Vaidyanathan
வைத்தியநாதன்Pronunciation| Vaittiyanātaṉ

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Gender| Male
Language(s)| Tamil
Origin
Region of origin| Southern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spelling| Vaithianathan

Vaidyanathan or Vaithianathan (Tamil: வைத்தியநாதன்) 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

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### Given name

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* Kanthiah Vaithianathan (1896–1965), Ceylonese civil servant
* Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (1935–2008), Indian classical music violinist
* L. Vaidyanathan (1942–2007), Indian musicologist
* L. V. Vaidyanathan (1928–2000), Indian soil scientist
* M. Vaithianathan, Indian politician
* P. P. Vaidyanathan (born 1954), Indian academic
* S. R. D. Vaidyanathan (1929–2013), Indian musician
* Sunil Vaidyanathan (born 1976), Indian author
* Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (born 1963), Indian mridangam artist
* V. Vaidyanathan (born 1968), Indian businessman

### Surname

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* Ameya Vaidyanathan (born 1996), Indian racing driver
* Ananth Vaidyanathan (born 1957), Indian singing trainer
* Anu Vaidyanathan (born 1983/4), Indian triathlete
* Arun Vaidyanathan, Indian-American film director
* Ganesh Vaidyanathan (born 1956), American academic
* Nirupama Vaidyanathan (born 1976), Indian tennis player
* Rama Vaidyanathan, Indian bharatnatyam artist
* Rhema Vaithianathan, New Zealand academic
* Saroja Vaidyanathan (1937–2023), Indian choreographer
* Suresh Vaidyanathan (born 1966), Indian performing artist
* Vaithianathan Navaratnam (1909–2006), Ceylonese politician
* Vaidyanathan Thirunavukkarasu (1926–2008), Singaporean journalist
* Vaithianathan Venkatasubramanian, American academic
* Vasantha Vaidyanathan (1937–2018), Sri Lankan broadcaster
* Vinodhini Vaidyanathan (born 1981), Indian actress

## See also

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* Vaidyanathapura
* All pages with titles containing Vaidyanathan
* All pages with titles containing Vaithianathan

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