Navaratnam

Navaratnam
நவரத்தினம்
Origin
Pronunciation	Navarattiṉam
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Tamil
Meaning	Nine gems
Region of origin	Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka

Navaratnam (Tamil: நவரத்தினம்) 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.

Notable people

Given name

K. Navaratnam (born 1935), Sri Lankan politician
Kumar Navaratnam, Sri Lankan musician
Ramon Navaratnam (born 1935), Malaysian economist
Summa Navaratnam (1925–2023), Ceylonese athlete
Suresh Navaratnam (born 1975), Malaysian cricketer
V. Navaratnam (1909–2006), Ceylonese politician
V. N. Navaratnam (1929–1991), Ceylonese politician

Surname

Rosemary Navaratnam (born 1932), Sri Lankan author
Timothy Navaratnam Horshington (died 2002), Ceylonese broadcaster

See also

All pages with titles containing Navaratnam

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