Valikamam
Valikamam is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Vadamarachchi. Alternative spellings include Valikaamam or Valigamam.
Etymology
The name Valikamam translates to "the sandy village", whereas denotes the geographical marker.It is derived from the words:
The name Valikamam is also linguistically equivalent to Manaltidar or Manarridal, the ancient Tamil names for Jaffna, which carry the same meaning of "sandy land."
According to the 16th-century Tamil literary work Santiago Kumara Ammanai, Valikamam was historically referred to
The village Mallakam, located in Valikamam North, derives its name from: - – a personal title associated with royalty or warriors, originating from the Sanskrit, meaning wrestler or great person. This term was commonly used by Pallava rulers and List of [Sri Lankan monarchs|medieval Sri Lankan kings], such as Nissanka Malla ''.''