Nagalingam (Tamil: நாகலிங்கம்) 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.
Pronunciation | Nākaliṅkam |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Origin | |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Nagalingham |
Notable people
edit- C. Nagalingam (1893–1958), Ceylonese judge and lawyer
- P. Nagalingam, Indian politician
- Ponnambalam Nagalingam, Ceylonese politician
- Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam, Ceylonese athlete
- Nagalingam Shanmugalingam, Sri Lankan sociologist and academic
- Nagalingam Shanmugathasan (1920–1993), Sri Lankan trade unionist and politician