The baby name Subbaraya is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/sub.baˈra.ja/', 'anglicized': 'SOOB-buh-RAH-yuh'}.
Subbaraya is Kannada in Origin.
The baby name Subbaraya is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/sub.baˈra.ja/', 'anglicized': 'SOOB-buh-RAH-yuh'}.
Subbaraya is Kannada in Origin.
Subbaraya is a South Indian masculine theophoric name. It combines Subba, a vernacular short form of Sanskrit Subrahmanya (an epithet of the deity Skanda/Murugan; su good + brahmanya pertaining to sacred knowledge/devout), with raya/rayan, a title meaning lord/king derived from Sanskrit raja and used as an honorific in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil. The sense is lordly/kingly Subrahmanya, or one belonging to Lord Subrahmanya.
In use across Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada communities since at least the late medieval to colonial periods, it appears in records of scholars, musicians, and administrators. Noted bearers include the Carnatic composer Subbaraya Shastri and Madras Presidency leaders P. Subbarayan and V. Subbarayalu Reddiar. Common variants are Subbarayya and Subbaraiya (Kannada), Subbarayan (Tamil), and Subbarayudu/Subbarayalu (Telugu); feminine forms like Subbarayamma occur regionally. Nicknames include Subba and Subbu. Today it survives as a given or patronymic element, often preceding a family name.
Subbaraya is exceptionally rare. Across 1 country, we found just 1 recorded use of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
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