Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "भारतीय राज्य और केंद्रशासित प्रदेश की नाम व्युत्पत्ति की सूची" in Hindi language version.
... The name has always been in historical times some form of Andaman, which more than probably represents Handuman, the Malay from Hanuman, treating the islands as the abode of the Hindu mythological monkey people or savage aboriginal ...Cite journal requires
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(मदद)... and 'Nakkavaram' certainly represents the Nicobar islands ...
... The name Nicobar probably is derived from Nakkavaram ("Land of the Naked") ...
The State took its name from the Gujara, the land of the Gujjars, who ruled the area during the 700's and 800's.
The State took its name from the Gujara, the land of the Gujjars, who ruled the area during the 700's and 800's.