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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Tamil
Scripts செல்வம்(Tamil)
Other Forms FormsSelvan (m), Selvi (f)
Meaning & History
This is a typical Tamil name of persons, and is mostly masculine, rarely used also in the feminine. However, 'Selvan' would be only masculine; and 'Selvi' would be only feminine. 'Selvam' in poetic Tamil means, 'wealth', or 'something precious'. In Tamil literature, wealth is spoken of as being various types: material wealth, and wisdom and education. Persons can be named as 'Wealth of Wisdom', which would be: 'Gnanaselvam' -ஞானசெல்வம். The latter form could be used for boys and girls.