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Dhanasekaran
தனசேகரன்Say it DHUN-uh-say-guh-run
- Meaning
- Crown of wealth; foremost in riches: dhana + śekhara Tamil Lexicon, p. 1624
- Say it
- DHUN-uh-say-guh-run
- Written
- தனசேகரன்
- Other spellings
- Dhanasekar, Thanasekaran
Dhanasekaran
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Dhanasekaran meaning
Dhanasekaran (தனசேகரன்) is a Tamil boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Tamil usage).
Crown of wealth; foremost in riches: dhana + śekhara
Dhanasekaran (தனசேகரன்) is a Tamil name built from two Sanskrit words. Dhana means wealth or treasure, which the Tamil Lexicon records as taṉam. Śekhara means the crest or crown of the head, and in compounds the chief or best of something; the Lexicon has cēkaraṉ, "an eminent person". So the name reads "crown of wealth" or "foremost in riches". Tamil families often pair a quality with -sekaran in this way, as in Gunasekaran, "best in virtue", and Gnanasekaran, "best in wisdom". It is used in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1624 · entry cēkaraṉ (சேகரன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, cēkaraṉ, p. 1624 · Tamil Lexicon, taṉam, p. 1815 · Monier-Williams, śekhara, p. 1088 · Monier-Williams, dhana, p. 508
How the name is built
- Dhana தனம்: wealth, substance, property; gold
Tamil Lexicon 1815 · Monier-Williams 508 - Sekhara शेखर: crown, crest; the chief or best of anything
Monier-Williams 1088 · Tamil Lexicon 1624
Spellings
Dhanasekaran · Dhanasekar · Thanasekaran