Subramaniam

Subramaniam
சுப்பிரமணியம்
సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం
Gender	Male
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

Subramaniam, Subrahmanyam, Subramanyam 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 "dear to Brahamam", or "of good deeds". An alternative proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words supri-ya (सु), meaning "good" or "dear," and man-ya, meaning jewel; the name translates loosely as "worthy jewel". Subramaniam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Karthikeya, also known as Kumara or Murugan.

In Telugu, Subrahmanyam or Subramanyam is the transliteration of the name (closer to the Sanskrit root word).

Notable people

Given name

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 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
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

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