Boy · Tamil, with Sanskrit kumāra · Tamil
Selvakumar
செல்வகுமார்Say it SEL-va-ku-maar
- Meaning
- Prince of wealth; a prosperous son Tamil Lexicon, p. 1610
- Say it
- SEL-va-ku-maar
- Written
- செல்வகுமார்
- Other spellings
- Selva Kumar, Chelvakumar
Selvakumar
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Selvakumar meaning
Selvakumar (செல்வகுமார்) is a Tamil boy's name.
Prince of wealth; a prosperous son
Selvakumar (செல்வகுமார்) joins selvam, which the Tamil Lexicon gives as wealth, prosperity and a flourishing state, with kumār, from Sanskrit kumāra, a son, a young man or a prince, and also a name of Murugan. It reads 'son of prosperity' or 'prince of wealth', a hope for a child who will flourish. Selva- and -kumar are both building blocks of Tamil boys' names, and this pairing is used in Tamil Nadu and among Sri Lankan Tamils.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1610 · entry celvam (செல்வம்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, celvam (செல்வம்), p. 1610 · Tamil Lexicon, kumāraṉ (குமாரன்), p. 1005 · Monier-Williams, kumāra, p. 292
How the name is built
- Selva செல்வ: wealth, prosperity
Tamil Lexicon 1610 - Kumar குமார்: son, young man, prince; Skanda
Tamil Lexicon 1005 · Monier-Williams 292
Spellings
Selvakumar · Selva Kumar · Chelvakumar