Vinay is an Indian name typically meaning guidance, good behaviour, genuinity, politeness, modesty and smart in Sanskrit. It has its origins in the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

language, and is of Indo-Aryan /

Indo-European The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some European languages of this family, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Dutc ...

origin. Most Indian languages spell and pronounce the name as is in Sanskrit but in a few other languages such as

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

and

Odiya Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

, 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 Binay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include the members of the influential Binay Family of Makati: * Abigail Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician and current mayor of Makati *Elenita Binay (born 1943), Filipino politician and wif ...

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 Vinay Anand (born 23 March 1978) is an Indian actor, having featured in around 60 Hindi and Bhojpuri movies. Known for his roles in movies like '' Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya'', ''Sautela'', '' Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega'' and ''Aamdani Atthani K ...

, Indian actor *

Vinay Apte Vinay Apte (17 June 1951 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian film and television actor. He acted in several Marathi movies and television shows in his almost 40-year-old career. He has also acted in Hindi movies such as '' Chandni Bar'', '' Ek ...

, Indian actor * Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, Indian classical musician *

Vinay Forrt Vinay Kumar, professionally credited as Vinay Forrt is an Indian film and stage actor. He hails from Fort Kochi, Kerala and is a theatre activist with more than a decade's worth of experience in the theatrical field as well as a postgraduate in ...

, Indian actor * Vinay Govind, Indian film director *

Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak (born 12 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including '' Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', ''Ra ...

, Indian actor *

Vinay Rai Vinay Rai (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his performance in the films '' Unnale Unnale'' (2007), '' Jayamkondaan'' (2008), ''Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013) and ''Aranmanai'' ...

, Indian actor *

Vinay Rajkumar Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. The grandson of actor Rajkumar and son of film producer and former actor Raghavendra, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with '' Siddhartha''. Early life ...

, Indian actor *

Vinay Rohrra Vinay Rohrra (born 15 March 1986) is an Indian television actor. He is well-known for playing the lead role of ''Ranbir'' in TV show Ranbir Rano on Zee TV and male lead role of Sharad on Badi Door Se Aaye Hai. Most recently he has played Madh ...

, Indian actor * Vinay Saynekar, Indian type designer, calligrapher *

Vinay Shukla Vinay Shukla is an Indian film writer and director, who is producer of Hindi film Godmother. Profile Vinay Shukla has been an active scriptwriter and director of Hindi films over the last three decades. His most well-known film, Godmother, ...

, Indian film writer and director *

Winai Kraibutr Winai Kraibutr ( th, วินัย ไกรบุตร; born June 16, 1969 in Krabi Province) is a Thai actor. He is from Krabi. He has appeared in a number of films that have achieved significant success at the Thai box office. He is cons ...

, Thai actor

Business

*Vinay Maloo, Indian businessman, chairman of

Enso Group Enso Group is a multinational diversified conglomerate that has global operations across a wide range of industries, and is valued at over $6 Billion. The group was founded in 2005 by Chairman Vinay Maloo. It was started with a cluster of oi ...

Vinay Nair Vinay Nair is a serial entrepreneur (55ip, TIFIN, Magnifi, Clout, Positivly, Louise) and academic. He is involved as an advisor or board member in several companies in financial services, across investment management, venture capital and fintech ...

, American investor *

Vinay Nadkarni Vinay Nadkarni (Hindi:विनय नाडकर्णी ''Vinay Nadkaranī'', born: 1962) is an Indian banker at Mumbai, and a voice actor that specializes in dubbing foreign animated media. He is best known for being the official Hindi d ...

, Indian banker

Politics and government

Vinay Bhaskar Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar (Telugu: డి వినయ భాస్కేర్) (born 22 November 1964) is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly in Telangana representing Telangana Rashtra Samithi a.k.a. T.R.S. and Government Chie ...

, Indian politician *

Vinay Katiyar Vinay Katiyar (born 11 November 1954) is a politician and the founder-president of Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Hindu nationalist organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in India. He has served as an All India General Secretary of the B ...

, Indian politician *

Vinay Kore Vinayraoji Vilasrao Kore (born October 4, 1971) is an Indian politician and the President of Shree Warana Industrial and Educational Complex, Warananagar. He was former Minister of Non-Conventional Energy and Horticulture, Government of Maharas ...

, Indian politician *

Vinay Kumar Pandey Vinay Kumar Pandey (born 18 June 1964) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Shrawasti constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party. Education and background Pandey was ...

, Indian politician *

Vinay Kumar Sorake Vinay Kumar Sorake is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress. He represented the Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency) in Thirteenth Lok Sabha He is also the secretary of All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee ( ...

, Indian politician *

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of India representing state of Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha. He has also served as National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party from August 2014 – September ...

, 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 Ranganath Vinay Kumar (born 12 February 1984) is a former cricketer who has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who played domestic cricket for Karnataka and also i ...

, 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? ''Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?'' (Transl. 'Ranvir, Vinay and who else?') is a Hindi talk show that aired on STAR One. Hosted by Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey, the show regularly featured celebrity guests and comedy gags. The show, which was launched ...

'', 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 * {{disambig Indian masculine given names