Chelvanayakam
| Pronunciation | Celvanāyakam |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language | 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
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
See also
- All pages with titles containing Chelvanayagam
- All pages with titles containing Chelvanayakam
- All pages with titles containing Selvanayagam
- All pages with titles containing Selvanayakam