•Avadi - Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India • Adyar - Banks of Adaiyaaru • Ambattur - Aimbathi ondram oor (51st Region) in the list of 108 Shakti temples • Amjikarai aka Amaindhakarai - Bank of Cooum • Anna Nagar - After Annadurai and was developed during his reign by TNHB. • Ashok Nagar - After the famous Ashoka Pillar • Ayanavaram - Ayan means The one, accounting to a shiva temple situated in the area • Besant Nagar - After Annie Besant • Chetput - Named after a Chetty Zameen who ruled here • Chindadripet - Chinna Thari Pettai, due to the weavers population in the locality has evlolved its name into its present form. • Chromepet - After the old Chrome factory • Egmore - The land of the rising sun. (Anglicized from Ezhumboor) Higher Mean sea level than the other places in Old Madras. There is a Shiva temple here commemorating the same fact • Guindy - After the Guindy (Rammer) which Bringi Maharishi planted in this place to begin a great Yaha (Sacrifice) against Goddess Parvati • Kodambakkam - After Karkodagan, the mythical snake which worshipped Shiva, who has a temple here as well • Kothavalchavadi - Tax collectors are known as Kothaval. Chavadi is the tamil term for Kiosk/ Booth. This was the frontiers of the old city where taxes were levied. • Koyambedu - After the Ashwa medha yagam done by Lord Rama, his sons Luv and Kush tied the horse in Koyambedu. Koyam means horse in Sanskrit. • KK Nagar - After Kalaignar Karunanidhi and was developed during his reign • Mambalam - Maha Vilva Trees. • Mandhaveli - Mandhai means herd and Veli means space. Must have been herdland previously. • Mylapore - Mayil means peacock. The goddess Parvati is said to worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of a peacock here, to get absolved of a sin. So, Mayilapuram (puram meaning city) - became Mylapore • Nandhanam - Previously Gambiers gardens, was renamed by Rajaji as a part of creating Greener Chennai. Nandhanam means Garden. And apparently thename of the Tamil year Nandana it was chistined. • Nanganallur - Nangai Nallur/ Thillai Ganga Nagar, coined by Kanchi Shankaracharya • Parrys - Named after a merchant Thomas Parrys who estabished it as a trade center. • Perambur - After Pirambu trees in the locality • Pondy Bazaar - After Soundarapandian. • Poonamalee - Poo Irundha Alli, abundance of Jasmine. • Porur - Por means war. Believed to be a battlefield since ancient times. Contans the Arcot road which connects the Arcot Nawab with the capital. Home to a chola temple, etc. • Purasaiwakkam - Due to the Purasai trees • Saidapet - Named after Sayyid Shah • Sowkarpet- after the Sahukars who settled there. • Sunguvar Chattram - Again, Sungam means tax. Chattram is a Inn/ Resting Spot. This is presumably the other end of the city to attract taxes. • Teynampet - Due to abundance of the Cocnut trees in the region • T.Nagar - After Sir Thyagaraya • Thiruvanmiyur - Named after Valmiki • Thirisoolam - Home to Thirisoolanathar temple on the hill. • Thondaiyarpet - Coined by Masthan Sahib after his birthplace Thondi. • Thousand Lights - Derives its name from the thousand lights that were lit when an Indian National Congress Annual Session was held for the first time in Madras • Triplicane - Thiru Alli Keni, Pond with the Alli flowers: Parthasarathy temple tank. • Vadapalani - Palani in the North, after the famous Murugan temple • Vandalur - Derives its name from Vandal, which is the sediments from a river. • Villivakkam - Real name - Vilvaaranyam. A very old Shiva temple is situated here. Built by sage Agasthiyar. A lot of Vilvam trees were found there. Hence it got the name Vilva Aaranyam. As days pass by the name got changed into Villivakkam.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 06:20:05 +0000
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015