Velu
Origin
Tamil
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“A Tamil name linked to vel, the spear of the god Murugan; famously borne by Velu Nachiyar, who took up arms against the East India Company.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Velu does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
The Velu deep dive
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