Vinay

Vinay is an Indian name typically meaning guidance, good behaviour, politeness, modesty and smart in Sanskrit. It has its origins in the Sanskrit language, and is of Indo-Aryan / Indo-European origin. Most Indian languages spell and pronounce the name as is in Sanskrit but in a few other languages such as Bengali and Odiya, changes either in spelling or pronunciation or both occur. For example, it may be used as, Binay in Bengali-speaking and Odia- speaking regions. Feminine form of the name is Vinaya or Vinayaa. Binay is also a surname popular in Philippines.

Vinay may refer to:

People

Academics

• Vinay V. Deodhar, a professor of mathematics at Indiana University
• Vinay Kumar (pathologist), Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago
• Vinay Kumar Pathak, Indian academic
• Vinay Lal, Indian historian

Arts and entertainment

• Vinay Anand, Indian actor
• Vinay Apte, Indian actor
• Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, Indian classical musician
• Vinay Forrt, Indian actor
• Vinay Govind, Indian film director
• Vinay Pathak, Indian actor
• Vinay Rai, Indian actor
• Vinay Rajkumar, Indian actor
• Vinay Rohrra, Indian actor
• Vinay Saynekar, Indian type designer, calligrapher
• Vinay Shukla, Indian film writer and director
• Winai Kraibutr, Thai actor

Business

• Vinay Maloo, Indian businessman
• Vinay Nair, American investor
• Vinay Nadkarni, Indian banker

Politics and government

• Vinay Bhaskar, Indian politician
• Vinay Katiyar, Indian politician
• Vinay Kore, Indian politician
• Vinay Kumar Pandey, Indian politician
• Vinay Kumar Sorake, Indian politician
• Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Indian politician
• Winai Senniam, Thai politician

Science and technology

• Vinay Prasad, American hematologist-oncologist
• Winai Dahlan, Thai Scientist

Sports

• Vinay Bhat, American chess Grandmaster
• Vinay Kumar, Indian cricketer
• Vinay Singh, Indian footballer

Others

• 21644 Vinay, a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1370.4239593 days (3.75 years)
• Jean-Baptiste-Maximien Parchappe de Vinay, French psychiatrist
• Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?, Indian Hindi talk show
• Vinay, Isère, commune in the Isère department in southeastern France
• Vinay, Marne, commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France
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