"vELAppArppAn2": potter-priest or non-sacrificing brahmin?

[Palaniappa]

In a message dated 98-05-18 21:04:42 EDT, GANESANS at CL.UH.EDU writes:

<< The village name is vE.laan cEri in the suburban Madras. >>
This place well-known to IIT Madras students (it is bordering the IIT campus)
is known as vELa/AccEri today. In the inscriptions its name is given as
vELiccEri. I have thought about this. It is possible for  vELir cEri >
vELiccEri. I did not pursue it further since I wanted items more directly
comparable to vELAn2/r.

Regards
S. Palaniappan