name
Muttiah
moo-TYAH
muːˈtjɑːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Muttiah
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sinhalese/Tamil (Sri Lanka)
- Meaning
- a name with Tamil roots widely used among Sri Lankan Tamil communities and the broader cricketing world, from the Tamil muthu (pearl) combined with a Tamil patronymic or honorific form; the name is most celebrated as the given name of Muttiah Muralitharan (born 1972), widely regarded as the greatest spin bowler in cricket history, who took 800 Test wickets — more than any other bowler — with his extraordinary off-spin bowling delivered through a unique and often controversial bowling action; Muralitharan is a Tamil Sri Lankan from Kandy who played for Sri Lanka during the civil war period and became a symbol of unity transcending the island's ethnic division; his extraordinary career made the name Muttiah globally recognisable in cricketing contexts
- Gender
- male
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