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

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.