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Kathirvelan name meaning
“ray of light; spear (vel)”
- Letters
- 11
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Tamil
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptகதிர்வேலன்
Kathirvelan is a Tamil male name, an epithet of Murugan, from kathir 'ray of light' and vel 'spear'.
What does Kathirvelan mean?
About the name Kathirvelan
Kathirvelan is a Tamil male name, an epithet of the god Murugan in Hinduism. It combines kathir, meaning ray or light, with vel, the spear associated with Murugan, and the masculine ending -an. Another spelling is Kadhirvelan.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tamil |
| Syllables | Ka-thir-ve-lan |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Tamil script | கதிர்வேலன் |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: கதிர்வேலன் · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: கதிர் · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: வேல் · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
More Indian Names starting with K
- Krishnan♂Dark, black
- Kumaran♂Boy, son
- Kumar♂Boy, son
- Kesavan♂An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna
- Kumaresan♂Lord Kumara
- Kavinesh♂
- Keshvinder♂
- Kabir♂Great
- Kadamban♂Murugan, wearer of the kadambu flower garland
- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Kailash♂Name of a sacred Himalayan mountain
- Kalidasa♂Servant of Kali
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