# Deepak > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deepak > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deepak.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak > Source revision: 1338456556 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{use Indian English|date=October 2022}} [[File:Diya.jpg|thumb|A basic earthen oil [diya](/source/Diya_(lamp)) used for Diwali]] {{For|the Indian company|Deepak Nitrite}} '''Deepak''' ({{lang|hi|दीपक}} / {{lang|ur|دیپک}}), a [Hindi](/source/Hindi) word meaning "lamp" from the [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) source word for light,{{cite book|author=Jhaver P. Shreenivas|title=Spiritual Heritage and Cultural Symbols of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r6Rn3DXrwusC&pg=PT120|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7224-736-2|pages=120–}} is a masculine given name and a surname. Names like Deepa (now commonly also used for females), Deepika (female), Deepthi (female), Deepam (male), and Deepali (female) are related to Deepak. * Deepak (male) – a lamp or candle; meaning one who gives light on his own behalf * Deepa (male) – a lamp * Deep (male) – wick/flame of the lamp; Hindi/north Indian derivation of Sanskrit "Deepa" (male) * Deepankar (male) – one who lights lamps * Deependra (male) – lord of light * Deepit (male) – lighted * Deepanjali (female) – offerings of lamps * Deepmala (female) – garland of lamps, tower of lamps * Deepali (female) – collection of lamps * Deepika (female) – a little light * Deepamalika (female) – garland of lamps * Deepunja (male) – light of a lamp * Deepti/Deepthi (female) – glow, shine * Deepanshu (male) – glow ==Given name== * [Deepak Bohara](/source/Deepak_Bohara), Nepalese politician * [Deepak Chahar](/source/Deepak_Chahar) (born 1992), Indian cricketer * [Deepak Chopra](/source/Deepak_Chopra) (born 1946), Indian-American writer and new age alternative medicine promoter * [Deepak Dev](/source/Deepak_Dev) (born 1978), Indian composer * [Deepak Dinkar](/source/Deepak_Dinkar) (born 1979), Indian actor * [Deepak Kumar (historian)](/source/Deepak_Kumar_(historian)) (born 1952), Indian historian * [Deepak Kumar (physicist)](/source/Deepak_Kumar_(physicist)) (1946–2016), Indian physicist and professor * [Deepak Kumar (sport shooter)](/source/Deepak_Kumar_(sport_shooter)) (born 1987), Indian sport shooter * [Deepak Mondal](/source/Deepak_Mondal), Indian footballer * [Deepak Obhrai](/source/Deepak_Obhrai), Canadian politician * [Deepak Parashar](/source/Deepak_Parashar) (born 1952), Indian actor * [Deepak Perwani](/source/Deepak_Perwani) (born 1973), Pakistani fashion designer and actor * [Deepak Prakash](/source/Deepak_Prakash) (born 1989), Indian politician * [Deepak Sharma (disambiguation)](/source/Deepak_Sharma_(disambiguation)) * [Deepak Shirke](/source/Deepak_Shirke) (born 1957), Indian actor * [Deepak Thakur](/source/Deepak_Thakur), Indian hockey player * [Deepak Tijori](/source/Deepak_Tijori) (born 1961), Indian director and actor * [Deepak Tripathi](/source/Deepak_Tripathi), British historian * [Deepak Verma](/source/Deepak_Verma), British actor and writer * Deepak, stage name of [Arjan Bajwa](/source/Arjan_Bajwa), Indian actor ==Surname== * [J. Sai Deepak](/source/J._Sai_Deepak) (born 1985), Indian lawyer, columnist, and author * [P. A. Deepak](/source/P._A._Deepak), Indian musician * [Swadesh Deepak](/source/Swadesh_Deepak) (born 1943), Indian playwright and author ==References== {{Reflist}} {{given name|type=both}} Category:Indian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Deepak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.