Jayaraj (name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | Jeyarāj |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil Malayalam |
Origin | |
Meaning | King of victory |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Jeyaraj Jayaraja Jayarajah Jayarajan |
Jayaraj or Jeyaraj (Template:Lang-ta' Template:Lang-ml) 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.Meaning:very slow.
Notable people
Given name
- Jayaraj (born 1960), Indian filmmaker
- Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (1953–2008), Sri Lankan politician
- E. P. Jayarajan, Indian politician
- M. P. Jayaraj (1946–1989), Indian criminal
- M. V. Jayarajan, Indian politician
- P. Jayarajan, Indian politician
- Jayaraj Warrier, Indian (Malayalam) stand-up comedian
Surname
- Ajitha Jayarajan, Indian politician
- D. B. S. Jeyaraj (born 1954), Canadian journalist
- Harris Jayaraj (born 1975), Indian composer