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Subrahmanyan

Pronunciation Cuppiramaṇiyam
Gender Male
Language(s) Tamil
Telugu
Region of origin Southern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
Alternative spelling Subrahmanyam
Subrahmanyan
Subramania
Subramanian
Subramaniya
Subramanyam
Subramanyan
Derived Murugan
See also Balasubramaniam

Subramaniam, Subramanyam or Subramanian (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம்; Telugu: సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం) is a given name for a South Indian male. Due the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from merging two common Sanskrit/Tamil words supri-ya (), meaning "good" or "dear," and mani-ya, meaning jewel; the name translates loosely as "worthy jewel". Other mistranslations such as "dear to brahmins" are widespread. Subramaniam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan.


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