Nammazhvar explicitly mentions the name “rAmar” in his “kaRpAr rAmapirAnai allAl maRRum kaRparO” pAsuram.
The name Raman in Tamil means one who is pleasing to the mind. ramayati – on is pleasant to everyone. In chaste Tamil it is “manattukkiniyAn”. This is what Andal has said in her pAsuram. A few more related pAsuram-s:
Cittira kUDattu iruppac ciRu kAkkai mulai tINDa
attiramE koNDeRiya vanaittulagumm tirindODi
vittaganE irAmA O ninnabhayam enRu azhaippa
attiramE adan kaNNai yaRuttadum Or aDaiyALam
(Periyazvhar Tirumozhi – 3.10.6)
ciRRavai tan sol koNDa sIrAmA tAlElO!
Kulashekara Azhvar (Perumal Tirumozhi 8-6)
silai valavA! sEvaganE! sIrAmA tAlElO!
Kulashekara Azhvar (Perumal Tirumozhi 8-6)