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Chennai localities get new names: Here is the full list
Ninety four localities in Chennai have been given a phonetic makeover following the Tamil Nadu government's announcement on Wednesday.
By: Express Web Desk
Chennai | Updated: June 12, 2020 00:06 IST

Ninety four localities in Chennai have been given a phonetic makeover after the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday issued a notification, changing the spellings of the English names of 1,018 places in the state to match Tamil pronunciations and spellings.
READ | Tamil Nadu localities get phonetic makeover with changes in English spellings
Here are the places in Chennai whose English spellings have been changed:
- Tondiarpet (1, 2, 3, 4) – Thandaiyaarpettai (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Purasawalkam (1, 2) – Purasaivaakkam (1, 2)
- Vepery – Vepperi
- V.O.C Nagar – Va. Oo. Si Nagar
- Perambur (1, 2, 3) – Peramboor (1, 2, 3)
- Selavoyal – Selavaayal
- Kodungaiyur – Kodungaiyoor
- Erukkencheri – Erukkanjery
- Peravallur – Peravalloor
- Siruvallur – Siruvalloor
- Ayanavaram (1, 2) – Ayanpuram (1, 2)
- Konnur – Konnoor
- Mallikaicheri – Mallikaichcheri
- Aminjikarai – Amaindhakarai
- Periyakudal – Periyakoodal
- Chinnakudal – Chinnakoodal
- Koyembedu – Koyambedu
- Sencheri – Senjeri
- Egmore (1, 2) – Ezhumboor (1, 2)
- Chintadripet – Chinthadharipettai
- Triplicane (1, 2) – Thiruvallikkeni (1, 2)
- Mylapore (1, 2) – Mayilaappoor (1, 2)
- Pallipattu – Pallippattu
- Kalikundram – Kalikkundram
- Urur – Ooroor
- Thiruvanmiyur – Thiruvanmiyoor
- Mambalam – Maambalam
- Saidapet – Saithaappettai
- Ekkattuthangal – Eekkattuthangal
- Alandur – Aalandhoor
- Adayar (1, 2) – Adaiyaaru (1, 2)
- Government Farm – Arasuppannai
- Guindy Park – Gindi Poonga
- Thiyagaraya Nagar – Thiyaagaraaya Nagar
- Madipakkam – Madippaakkam
- Jaladampet – Jalladiyaanpettai
- Pallikaranai – Pallikkaranai
- Palavakkam – Paalavaakkam
- Okkiam Thorapakkam – Okkiyam Thuraipakkam
- Enjambakkam – Eenjambaakkam
- Karapakkam – Kaarappaakkam
- Sholinganallur – Solinganalloor
- Uthandi – Utthandi
- Semmanjeri – Semmanjeri
- Madanandapuram – Madhanandapuram
- Mugalivakkam – Mugalivaakkam
- Manappakkam – Manappaakkam
- Nandambakkam – Nandambaakkam
- Alandur – Aalandhoor (Nagaram)
- Adambakkam – Aadhambaakam (Aalandhoor Nagaram)
- Pazhavanthangal – Pazhavanthaangal (Aalandhoor Nagaram)
- Nanganallur – Nangainallur (Aalandhoor Nagaram)
- Thalakanancheri – Thalakkanaanjeri
- Meenambakkam – Meenambaakkam
- Maduravoyal – Madhuravaayal
- Valasaravalkam – Valasaravaakkam
- Porur – Poroor
- Nolambur – Nolamboor
- Karampakkam – Kaarambakkam
- Nerkundram – Nerkundram
- Ramapuram – Ramaapuram
- Menambedu – Menaambedu
- Patravakkam – Pattaravaakkam
- Ambattur – Ambaththoor
- Attipattu – Atthippattu
- Mannurpet – Mannoorpettai
- Korattur – Korattoor
- Kakkapallam – Kakkappallam
- Mogapair – Mugapperu
- Surapet – Soorappattu
- Puthagaram – Putthagaram
- Madhavaram – Maadhavaram
- Vadaperumbakkam – Vadaperumbaakkam
- Vilakkupattu – Vilakkuppattu
- Mathur – Maatthoor
- Manchambakkam – Manjambaakkam
- Kosapur – Kosappoor
- Elandanchery – Elandhanjery
- Kadapakkam – Kadappakkam
- Sadayankuppam – Sadaiyanguppam
- Kathivakkam – Kaththivaakkam
- Thiruvottriyur – Thiruvotriyoor Firka
- Sathangadu – Saaththangaadu
- Edayanchavadi – Idaiyanchaavadi
- Thirumulaivoyal – Thirumullaivaayal
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