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Chelvanayakam

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Pronunciation
  
Celvanāyakam

Language(s)
  
Tamil

Gender
  
Male

Region of origin
  
Southern IndiaNorth-eastern Sri Lanka

Alternative spelling
  
ChelvanayagamSelvanayagamSelvanayakam

Chelvanayakam or Selvanayagam (Tamil: செல்வநாயகம்) is a given name for a male Tamils. Due the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.

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Given name

  • 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

  • Antony Selvanayagam (born 1935), Malaysian priest
  • Chelvanayakam Kanaganayakam (1952–2014), Canadian academic

    • References

    Chelvanayakam Wikipedia
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