Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore becomes Koyampuththoor as TN changes English names of 1,018 places

Tamil Nadu government has issued a notification for changing the English names of 1,018 places to match their exact Tamil pronunciation. Coimbatore will be called Koyampuththoor, Vellore will be written Veeloor and Madurai will be Mathurai. Places in Chennai whose names have been changed include Egmore (now Ezhumboor), Mylapore (Mayilaappoor), Saidapet (Saithaappettai) and Adyar (Adaiyaaru).

The New Indian Express : Jun 11, 2020, 12:18 PM

CHENNAI: The state government has issued a notification as per the recommendation of an experts committee for changing the names of 1,018 places, including of many important places, in accordance with how they are exactly pronounced in Tamil.

Hereafter the district Collectors will take steps for changing the names of these places through the local bodies concerned.

The announcement in this regard was made in December 2018. Though the G.O for the changed names was issued on April 1, the government has released it only on Wednesday.

Here's a list of some of these places:

Tondiyarpet - Thandaiyaarpettai

Purasawalkam - Purasaivaakkam

Vepery - Vepperi

Perambur - Peramboor

VOC Nagar - Va.OO.Si. Nagar

Kodungaiyur - Kodungaiyoor

Peravallur - Peravalloor

Siruvallur - Siruvalloor

Konnur - Konnoor

Koyembedu - Koyambedu

Egmore - Ezhumboor