# Lakshman (name)

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"Laxman" redirects here. For the European surname, see [Laxman (Scandinavian surname)](/source/Laxman_(Scandinavian_surname)).

**Lakshman** or **Laxman** is a common Hindu name, most commonly used as a masculine [given name](/source/Given_name). It derives from [Lakshmana](/source/Lakshmana), the character of the [Ramayana](/source/Ramayana) epic.

## Given name

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- [Lakshmana (Chahamana dynasty)](/source/Lakshmana_(Chahamana_dynasty)), 10th century Indian king

- [Lakshman](/source/Lakshman_(director)), Tamil film director

- [Lakshman Kadirgamar](/source/Lakshman_Kadirgamar), Sri Lankan politician

- [Lakshman Kiriella](/source/Lakshman_Kiriella), Sri Lankan politician

- [Laxman Narasimhan](/source/Laxman_Narasimhan), Indian businessman, CEO-designate of [Starbucks](/source/Starbucks)

- [Lakshman Senewiratne](/source/Lakshman_Senewiratne), Sri Lankan politician

- [Lakshman Sen](/source/Lakshman_Sen), king of Bengal

- [Laxman Rajaram](/source/Laxman_Rajaram), Indian chess grandmaster

- [Laxman Singh](/source/Laxman_Singh), ruler of princely state of Dungarpur from 1918 to 1989

- [Lakshman Singh (politician)](/source/Lakshman_Singh_(politician)) (born 1955), Indian politician

- [Lakshman Singh (scouting)](/source/Lakshman_Singh_(scouting)) (1911-1994), Indian leader in the Scout movement

- [Laxman Sivaramakrishnan](/source/Laxman_Sivaramakrishnan), Indian cricketer and commentator

- [Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena](/source/Lakshman_Yapa_Abeywardena), Sri Lankan politician

- [Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman](/source/VVS_Laxman), Indian Cricketer

## Surname

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- [Bangaru Laxman](/source/Bangaru_Laxman), Indian politician

- [K. Laxman](/source/K._Laxman) (born 1960), Indian politician

- [R. K. Laxman](/source/R._K._Laxman) (1921–2015), Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist

- [V. V. S. Laxman](/source/V._V._S._Laxman), Indian cricketer, batsman

## See also

- [All pages with titles containing *Lakshman*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/intitle:%22Lakshman%22)

- [All pages with titles containing *Laxman*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/intitle:%22Laxman%22)

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