Chelvanayakam
Pronunciation | Celvanāyakam |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Origin | |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Chelvanayagam Selvanayagam Selvanayakam |
Chelvanayakam or Selvanayagam (Tamil: செல்வநாயகம்) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
Notable people[edit]
Given name[edit]
- P. R. Selvanayagam (born 1936), Sri Lankan politician
- S. Selvanayagam (1932–1979), Ceylonese geographer and academic
- S. J. V. Chelvanayakam (1898–1977), Ceylonese politician
Surname[edit]
- Antony Selvanayagam (born 1935), Malaysian priest
- Chelvanayakam Kanaganayakam (1952–2014), Canadian academic