Subramaniam, Subrahmaniam, Subramaniam or Subramanian (; ) is a

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. Due to the South Indian tradition of using

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for males and females. The etymology of the name is from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

; however, a common translation is "pure, white, fresh", or "clarity in full". Proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words ''su-bra-'' (), 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 Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

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Karthikeya Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...

, also known as Kumara or Murugan. 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 Chidambaram Subramaniam (commonly known as CS) (30 January 1910 – 7 November 2000), was an Indian politician and independence activist. He served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the union cabinet. He later served as the Go ...

(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 (1931–1993), 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 Musiri Subramanian Iyer (9 April 1899 – 25 March 1975) was a Carnatic vocalist whose stage performing career spanned the 1920s to the 1940s. After retirement from the stage, he remained an iconic figure in Carnatic music as a dedicated teach ...

, Indian singer * N. Subramanian, Indian politician * N. Subramanian Chettiar, Indian politician * O. Subramanian, Indian politician * Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad, Malayalam poet *

P. Subramaniam Padmanabha Subramaniam (19 February 1910 – 4 October 1979) was an Indian film producer, film director, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. He is the founder of Merryland Studio (established in 1951), the second film studio in Kerala. Fr ...

, Indian film director *

Patnam Subramania Iyer Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845 – July 31, 1902) was a composer and singer of Carnatic music. Subramaniya Iyer followed the traditions of the great composer Tyagaraja. He has left behind almost one hundred compositions. Subramaniya Iyer was bor ...

, 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 Subramaniam s/o Sinniah (; 6 October 1944 – 5 July 2022), or S. Subramaniam as he was known to his supporters, was a Malaysian politician of Indian origin who was a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruli ...

(1944–2022), Malaysian politician *

Subramaniam Siva Subramaniam Siva is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Tamil film industry. Career Directing Subramaniam Siva made his debut with the romantic comedy ''Thiruda Thirudi'' in 2003, featuring Dhanush and Chaya Singh. The success ...

, Indian film director * Subramanian (GC) (died 1944), Indian soldier and George Cross recipient *

Subramaniya Siva Subramaniya Siva (4 October 1884 – 23 July 1925) was an Indian freedom fighter, writer and pure Tamil movement activist during the Indian independence movement. Life Subramaniya Siva was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family at Batlagundu ne ...

(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 Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013), better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema. A.V.S. was known particula ...

(1957–2013), Indian journalist * Ambi Subramaniam (born 1991), American musician * Annapurni Subramaniam, Indian physicist *

Arundhathi Subramaniam Arundhathi Subramaniam is an Indian poet and author, who has written about culture and spirituality. Life and career Subramaniam is a poet and writer based in Mumbai. She is the author of 13 books of poetry and prose. She has received the Ra ...

, Indian poet * Arvind Subramanian, Indian economist *

Avanidhar Subrahmanyam Avanidhar Subrahmanyam (born September 16, 1962) is the Goldyne and Irwin Hearsh Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He is known for his research in stoc ...

, 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 Chittoor Subramanyam (22 June 1898 – 18 Oct 1975) was an Indian carnatic musician.Chittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran (born 1956), Indian film critic * Chitra Subramaniam, Indian journalist * Dasari Subrahmanyam (born 1932), Indian author *

Dharmavarapu Subramanyam Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film industry. ...

(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 *

Natty Subramaniam Natarajan "Natty" Subramaniam ( born 23 June 1971) is an Indian cinematographer and actor who has worked in blockbuster and highly acclaimed Hindi and Tamil films. As an actor, he achieved recognition through his performance as a con artist in ...

, 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 Ramya Subramanian, also known as VJ Ramya, is an Indian actress and television host, who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. Early life Ramya was born in Thanjavur. She completed her schooling in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan till 10th ...

, Indian actress * Ravi Subramanyam, Indian cricket umpire * Ravi Subramanian, Indian author * Samanth Subramanian, Indian writer *

Sanjay Subrahmanyam Sanjay Subrahmanyam (born 21 May 1961) is an Indian American historian of the early modern period. He is the author of several books and publications. He holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at UCLA which he joined i ...

(born 1961), Indian historian * Sanjay Subrahmanyan (born 1968), Indian musician * Shashank Subramanyam, Indian musician *

Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (23 December 1959 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian actor and screenwriter who is known for his role as the leading industrial tycoon I. M. Virani in the Indian television serial '' Mukti Bandhan'' on Colors channel. H ...

, Indian actor * Siva Subrahmanyam Banda (born 1951), American engineer *

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955), better known as S. Jaishankar, is an Indian politician and retired diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service, Indian foreign service (IFS) who has held the office of the Minister of External Affairs ...

(born 1955), Indian diplomat *

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (; 19 October 1910 – 21 August 1995) was an Indian Americans, Indian-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to the scientific knowledge about the structure of stars, stellar evolution and ...

(1910–1995), Indian physicist *

Subramania Bharati Subramania Bharati (Born Chinnaswami Subramaniyan; 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was an Indian writer, poet, journalist, teacher, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title ''Bharati'' for hi ...

(1882–1921), Indian writer *

Subramaniam Badrinath Subramaniam Badrinath (born 30 August 1980) is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team and was named in the 30 m ...

(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 * Sivapragasam Subramaniam (1970–1990), Malaysian murder victim *

Subramanian Swamy Subramanian Swamy (born 15 September 1939) is an Indian politician, economist and statistician. Before joining politics, he was a professor of Mathematical Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is known for his Hindu ...

(born 1939), Indian politician * Subramanyan Ramaswamy, Indian politician * Sunil Subramaniam (born 1967), Indian cricketer *

Tekur Subramanyam Tekur Subramanyam () was an Indian Freedom fighter#Freedom fighter, Freedom Fighter and politician from Bellary, India. For his involvement in the Indian independence movement, Independence Movement, he was jailed several times by the British Raj ...

, 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 Vincent Subramaniam (born 28 January 1955) is a Singaporean football coach. Educated at Victoria School, Vincent was most recently in charge of Bhutan national team as their technical director. Vincent was the national coach of the Singapore ...

(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 ''Subramanyam For Sale'' is a 2014 Telugu language, Telugu-language action film, action romantic comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar, produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Murali ...

'', 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 Subramanya is a village located in Kadaba Taluk in Dakshina Kannada, India. The Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is located here. It is about from Mangalore, connected by train and road. It was originally named "Kukke Pattana". Pilgrim centre The v ...

, village in Karnataka * Subramanyapuram, village in Tamil Nadu

Temples

* Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple,

Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...

, Tamil Nadu * Thiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu * Thiruttani Subramaniya Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu *

Ghati Subramanya Ghati Subramanya (Kannada: ಘಾಟಿ ಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯ) is a Hindu temple, situated in the village of Sri Subamanya Ghati near Tubagere, Doddaballapura, Karnataka, India. It is 60 km from the city of Bangalore and is a popula ...

, Karnataka * * Kukke Subramanya Temple, Karnataka

References

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