Ramesh
Ramesh is a male given name among Indians. It is a contraction of a Sanskrit epithet of Vishnu, Ramesha (Rameśa), which is a conjugation of Ramā, another name of Lakshmi, and Īśa, which means power or lord. It translates to, "lord of Lakshmi".[1] It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians.[2][3][4]
Notable people with the name include:
- Jairam Ramesh (born 1954), Indian politician
- Jithan Ramesh (born 1981), Tamil cinema actor
- Ramachandran Ramesh (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster
- Sadagoppan Ramesh (born 1975), Indian cricketer and film actor
- Ramesh Aravind (born 1964), Kannada movie actor
- Ramesh Bhat, Kannada movie actor
- Ramesh Chennithala, (born 1956), Kerala politician
- Ramesh Datla, Indian industrialist
- Ramesh Karad (born 1968), Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Ramesh Krishnan (born 1961), Indian tennis player
- Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1987), Telugu film music director
- Ramesh Ponnuru (born 1974), American political commentator
- Asogan Ramesh Ramachandren (c. 1973–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer
- Ramesh Rushantha ( born 1983), Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and deckhand
- Ramesh Sippy (born 1947), Indian film producer
- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
Fictional characters[edit]
- Professor Ramesh, fictional astronomer in Kim Possible
- Ramesh Majhu fictional shopkeeper in Fags, Mags and Bags
References[edit]
- ^ Sharma, D. D. (2005). Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names. Mittal Publications. p. 55. ISBN 978-81-8324-078-9.
- ^ "What Does The Name Ramesh Mean?". names.org. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "First name Ramesh". NamepediA. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Ramesh". Wiktionary. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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