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 localit y 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 commemo rating 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 h as a temple here as well Kothavalchavadi - Tax collectors are known as Kothaval. Chavadi is the tamil ter m for Kiosk/ Booth. This was the frontiers of the old city where taxes were levi ed. 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 pr eviously. Mylapore - Mayil means peacock. The goddess Parvati is said to worshipped Lord S hiva in the form of a peacock here, to get absolved of a sin. So, Mayilapuram (p uram meaning city) - became Mylapore Nandhanam - Previously Gambier's gardens, was renamed by Rajaji as a part of cre ating Greener Chennai. Nandhanam means Garden. And apparently thename of the Tam il year "Nandana" it was chistined. Nanganallur - Nangai Nallur/ Thillai Ganga Nagar, coined by Kanchi Shankarachary a Parrys - Named after a merchant Thomas Parrys who estabished it as a trade cente

r. 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. Th is 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 a n Indian National Congress Annual Session was held for the first time in Madras Triplicane - Thiru Alli Keni, Pond with the Alli flowers: Parthasarathy temple t ank. 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.