Name

The name Madras is derived from Madraspatnam, the site chosen by the British East India Company for a permanent settlement in 1639. Another small town, Chennapatnam, lay to the south of it.

In due course the two towns were merged, and the term Madras was favoured by the British. However locals used to refer to it as Chennapatnam or Chennapuri. The word "Chennu" is a South-Central Dravidian word of Telugu origin, meaning "Beautiful" and therefore Chennapuri or Chennapatnam meant "Beautiful City".

The city was renamed Chennai in August 1996 as the name Madras was perceived to be of Portuguese origin. (A number of other Indian cities have enacted similar name changes.) It is believed that the original Portuguese name is Madre de Sois, named after a Portuguese high authority who was one among the early settlers in 1500. There have been suggestions though that Chennai may not be a Tamil name while Madras may be of Tamil origin.

~~~~~(Nambha Chennai)~~~~~~

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