Saravanan

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Saravanan
GenderMale
Language(s) Tamil
Origin
Meaning Murugan
Region of originSouthern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Nickname(s)saro
Derived Murugan [1]

Saravanan is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. It is one of the names of the Hindu god Murugan. It may refer to:

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References

  1. Swa Raj (27 August 2014). On Its Own. Partridge Publishing India. pp. 244–. ISBN   978-1-4828-3556-4 . Retrieved 30 April 2019.