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Thangavel
தங்கவேல்Say it THUNG-ga-vel
- Meaning
- Golden spear, that is, Murugan's lance Tamil Lexicon, p. 3838
- Say it
- THUNG-ga-vel
- Written
- தங்கவேல்
- Other spellings
- Thangavelu, Thangavelan
Thangavel
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Thangavel meaning
Thangavel (தங்கவேல்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Golden spear, that is, Murugan's lance
Thangavel (தங்கவேல்) means 'golden spear'. It joins taṅkam, which the Tamil Lexicon gives as pure gold or anything precious, with vēl, a spear or lance, the weapon held by Murugan in every Tamil temple image. Names ending in -vel, such as Vadivel, Sakthivel, Vetrivel and Thangavel, all praise the god through his lance, and Thangavel is a Tamil boys' name. Longer forms include Thangavelu and Thangavelan.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3838 · entry vēl (வேல்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, taṅkam (தங்கம்), p. 1710 · Tamil Lexicon, vēl (வேல்), p. 3838
How the name is built
- Thanga தங்க: pure gold; something precious
Tamil Lexicon 1710 - Vel வேல்: spear, lance
Tamil Lexicon 3838
Spellings
Thangavel · Thangavelu · Thangavelan