Subramaniamசுப்பிரமணியம் సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం Gender Male Language(s) Tamil Meaning dear to Brahmins,used as a name of son of hindu god Shiva Region of origin Southern India Alternative spelling Subrahmanyam Derived Murugan See also Balasubramaniam
Subramaniam , Subrahmaniam , Subramaniam or Subramanian (Tamil : சுப்பிரமணியம் ; Telugu : సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం ) is a South Indian male given name . Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskrit ; however, a common translation is "pure, white, fresh", or "clarity in full". Proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words su-bra- (सु ani-ya , meaning wearing ; the name translates precisely as "person with Transparent Qualities or GOD". Subramania is one of the many names of the Hindu god Karthikeya , also known as Kumara or Murugan.
In Telugu, Subrahmaniam or Subramaniam is the transliteration of the name (closer to the Sanskrit root word).
Notable people
A. L. Subramanian , Indian politicianChidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000), Indian politicianE. M. Subramaniam (1948–2015), Indian musicianG. Subramania Iyer (1855–1916), Indian journalistK. Subrahmanyam (1929–2011), Indian strategistK. A. Subramaniam (1931–1989), Sri Lankan politicianKa. Naa. Subramanyam (1912–1988), Indian authorK. G. Subramanyan (1924–2016), Indian artistKandala Subrahmanyam (1920–2018), Indian lawyerKrishnaswami Subrahmanyam (1904–1971), Indian film directorL. Subramaniam (born 1947), Indian musicianM. Arun Subramanian , Indian politicianM. Subramaniam , Indian politicianM. G. Subramaniam (1931–1993), Indian cricket umpireM. M. Subramaniam (c. 1870–1945), Ceylonese politicianM.P.Subramaniam , Indian politicianMas Subramanian , Indian chemistMukkur N. Subramanian , Indian politicianMusiri Subramania Iyer , Indian singerN. Subramanian , Indian politicianN. Subramanian Chettiar , Indian politicianO. Subramanian , Indian politicianOlappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad , Malayalam poetP. Subramaniam , Indian film directorPatnam Subramania Iyer , Indian music composerR. C. Subramanian , Indian politicianSattur A. G. Subramaniam (1916–1977), Indian musicianP. V. Subramaniam (1917–2007), Indian music criticS. Pakkur Subramanyan , Indian politicianS. Subramania Iyer (1842–1924), Indian lawyerS. Subramaniam (footballer) (born 1985), Malaysian footballerSubramaniam Chettiar (1901–1975), Indian journalistSubramaniam Iswaran (born 1962), Singaporean politicianSubramaniam Sathasivam (born 1953), Malaysian politicianSubramaniam Sinniah (1944–2022), Malaysian politicianSubramaniam Siva , Indian film directorSubramanian (GC) (died 1944), Indian soldier and George Cross recipientSubramaniya Siva (1884–1925), Indian writerSubramanya Nagarajarao , Indian authorT. Subramanian , Indian politicianT. R. Subramaniam (1929–2013), Indian musicianT. S. R. Subramanian , Indian civil servantV. Subramanian , Indian politicianV. M. Subramanian , Indian politicianV. N. Subramanian , Indian politicianVenkataraman Subramanya (born 1936), Indian cricketer
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Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (1957–2013), Indian journalistAmbi Subramaniam (born 1991), American musicianAnnapurni Subramaniam , Indian physicistArundhathi Subramaniam , Indian poetArvind Subramanian , Indian economistAvanidhar Subrahmanyam , American academicBabu Subramaniam , American television directorBachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Ravi (born 1974), Indian writerBatlagundu Subramanian Ramiah (1905–1983), Indian writerBindu Subramaniam , American musicianBouloussou Soubramanion Sastroulou (1866–1941), Indian judgeChittoor Subramaniam Pillai (1898–1975), Indian musicianChittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran (born 1956), Indian film criticChitra Subramaniam , Indian journalistDasari Subrahmanyam (born 1932), Indian authorDharmavarapu Subramanyam (1963–2013), Indian film actor and directorGopal Subramaniam , Indian lawyerKavita Subramaniam , Indian film playback singerKrishna Subramanian , American businessmanKumar Subramaniam (born 1979), Malaysian hockey playerManayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (1928–2015), Indian composerMani Subramanian , Indian businessmanMarti G. Subrahmanyam , Indian academicMurugesvaran Subramaniam , Warrant Officer of the Royal Air ForceNamini Subrahmanyam Naidu , Indian authorNatty Subramaniam , Indian cinematographerPadma Subrahmanyam (born 1943), Indian dancerPadmanabhan Subramanian Poti (1923–1998), Indian judgePalani Subramaniam Pillai (1908–1962), Indian musicianParivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan (born 1948), Indian space scientistRamya Subramanian , Indian actressRavi Subramanyam , Indian cricket umpireRavi Subramanian , Indian authorSamanth Subramanian , Indian writerSanjay Subrahmanyam (born 1961), Indian historianSanjay Subrahmanyan (born 1968), Indian musicianShashank Subramanyam , Indian musicianShiv Kumar Subramaniam , Indian actorSiva Subrahmanyam Banda (born 1951), American engineerSubrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 1955), Indian diplomatSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995), Indian physicistSubramania Bharati (1882–1921), Indian writerSubramaniam Badrinath (born 1980), Indian cricketerSubramaniam Kunanlan (born 1986), Malaysian footballerSubramaniam Mohanadas , Sri Lankan chemist and academicSubramaniam Pillai , Indian politicianSubramaniam Ramachandran , Sri Lankan journalistSubramaniam Ramadorai (born 1945), Indian engineerSubramaniam Sivapalan (c1890–1960), Ceylonese politicianSubramaniam V. Iyer (born 1957), Indian businessmanSubramaniam Veenod (born 1988), Malaysian footballerSubramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketerSubramanian Arun Prasad (born 1988), Indian chess playerSubramanian Krishnamoorthy (1929–2014), Indian authorSivapragasam Subramaniam (1970–1990), Malaysian murder victimSubramanian Swamy (born 1939), Indian politicianSubramanyan Ramaswamy , Indian politicianSunil Subramaniam (born 1967), Indian cricketerTekur Subramanyam , Indian politicianUma Subramaniam , Indian bankerVidya Subramaniam (born 1957), Indian authorVidya Subramanian , Indian musicianVijayalakshmy Subramaniam , Indian singerViji Subramaniam (1952–1995), Indian musicianVincent Subramaniam (born 1955), Singaporean football coach
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