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Jayakumar or Jeyakumar is a Sinhalese and Indian surname. It consists of two parts: jaya, which means victory in Sinhalese and is also the name of a Hindu demigod, and kumar, meaning child, son or prince. [1] The name may refer to the following notable people:

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References

  1. Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 1414. ISBN   978-0-19-252747-9.