Kumaraswamy

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Kumaraswamy
குமாரசுவாமி
குமரசாமி
ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ
കുമാരസാമി
PronunciationKumāracuvāmi
GenderMale
Language(s)Tamil
Kannada
Malayalam
Origin
MeaningBachelor God
Region of originSouthern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spellingCoomarasamy
Coomaraswamy
Kumarasamy
Derived Murugan

Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy (Tamil : குமாரசுவாமி; Kannada : ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ) is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Kumaraswamy is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan.

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