Thangavel
Appearance
Pronunciation | Taṅkavēl |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Origin | |
Meaning | Golden Vel |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Thangavelu |
Derived | Murugan |
Related names | Ganavel Palanivel Rajavel Vetrivel Veeravel |
Thangavel (Tamil: தங்கவேல், romanized: Taṅkavēl) or Thangavelu (Tamil: தங்கவேலு, romanized: Taṅkavēlu) 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]- A. L. Thangavel, Indian politician
- Mariyappan Thangavelu, Indian Paralympic high jumper
- K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor
- N. Thangavel, Indian politician
- K. Thangavel, Indian politician
- M. Thangavel, Indian politician
- S. Thangavelu, Indian politician
Surname
[edit]- Thangavelu Asokan, Indian engineer