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