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Balasubramanian
பாலசுப்பிரமணியன்Say it BAA-luh-soob-ruh-MUN-ee-un
- Meaning today
- Young Subramanya, child Murugan
- Original meaning
- "the child Subrahmanya (Murugan)" Tamil Lexicon, p. 1517
- Say it
- BAA-luh-soob-ruh-MUN-ee-un
- Written
- பாலசுப்பிரமணியன்
- Other spellings
- Balasubramaniam, Balasubramaniyan, Balasubrahmanyam
Balasubramanian
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Balasubramanian meaning
Balasubramanian (பாலசுப்பிரமணியன்) is a Tamil boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Tamil usage).
The child Subrahmanya (Murugan)
Also used to mean: young Subramanya, child Murugan
Balasubramanian (பாலசுப்பிரமணியன்) is the Tamil form of Sanskrit Bālasubrahmaṇya, "the child Subrahmanya". Monier-Williams gives subrahmaṇya as "very kind or dear to Brāhmans" and as a name of Skanda, and the Tamil Lexicon records cuppiramaṇiyaṉ as Skanda, the god Murugan. Bāla means a child. The name honours Murugan in his young form and is used mainly in Tamil Nadu, often shortened to Balu or Bala. Telugu speakers write it Balasubrahmanyam, as in the singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1517 · entry cuppiramaṇiyaṉ (சுப்பிரமணியன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, cuppiramaṇiyaṉ, p. 1517 · Monier-Williams, su-brahmaṇya, p. 1229 · Wikipedia, Balasubramaniam
Famous namesakes
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, playback singer (Telugu spelling)
How the name is built
- Bala பாலன்: child (from Sanskrit bāla)
Tamil Lexicon 2629 - Subrahmanya सुब्रह्मण्य: very kind or dear to Brahmins; a name of Skanda (Kārttikeya)
Monier-Williams 1229
Spellings
Balasubramanian · Balasubramaniam · Balasubramaniyan · Balasubrahmanyam