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Subrahmanya name meaning
“very dear to Brahmins; kind to Brahmins”
- Letters
- 11
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Telugu scriptసుబ్రహ్మణ్య
Subrahmanya is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'very dear to Brahmins', and also a name of Kartikeya.
What does Subrahmanya mean?
Very dear to Brahmins; kind to Brahmins
In Malay: sangat disayangi oleh Brahmin; baik kepada Brahmin
About the name Subrahmanya
Subrahmanya is a Sanskrit word made of su ('good') and brahmaṇya ('friendly to Brahmins'). In Sanskrit it is also a name of Kartikeya. Tamil forms such as Subramanian and Subrahmanyan descend from it.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Sub-rah-man-ya |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Telugu script | సుబ్రహ్మణ్య |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: सुब्रह्मण्य (Sanskrit) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Arumugam♂Six-faced
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Balakrishnan♂Child Krishna
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Thirumurugan♂Sacred Murugan
- Abid♂Worshipper
- Alwar♂One deep in meditation on the attributes of the Supreme Being
- Archit♂Worshipped
- Avatar♂Incarnation of a deity
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