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Subramaniam
சுப்பிரமணியம்
సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం
PronunciationCuppiramaṇiyam
GenderMale
Language(s)Tamil
Telugu
Origin
Region of originSouthern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
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Alternative spellingSubrahmanyam
Subrahmanyan
Subramania
Subramanian
Subramaniya
Subramanyam
Subramanyan
DerivedMurugan
See alsoBalasubramaniam

Subramaniam or Subramanian (Template:Lang-ta; Template:Lang-te) is a given name for a male South Indians. 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 (सु), 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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