Kanagaratnam
# Kanagaratnam

Kanagaratnam or Canagaratnam (Tamil: கனகரத்தினம்) 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.

## Notable people

### Given name

* A. Canagaratnam (born 1873), Ceylonese lawyer and politician
* K. Kanagaratnam (1892–1952), Ceylonese politician
* M. Canagaratnam (1924–1980), Ceylonese politician
* Sathasivam Kanagaratnam (born 1946), Sri Lankan politician
* S. O. Canagaratnam (1880–1938), Ceylonese politician
* Vinthan Kanagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician

### Surname

* Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 1981), Sri Lankan musician
* Kanagaratnam Sriskandan (1930–2010), Ceylonese engineer
* Kanagaratnam Thavalingam, Sri Lankan geographer
