Subramaniam

Subramaniam (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம் or சுப்ரமணியம்; Telugu: సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం) is a South Indian name. It is also be spelled Subramanian or Subramanyam. The name is derived from the Sanskrit words su (सु), meaning "good" or "dear," and bramanian, meaning brahmin; the name translates loosely as "dear to Brahmins."

It may refer to the following:

  • The Hindu god Murugan, worshipped especially in South India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia.
  • L. Subramaniam, Indian violinist
  • Surain Subramaniam, American political scientist
  • S. Subramaniam, a Malaysian politician
  • Chidambaram Subramaniam, an Indian agriculturalist
  • Subramanian (GC), the first Indian to be awarded the George Cross
  • Subramamiam v. DPP 1 WLR 956 (PC) (on appeal from Malaya), the English common law case which defines the rule against hearsay.
  • E. M. Subramaniam, Indian ghatamist
  • Subramanyam Dharmavarapu, Telugu film actor and director