Karthikeyan (in short Karthikeya, Karthik, Kartik) is an Indian masculine given name derived from the Lord Kartikeya. Quick Facts Gender, Origin ...KarthikeyanKartikeya mounted on a peacock.Indian painting from 1875.GenderMaleOriginRegion of originIndiaOther namesRelated namesKarthika, Karthikeyan, Karthik, Murugan, Aarumugan, KartikaClose People D. R. Karthikeyan, an Indian Police Service Officer. G. Karthikeyan, an Indian politician and the speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly M. L. R. Karthikeyan, an Indian playback singer Murali Karthikeyan, an Indian chess Grandmaster Narain Karthikeyan, the first Formula One motor racing driver from India P. S. Karthikeyan, an Indian politician who was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Sivakarthikeyan, an Indian film actor, television anchor, and stand-up comedian of Tamil Nadu Sujata R. Karthikeyan, an IAS officer and wife of V. K. Pandian See also Karthik (disambiguation) Karthika (disambiguation) Kartik (month) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.