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Senthilkumar
செந்தில்குமார்Say it SEN-thil-ku-maar
Senthilkumar meaning
Senthilkumar (செந்தில்குமார்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Murugan of Tiruchendur, the young son of Shiva
Senthilkumar (செந்தில்குமார்) joins Senthil with Kumar. The Tamil Lexicon gives centil as Tiruchendur, the seaside temple of Murugan on the Tamil coast, one of his six sacred abodes, and kumāraṉ as a son or young man and as Murugan, 'the son of Shiva'. So the name means 'Kumara of Senthil', the young god of Tiruchendur. It is a Tamil boys' name, often shortened to Senthil.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1588 · entry centil (செந்தில்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, centil (செந்தில்), p. 1588 · Tamil Lexicon, kumāraṉ (குமாரன்), p. 1005 · Wikipedia, Senthilkumar
How the name is built
- Senthil செந்தில்: Tiruchendur, Murugan's seaside shrine
Tamil Lexicon 1588 - Kumar குமார்: son; Skanda as son of Shiva
Tamil Lexicon 1005 · Monier-Williams 292
Spellings
Senthilkumar · Senthil Kumar · Sendhilkumar