Thiagarajah or Thiyagarajah (Tamil: தியாகராஜா, romanized: Tiyākarājā) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
| Pronunciation | Tiyākarājā |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Tamil |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Thiyagarajah Thyagaraja Tyagaraja |
Notable people
editGiven name
edit- Tyagaraja (1767-1847), Indian composer
- A. Thiagarajah (1916–1981), Sri Lankan politician
- M. Thiyagarajah, Sri Lankan politician
- M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai, Indian politician
- M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (1910-1959), Indian actor
Surname
edit- Chelvy Thiyagarajah (died 1991), Sri Lankan poet
- Daniel Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan bishop
- J. Tyagaraja (born 1895), Ceylonese politician
- Thiyagarajah Maheswaran (1966–2008), Sri Lankan politician
See also
edit- Thyagaiah (1946 film), 1946 Indian film about Tyagaraja
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- All pages with titles containing Thiyagarajah
- All pages with titles containing Thyagaraja
- All pages with titles containing Tyagaraja
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