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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Subramaniam<br />{{lang|ta|சுப்பிரமணியம்}}<br />{{lang|te|సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం}}
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| gender        = Male
| meaning       = dear to Brahmins,used as a name of son of hindu god Shiva
| region        = Southern India<br />North-eastern Sri Lanka
| language      = Tamil<br />Telugu
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| alternative spelling = Subrahmanyam<br />Subrahmanyan<br />Subramania<br />Subramanian<br />Subramaniya<br />Subramanyam<br />Subramanyan
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| derived       = [[Murugan]]
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| seealso       = [[Balasubramaniam]]
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'''Subramaniam''', '''Subrahmaniam''', '''Subramaniam''' or '''Subramanian''' ({{langx|ta|சுப்பிரமணியம்}}; {{langx|te|సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం}}) is a [[South India]]n male [[given name]]. Due to the [[Indian name#South Indian names|South Indian tradition]] of using [[patronymic surname]]s it may also be a [[surname]] for males and females. The etymology of the name is from [[Sanskrit]]; however, a common translation is "pure, white, fresh", or "clarity in full". Proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words ''su-bra-'' ({{lang|sa|[[wikt:सु|सु]]}}), meaning "white, clear" or "transparent," and ''ani-ya'', meaning [[Person|wearing]]; the name translates precisely as "person with Transparent Qualities or GOD". Subramania is one of the many names of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Kartikeya|Karthikeya]], 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]] (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]], 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
* [[Patnam Subramania Iyer]], Indian music composer
* [[R. C. Subramanian]], Indian politician
* [[Sattur A. G. Subramaniam]] (1916–1977), Indian musician
* [[Subbudu|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
* [[S. Iswaran|Subramaniam Iswaran]] (born 1962), Singaporean politician
* [[Subramaniam Sathasivam]] (born 1953), Malaysian politician
* [[Subramaniam Sinniah]] (1944–2022), 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===
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* [[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
* [[B. V. S. Ravi|Bachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Ravi]] (born 1974), Indian writer
* [[B. S. Ramiah|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
* [[C. S. Venkiteswaran|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
* [[M. S. Viswanathan|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]], Indian cinematographer
* [[Padma Subrahmanyam]] (born 1943), Indian dancer
* [[Padmanabhan Subramanian Poti]] (1923–1998), Indian judge
* [[Palani Subramaniam Pillai]] (1908–1962), Indian musician
* [[P. S. Veeraraghavan|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 S. Banda|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
* [[S. Kunanlan|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
* [[S. Sivapalan|Subramaniam Sivapalan]] (c1890–1960), Ceylonese politician
* [[Subramaniam V. Iyer]] (born 1957), Indian businessman
* [[S. Veenod|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]] (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

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==Other uses==

===Films===
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* ''[[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
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===Characters===
* Caleb Subramanian, a character introduced in Season 4 of [[The Walking Dead (TV Series)|The Walking Dead]].

===Places===
* [[Subramanya, Karnataka]], village in Karnataka
* [[Subramanyapuram]], village in Tamil Nadu

===Temples===
* [[Thiruparankundram Murugan temple|Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple]], [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu
*[[Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur|Thiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy temple]], Tamil Nadu
*[[Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruttani|Thiruttani Subramaniya Swamy temple]], Tamil Nadu
*[[Ghati Subramanya]], Karnataka
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* [[Kukke Subramanya Temple]], Karnataka

==See also==
* {{In title|Subrahmanyam}}
* {{In title|Subrahmanyan}}
* {{In title|Subramaniam}}
* {{In title|Subramanian}}
* {{In title|Subramanyam}}
* {{In title|Subramanyan}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Tamil masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Telugu names]]