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Manickavasagam
மாணிக்கவாசகம்Say it MAA-nik-kuh-vaa-suh-gum
- Meaning today
- One whose words are rubies
- Original meaning
- "the saint Manikkavacakar; literally 'he whose words are rubies'" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3153
- Say it
- MAA-nik-kuh-vaa-suh-gum
- Written
- மாணிக்கவாசகம்
- Other spellings
- Manikkavasagam, Manickavasagar, Manikavasagam
Manickavasagam
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Manickavasagam meaning
Manickavasagam (மாணிக்கவாசகம்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
The saint Manikkavacakar; literally 'he whose words are rubies'
Also used to mean: one whose words are rubies
Manickavasagam (மாணிக்கவாசகம்) honours Manikkavacakar, the Shaiva poet-saint whose Tiruvācakam is among the most loved works of Tamil devotion. The Tamil Lexicon records him as a famous Shaiva saint, probably of the ninth century, author of the Tiruvācakam and the Tirukkōvaiyār, and one of the four great Shaiva teachers. The name joins māṇikkam, a ruby, with vācakam, speech or a hymn, so it means "he whose words are rubies". Tamil Shaiva families have long given it to sons, in this form or as Manickavasagar.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3153 · entry māṇikkavācakar (மாணிக்கவாசகர்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, māṇikkavācakar (மாணிக்கவாசகர்), p. 3153 · Tamil Lexicon, māṇikkam (மாணிக்கம்), p. 3153 · Tamil Lexicon, vācakam (வாசகம்), p. 3577 · Wikipedia, Manikkavacakar · Monier-Williams, māṇikya, p. 806
Famous namesakes
- Manikkavacakar, Shaiva poet-saint and author of the Tiruvacakam
How the name is built
- Manickam மாணிக்கம்: ruby, one of the nine gems
Tamil Lexicon 3153 · Monier-Williams 806 - Vasagam வாசகம்: speech; verse; words of praise, a hymn
Tamil Lexicon 3577
Spellings
Manickavasagam · Manikkavasagam · Manickavasagar · Manikavasagam