Jayakumar or Jeyakumar is an
Indian and
Sinhalese surname. It consists of two parts: ''jaya'', which means ''victory'' in
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
and is also the name of
a Hindu demigod, and ''kumar'', meaning ''child'', ''son'' or ''prince''.
[ 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
{{surname, Jayakumar
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Sinhalese origin