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Gnanasekaran
ஞானசேகரன்Say it NYAA-nuh-say-guh-run
- Meaning today
- Master of knowledge, wisdom and prosperity
- Original meaning
- "crown of wisdom; foremost in knowledge: jñāna + śekhara" Tamil Lexicon, p. 1689
- Say it
- NYAA-nuh-say-guh-run
- Written
- ஞானசேகரன்
- Other spellings
- Gnanasekar, Gnanasekharan, Gyanasekaran
Gnanasekaran
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Gnanasekaran meaning
Gnanasekaran (ஞானசேகரன்) is a Tamil boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Tamil usage).
Crown of wisdom; foremost in knowledge: jñāna + śekhara
Also used to mean: master of knowledge, wisdom and prosperity
Gnanasekaran (ஞானசேகரன்) joins ñāṉam, the Tamil form of Sanskrit jñāna, "wisdom, knowledge", with cēkaraṉ, from Sanskrit śekhara, "the crest or crown; the best of anything". The Tamil Lexicon gives ñāṉam a wide range, from learning to the spiritual wisdom that knows God, and glosses cēkaraṉ as an eminent person. So the name means "crown of wisdom" or "foremost in knowledge". Some name sites read -sekar as "prosperity", which the dictionaries do not support. It is a Tamil name, also spelled Gnanasekar.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1689 · entry ñāṉam¹ (ஞானம்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, ñāṉam, p. 1689 · Tamil Lexicon, cēkaraṉ, p. 1624 · Monier-Williams, śekhara, p. 1088
How the name is built
- Gnana ஞானம்: wisdom, knowledge, sacred knowledge
Tamil Lexicon 1689 - Sekaran சேகரன்: an eminent person; from śekhara, crown, crest, the best of
Tamil Lexicon 1624 · Monier-Williams 1088
Spellings
Gnanasekaran · Gnanasekar · Gnanasekharan · Gyanasekaran