Thambiah (Tamil: தம்பையா) 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 | Tampaiyā |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Tamil |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Tambiah Tambyah Thambaiyah Thambiayah |
Notable people
editGiven name
edit- Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah (1929–2014), Ceylonese social anthropologist
Surname
edit- Alfred Thambiayah (1903–2009), Ceylonese businessman and politician
- H. D. Thambiah (1926–1992), Ceylonese lawyer and judge
- H. W. Thambiah (1906–1997), Ceylonese academic, diplomat, lawyer and judge
- Leaena Tambyah (1937–2023), Singaporean special education advocate
- R. R. Crossette-Thambiah, Ceylonese lawyer
- Thambiah Ahambaram (1913–1962), Ceylonese politician
- Tambyah Murugaser (1924–1994), Sri Lankan sportsman and sports administrator
- Thambiah Nadaraja (1917–2004), Sri Lankan lawyer and academic
- Thambiah Pathmanathan (born 1956), Singaporean footballer
- Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam (1895–1966), Ceylonese lawyer and politician
- Winslow Thambiah Ivers Alagaratnam (1895–1977), Ceylonese civil engineer
See also
edit- All pages with titles containing Tambiah
- All pages with titles containing Tambyah
- All pages with titles containing Thambiah
- All pages with titles containing Thambaiyah
- All pages with titles containing Thambiayah
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