Thurairajah or Thurairaja ( ta, துரைராஜா, translit=Turairājā) is a
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. Due to the
Tamil tradition of using
patronymic surnames it may also be a
surname for males and females.
Notable people
Given name
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A. Thurairajah
Alagiah Thurairajah ( ta, அழகையா துரைராசா ''Aḻakaiyā Turairācā''; 10 November 1934 – 11 June 1994) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Early life and famil ...
(1934–1994), Sri Lankan academic
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Chelliah Thurairaja, Sri Lankan army officer
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S. Thurairaja, Sri Lankan judge
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V. S. Thurairajah (1927–2011), Sri Lankan architect
Surname
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Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu
Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu (15 August 1915 – 23 June 1983) was a Tamil poet, editor, critic and publisher, who for many years played a significant part on the literary scenes of London and New York City. He founded in 1939 the resp ...
(1915–1983), Sri Lankan poet
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Thurairajah Raviharan, Sri Lankan politician
See also
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Tamil masculine given names
Masculine given names