Jayakumar

Jayakumar or Jeyakumar is an Indian and Sinhalese surname. It consists of two parts: jaya, which means victory in Sanskrit 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:

K. Jayakumar, Indian civil servant
R. V. Jayakumar, Indian doctor and Professor of endocrinology
S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician), Singaporean Member of Parliament
S. Jayakumar (Indian politician), Indian Member of Legislative Assembly
K. Jeyakumar, Indian politician
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, Malaysian politician

References

^ 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.

[r1-1] 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.

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