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Jayakumar
ஜெயக்குமார்Say it JAY-uh-ku-maar
- Meaning today
- Victorious prince
- Original meaning
- "jaya (victory) joined with kumāra (son, youth, prince)" Monier-Williams, p. 412
- Say it
- JAY-uh-ku-maar
- Written
- ஜெயக்குமார்
- Other spellings
- Jeyakumar, Jaikumar
Jayakumar
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Jayakumar meaning
Jayakumar (ஜெயக்குமார்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Tamil usage).
Jaya (victory) joined with kumāra (son, youth, prince)
Also used to mean: victorious prince
Jayakumar (ஜெயக்குமார்) joins two Sanskrit words: jaya, which Monier-Williams gives as conquest, victory and triumph, and kumāra, a child, son or youth, a prince, and a name of the god Skanda. Together they are read as "victorious prince" or "son of victory". Tamil speakers often say and spell it Jeyakumar. It is a boy's name used in Tamil Nadu and among Sri Lankan and Singaporean Tamils, and it is also used as a surname. A well-known bearer is S. Jayakumar, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 412 · entry jaya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, jaya, p. 412 · Monier-Williams, kumāra, p. 292 · Wikipedia, Jayakumar · Wikipedia, S. Jayakumar
Famous namesakes
- S. Jayakumar, former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
How the name is built
- Jaya ஜெய: conquest, victory, triumph
Monier-Williams 412 - Kumar குமார்: a child, son, youth; a prince; Skanda
Monier-Williams 292
Spellings
Jayakumar · Jeyakumar · Jaikumar