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'''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".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=D. D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4rccspy46sC&dq=Ramesha+lord+of+Lakshmi&pg=PA55 |title=Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names |date=2005 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-8324-078-9 |pages=55 |language=en}}</ref> It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians.<ref name="names">{{cite web|url=https://www.names.org/n/ramesh/about|website=names.org|title=What Does The Name Ramesh Mean?|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref><ref name="namepedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.namepedia.org/en/firstname/Ramesh_(7900)/|title=First name Ramesh|website=NamepediA|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref><ref name="wiktionary">{{cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ramesh|title=Ramesh|website=Wiktionary|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref>
'''Ramesh'''

Ramesh is a common name. In [[Persian language|Persian]], the name is derived from [[Pahlavi language|Pahlavi]] origin "Ramishn", meaning "happiness".<ref name="cultureofiran">{{cite web|url=https://www.cultureofiran.com/iranian_girl_names.html|title=::&#124; Culture of IRAN &#124;:: Iranian Girls Names|website=cultureofiran.com|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref> It is also an Indian masculine given name, from Sanskrit, diminutive of Rameshwar, meaning "Lord/husband of Rama (the goddess Lakshmi)", an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna. It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians.<ref name="names">{{cite web|url=https://www.names.org/n/ramesh/about|website=names.org|title=What Does The Name Ramesh Mean?|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref><ref name="namepedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.namepedia.org/en/firstname/Ramesh_(7900)/|title=First name Ramesh|website=NamepediA|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref><ref name="wiktionary">{{cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ramesh|title=Ramesh|website=Wiktionary|accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref>


Notable people with the name include:
Notable people with the name include:
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==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
*Professor Ramesh, [[List of Kim Possible characters#Professor Ramesh|fictional astronomer in ''Kim Possible'']]
*Professor Ramesh, [[List of Kim Possible characters#Professor Ramesh|fictional astronomer in ''Kim Possible'']]
*Ramesh Majhu [[Fags, Mags and Bags#Cast|fictional shopkeeper in ''Fags, Mags and Bags'']]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]

Latest revision as of 21:18, 22 April 2024

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:

Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "What Does The Name Ramesh Mean?". names.org. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  3. ^ "First name Ramesh". NamepediA. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. ^ "Ramesh". Wiktionary. Retrieved 2020-12-25.

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