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Gunaseelan
குணசீலன்Say it GU-nuh-see-lun
- Meaning today
- Virtuous man
- Original meaning
- "a man of virtuous character and good conduct" Tamil Lexicon, p. 982
- Say it
- GU-nuh-see-lun
- Written
- குணசீலன்
- Other spellings
- Gunasheelan, Kunaseelan
Gunaseelan
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Gunaseelan meaning
Gunaseelan (குணசீலன்) is a Tamil boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Tamil usage).
A man of virtuous character and good conduct
Also used to mean: virtuous man
Gunaseelan (குணசீலன்) is listed in the Tamil Lexicon as kuṇacīlaṉ, a man of good character who does good deeds. It is built from two Sanskrit words long at home in Tamil: guṇa, "quality, virtue", and śīla, "character, conduct", with the Tamil masculine ending -aṉ. Name lists give "virtuous man", the same as the dictionary. The name is used in Tamil Nadu and among Sri Lankan Tamils, where bearers include the physician and Northern Province minister G. Gunaseelan. It is unrelated in meaning to the temple town of Gunaseelam near Tiruchirappalli.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 982 · entry kuṇacīlaṉ (குணசீலன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, kuṇacīlaṉ, p. 982 · Wikipedia, G. Gunaseelan
Famous namesakes
- G. Gunaseelan, Sri Lankan Tamil physician and provincial minister
Spellings
Gunaseelan · Gunasheelan · Kunaseelan