Thangavel (Tamil: தங்கவேல், romanized: Taṅkavēl) or Thangavelu (Tamil: தங்கவேலு, romanized: Taṅkavēlu) 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.

Thangavel
தங்கவேல்
PronunciationTaṅkavēl
GenderMale
Language(s)Tamil
Origin
MeaningGolden Vel
Region of originSouthern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spellingThangavelu
DerivedMurugan
Related namesGanavel
Palanivel
Rajavel
Vetrivel
Veeravel

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