father	Female	Aramaic
2	Abby	English diminutive of Abigail, 'my father is joy'	Female	English from Hebrew
3	Ace	English word name associated with highest rank or excellence	Male	English
4	Achilles	Lipless	Male	Greek
5	Adolph	Noble wolf	Male	English
6	Adonis	Lord	Male	Phoenician
7	Aero		Unisex
8	Ajax	Mourner	Male	Greek
9	Akira	Intelligent	Male	Japanese
10	Alba	Scotland	Female	Gaelic
11	Albert	Noble and famous	Male	French
12	Alberta	Noble and famous	Female	French
13	Alexa	Defending men	Female	Greek
14	Alexander	Defending men	Male	Greek
15	Alfie	English diminutive of Alfred, elf counsel	Male	English from Old English
16	Alfred	Elf counsel	Male	English
17	Algernon	With a moustache	Male	French
18	Alice	Noble kind	Female	Germanic
19	Allegra	Happy, jaunty	Female	Italian
20	Allison	Noble kind	Female	Germanic
21	Alma	Maiden	Female	Hebrew
22	Alpha	First letter of the Greek alphabet	Female	Greek
23	Ambrose	Immortal	Female	Greek
24	Amelie	Hard-Working	Female	English
25	Amira	Princess	Female	Arabic
26	Amy	Loved	Female	French
27	Anais	Grace	Female	English
28	Anastacia	Resurrection	Female	Greek
29	Anastasia	Resurrection	Female	Greek
30	Andre	Man, warrior	Male	Greek
31	Andromeda	Ruler of men	Female	Greek
32	Andy	Man, warrior	Male	Greek
33	Angel	Messenger	Unisex	Greek
34	Angelica	Of the angels	Female	Latin
35	Angus	One choice	Male	Gaelic
36	Annabella	Easy to love	Female	Latin
37	Annie	Diminutive of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'favour' or 'grace'	Female	English from Hebrew
38	Antony	Praiseworthy, Flourishing	Male	Latin
39	Anubis	[God of the dead]	Unisex	Ancient Egyptian
40	Anya	Favor, grace	Female	Russian
41	Apple	Apple	Unisex	English
42	Arabella	Yielding to prayer	Female	English
43	Aramis	One of the three muskateers	Unisex	Literary
44	Archie	Diminutive of Archibald, from Germanic elements meaning 'genuine' and 'bold'	Male	Scottish / English
45	Argus	Bright	Male	Greek
46	Arjun	White	Male	Indian
47	Arnie	Powerful eagle	Male	English
48	Arrow	A projectile fired from a bow	Both	English
49	Artie	Possibly bear or stone	Male	Gaelic
50	Arun	Rust-coloured	Male	Sanskrit

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the Rajapalayam come from?

The Rajapalayam, also called the Polygar Hound or Indian Ghost Hound, is a white sighthound from the town of Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. It was raised under the Nayak dynasty to hunt wild boar and guard estates, and served as a war dog. Tamil picks like Raja, Veer, and Arjun suit its heritage.

Why is the Rajapalayam called the Ghost Hound?

Its short coat is predominantly milky white, often with a pink nose and pale, pinkish skin, which gives it a ghostly look. White picks like Snow, Ivory, Pearl, Casper, and Coconut suit it, as do Ghost, Spirit, and Phantom.

What names suit a Rajapalayam?

A milky-white coat suits Snow, Ivory, Pearl, Cotton, and Coconut, while the Ghost Hound suits Ghost, Spirit, Phantom, and Mystic. Its swift hunting past suits Dash, Flash, Bolt, and Arrow, and its guardian heart suits Major, Scout, and Chief.