Thambiah () 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 Given name Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah (1929–2014), Ceylonese social anthropologist
Surname 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 Mabel Thambiah (1916 - 1987), Sri Lankan educator 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
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