Ramesh
Ramesh is a male given name among Indians and Nepalese. It is a contraction of a Sanskrit epithet of Vishnu, Ramesha, which is a conjugation of Ramā, another name of Lakshmi, and Īśa, which means power or lord. It translates to, "lord of Lakshmi". It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians.
Notable people with the name include:
- Jairam Ramesh, Indian politician
- Jithan Ramesh, Tamil cinema actor
- Ramachandran Ramesh, Indian chess grandmaster
- Sadagoppan Ramesh, Indian cricketer and film actor
- Viswashkumar Ramesh, Indo-British sole survivor of Air India Flight 171 crash.
- Ramesh, Iranian singer
- Ramesh Aravind, Kannada movie actor
- Ramesh Bhat, Kannada movie actor
- Ramesh Chennithala,, Kerala politician
- Ramesh Datla, Indian industrialist
- Ramesh Karad, Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player
- Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu, Telugu film music director
- Ramesh Ponnuru, American political commentator
- Asogan Ramesh Ramachandren, Singaporean convicted murderer
- Ramesh Rushantha, Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and deckhand
- Ramesh Sippy, Indian film producer
- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
Fictional characters
- Professor Ramesh, fictional astronomer in Kim Possible
- Ramesh Majhu fictional shopkeeper in Fags, Mags and Bags