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Subrahmanyan name meaning
“very dear to Brahmins; kind to Brahmins”
- Letters
- 12
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptசுப்பிரமணியன்
- Malayalam scriptസുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ
Subrahmanyan is a boy's name, a form of Subrahmanya meaning 'very dear to Brahmins'.
What does Subrahmanyan mean?
Very dear to Brahmins; kind to Brahmins
In Malay: sangat disayangi oleh Brahmin; baik kepada Brahmin
About the name Subrahmanyan
Subrahmanyan is a form of Subrahmanya, a Sanskrit word from su ('good') and brahmaṇya ('friendly to Brahmins'). Subrahmanya is also a name of Kartikeya. It is written சுப்பிரமணியன் in Tamil and സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ in Malayalam.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Sub-rah-man-yan |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Tamil script | சுப்பிரமணியன் |
|---|---|
| Malayalam script | സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ |
Sources
- Wiktionary: सुब्रह्मण्य (Sanskrit) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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- Balakrishnan♂Child Krishna
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
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- Abid♂Worshipper
- Alwar♂One deep in meditation on the attributes of the Supreme Being
- Archit♂Worshipped
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