Subramaniam
Subramaniam, Subrahmaniam, Subramaniam or Subramanian (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம்; Telugu: శుబ్రహ్మనియమం) 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), meaning "white, clear" or "transparent," and 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.
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Tamil Telugu |
Origin | |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Subrahmanyam Subrahmanyan Subramania Subramanian Subramaniya Subramanyam Subramanyan |
Derived | Murugan |
See also | Balasubramaniam |
In Telugu, Subrahmaniam or Subramaniam is the transliteration of the name (closer to the Sanskrit root word).
Notable people
- A. L. Subramanian, Indian politician
- Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000), Indian politician
- E. M. Subramaniam (1948–2015), Indian musician
- G. Subramania Iyer (1855–1916), Indian journalist
- K. Subrahmanyam (1929–2011), Indian strategist
- K. A. Subramaniam (1931–1989), Sri Lankan politician
- Ka. Naa. Subramanyam (1912–1988), Indian author
- K. G. Subramanyan (1924–2016), Indian artist
- Kandala Subrahmanyam (1920–2018), Indian lawyer
- Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam (1904–1971), Indian film director
- L. Subramaniam (born 1947), Indian musician
- M. Arun Subramanian, Indian politician
- M. Subramaniam, Indian politician
- M. G. Subramaniam (born 1932), Indian cricket umpire
- M. M. Subramaniam (c. 1870–1945), Ceylonese politician
- M.P.Subramaniam, Indian politician
- Mas Subramanian, Indian chemist
- Mukkur N. Subramanian, Indian politician
- Musiri Subramania Iyer, Indian singer
- N. Subramanian, Indian politician
- N. Subramanian Chettiar, Indian politician
- O. Subramanian, Indian politician
- Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad, Malayalam poet
- P. Subramaniam, Indian film director
- P S Subramanyam (born 1950), Indian scientist
- Patnam Subramania Iyer, Indian music composer
- R. C. Subramanian, Indian politician
- Sattur A. G. Subramaniam (1916–1977), Indian musician
- P. V. Subramaniam (1917–2007), Indian music critic
- S. Pakkur Subramanyan, Indian politician
- S. Subramania Iyer (1842–1924), Indian lawyer
- S. Subramaniam (footballer) (born 1985), Malaysian footballer
- Subramaniam Chettiar (1901–1975), Indian journalist
- Subramaniam Iswaran (born 1962), Singaporean politician
- Subramaniam Sathasivam (born 1953), Malaysian politician
- Subramaniam Sinniah (born 1944), Malaysian politician
- Subramaniam Siva, Indian film director
- Subramanian (GC) (died 1944), Indian soldier and George Cross recipient
- Subramaniya Siva (1884–1925), Indian writer
- Subramanya Nagarajarao, Indian author
- T. Subramanian, Indian politician
- T. R. Subramaniam (1929–2013), Indian musician
- T. S. R. Subramanian, Indian civil servant
- V. Subramanian, Indian politician
- V. M. Subramanian, Indian politician
- V. N. Subramanian, Indian politician
- Venkataraman Subramanya (born 1936), Indian cricketer
Surname
- Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (1957–2013), Indian journalist
- Ambi Subramaniam (born 1991), American musician
- Annapurni Subramaniam, Indian physicist
- Arundhathi Subramaniam, Indian poet
- Arvind Subramanian, Indian economist
- Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, American academic
- Babu Subramaniam, American television director
- Bachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Ravi (born 1974), Indian writer
- Batlagundu Subramanian Ramiah (1905–1983), Indian writer
- Bindu Subramaniam, American musician
- Bouloussou Soubramanion Sastroulou (1866–1941), Indian judge
- Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai (1898–1975), Indian musician
- Chittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran (born 1956), Indian film critic
- Chitra Subramaniam, Indian journalist
- Dasari Subrahmanyam (born 1932), Indian author
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (1963–2013), Indian film actor and director
- Gopal Subramaniam, Indian lawyer
- Kavita Subramaniam, Indian film playback singer
- Krishna Subramanian, American businessman
- Kumar Subramaniam (born 1979), Malaysian hockey player
- Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (1928–2015), Indian composer
- Mani Subramanian, Indian businessman
- Marti G. Subrahmanyam, Indian academic
- Murugesvaran Subramaniam, Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force
- Namini Subrahmanyam Naidu, Indian author
- Natarajan Subramaniam, Indian cinematographer
- Padma Subrahmanyam (born 1943), Indian dancer
- Padmanabhan Subramanian Poti (1923–1998), Indian judge
- Palani Subramaniam Pillai (1908–1962), Indian musician
- Parivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan (born 1948), Indian space scientist
- Ramya Subramanian, Indian actress
- Ravi Subramanyam, Indian cricket umpire
- Ravi Subramanian, Indian author
- Samanth Subramanian, Indian writer
- Sanjay Subrahmanyam (born 1961), Indian historian
- Sanjay Subrahmanyan (born 1968), Indian musician
- Shashank Subramanyam, Indian musician
- Shiv Kumar Subramaniam, Indian actor
- Siva Subrahmanyam Banda (born 1951), American engineer
- Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 1955), Indian diplomat
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995), Indian physicist
- Subramania Bharati (1882–1921), Indian writer
- Subramaniam Badrinath (born 1980), Indian cricketer
- Subramaniam Kunanlan (born 1986), Malaysian footballer
- Subramaniam Mohanadas, Sri Lankan chemist and academic
- Subramaniam Pillai, Indian politician
- Subramaniam Ramachandran, Sri Lankan journalist
- Subramaniam Ramadorai (born 1945), Indian engineer
- Subramaniam Sivapalan (c1890–1960), Ceylonese politician
- Subramaniam V. Iyer (born 1957), Indian businessman
- Subramaniam Veenod (born 1988), Malaysian footballer
- Subramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 1988), Indian chess player
- Subramanian Krishnamoorthy (1929–2014), Indian author
- Subramanian Swamy (born 1939), Indian politician
- Subramanyan Ramaswamy, Indian politician
- Sunil Subramaniam (born 1967), Indian cricketer
- Tekur Subramanyam, Indian politician
- Uma Subramaniam, Indian banker
- Vidya Subramaniam (born 1957), Indian author
- Vidya Subramanian, Indian musician
- Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam, Indian singer
- Viji Subramaniam (1952–1995), Indian musician
- Vincent Subramaniam (born 1955), Singaporean football coach
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Other uses
Films
- Ganesha Subramanya, 1992 Kannada film
- Ravi Subramanyam, 2014 Telugu film
- Santosh Subramaniam, 2008 Tamil film
- Subramanyam for Sale, 2015 Telugu film
- Subramaniya Swamy, 1994 Tamil film
- Yevade Subramanyam, 2015 Telugu film
Characters
- Caleb Subramanian, a character introduced in Season 4 of The Walking Dead.
Places
- Subramanya, Karnataka, village in Karnataka
- Subramanyapuram, village in Tamil Nadu
Temples
- Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Thiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu
- Thiruttani Subramaniya Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu
- Ghati Subramanya, Karnataka
- Kukke Subramanya Temple, Karnataka
See also
- All pages with titles containing Subrahmanyam
- All pages with titles containing Subrahmanyan
- All pages with titles containing Subramaniam
- All pages with titles containing Subramanian
- All pages with titles containing Subramanyam
- All pages with titles containing Subramanyan