Thangavel

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| name = Thangavel
தங்கவேல்

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| pronunciation = Taṅkavēl

| gender = Male

| meaning = Golden Vel

| region = Southern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka

| language = Tamil

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| alternative spelling = Thangavelu

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| related names = Ganavel
Palanivel
Rajavel
Vetrivel
Veeravel

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| derived = Murugan

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Thangavel ({{langx|ta|தங்கவேல்|translit=Taṅkavēl}}) or Thangavelu ({{langx|ta|தங்கவேலு|translit=Taṅkavēlu}}) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.