Thurairajah
Appearance
Pronunciation | Turairājā |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Origin | |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Thurairaja |
Thurairajah or Thurairaja (Tamil: துரைராஜா, romanized: Turairājā) 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.
Notable people
[edit]Given name
[edit]- A. Thurairajah (1934–1994), Sri Lankan academic
- Chelliah Thurairaja, Sri Lankan army officer
- S. Thurairaja, Sri Lankan judge
- V. S. Thurairajah (1927–2011), Sri Lankan architect
Surname
[edit]- Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu (1915–1983), Sri Lankan poet
- Thurairajah Raviharan, Sri Lankan politician