Ponniah is a
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
surname. From Tamil ''pon''- ‘gold’ + -''aiah'' an honorific suffix meaning ‘father’ (Sanskrit ''ārya'').
Notable people with the surname include:
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Joseph Ponniah
Right Reverend Joseph Ponniah (born 12 October 1952) is a Sri Lanka Tamil priest and the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Batticaloa.
Early life
Ponniah was born on 12 October 1952 in Thannamunai in eastern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph' ...
(born 1952), Sri Lanka Roman Catholic bishop
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Mano Ponniah (born 1943), Sri Lankan architect, engineer, and cricketer
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Rennis Ponniah, Singaporean Anglican bishop
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Tamil masculine given names
Masculine given names