Subrahmanyan

Notably borne by physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan is a variation of Subrahmanya, typically used in southern India. It blends the Sanskrit elements su meaning "good" and brahman meaning "devout worshipper" and may be used as an alternative name for Skanda or Kartikeya, a Hindu God of war and victory. Subramaniam and Subramanian are Tamil variants, while another notable bearer is historian Sanjay Subrahmanyan.

Pronounced soo-brah-MAH-nyan.