Ponnambalam Explained

Ponnambalam பொன்னம்பலம்
Pronunciation:	Poṉṉampalam
Gender:	Male
Region:	Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka
Language:	Tamil
Alternative Spelling:	Ponnampalam

Ponnambalam or Ponnampalam (Tamil: பொன்னம்பலம்) 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.

Given name

• Ponnambalam (actor) (born 1963), Indian actor
• A. Ponnambalam (1814–1887), Ceylonese colonial-era government functionary
• Cathiravelu Ponnambalam, Ceylonese politician
• G. G. Ponnambalam (1901–1977), Ceylonese politician and lawyer
• V. Ponnambalam (1930–1994), Sri Lankan politician and teacher

Surname

• Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician
• Kaarthigesar Ponnambalam Ratnam (1914–2010), Ceylonese politician and academic
• Kumar Ponnambalam (1938–2000), Sri Lankan politician and lawyer
• Ponnambalam Arunachalam (1853–1924), Ceylonese statesman
• Ponnambalam Kandiah (1914–1960), Ceylonese politician
• Ponnambalam Kumaraswamy (1930–1988), Indian hydrologist
• Ponnambalam Nagalingam, Ceylonese politician
• Ponnambalam Ramanathan (1851–1930), Ceylonese politician
• Ponnambalam Selvarasa (born 1946), Sri Lankan politician
• Satchi Ponnambalam (1935–1999), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge