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Kumaravel
குமரவேல்Say it ku-muh-ruh-VAYL
- Meaning today
- Lord Murugan, spear of Murugan
- Original meaning
- "kumaraṉ (Skanda; youth) joined with vēl (spear): Murugan with his spear" Tamil Lexicon, p. 1003
- Say it
- ku-muh-ruh-VAYL
- Written
- குமரவேல்
- Other spellings
- Kumarvel, Kumaravelu
Kumaravel
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Kumaravel meaning
Kumaravel (குமரவேல்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Kumaraṉ (Skanda; youth) joined with vēl (spear): Murugan with his spear
Also used to mean: Lord Murugan, spear of Murugan
Kumaravel (குமரவேல்) joins kumaraṉ and vēl. The Tamil Lexicon gives kumaraṉ, from Sanskrit kumāra, as a young man, a son, and Skanda as the son of Shiva, and vēl as a spear or lance. Together they name Murugan as the youthful god who carries the spear, his chief emblem. Monier-Williams likewise defines kumāra as a boy, a prince and the god Skanda, pictured as a beautiful youth. The name sits in a family with Kathirvel, Vadivel and Sakthivel.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1003 · entry kumaraṉ¹ (குமரன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, kumaraṉ (குமரன்), p. 1003 · Tamil Lexicon, vēl (வேல்), p. 3838 · Monier-Williams, kumāra, p. 292
How the name is built
- Kumara குமர: young man; son; Skanda as son of Shiva
Tamil Lexicon 1003 · Monier-Williams 292 - Vel வேல்: dart, spear, lance
Tamil Lexicon 3838
Spellings
Kumaravel · Kumarvel · Kumaravelu