Andaman and Nicobars: Cracking the name codes

Why the Andaman and Nicobar Islands called so?
The Andaman Islands and its indigenous tribes (not the modern population of Bengalis, Tamils and others) have had a very long, unbroken history, almost 60,000 years.

The name itself is more recent, and is likely to have been derived from the Hindu Monkey God, Hanuman, one of the key characters from the epic, Ramayan. Ancient Malays from South East Asia, knew about Ramayan and Hanuman calling him, 'Handuman', who they believed, lived on these Islands. Hence the name, 'Andaman'.

But do you know where the name 'Nicobar' came from? That's more interesting...! The mighty Chola Kingdom of South India knew these islands with a specific name, which led to its modern name.
What was that? Please post your answers.

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