# Ramesh

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'''Ramesh''' is a male [given name](/source/given_name) among Indians and Nepalese. It is a contraction of a [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) epithet of [Vishnu](/source/Vishnu), Ramesha (''Rameśa''), which is a conjugation of ''Ramā'', another name of [Lakshmi](/source/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>

Notable people with the name include:
*[Jairam Ramesh](/source/Jairam_Ramesh) (born 1954), Indian politician
*[Jithan Ramesh](/source/Jithan_Ramesh) (born 1981), Tamil cinema actor
*[Ramachandran Ramesh](/source/Ramachandran_Ramesh) (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster
*[Sadagoppan Ramesh](/source/Sadagoppan_Ramesh) (born 1975), Indian cricketer and film actor
*[Viswashkumar Ramesh](/source/Viswashkumar_Ramesh) (born 1984), Indo-British sole survivor of [Air India Flight 171](/source/Air_India_Flight_171) crash.
*[Ramesh](/source/Ramesh_(singer)) (1946–2020), Iranian singer
*[Ramesh Aravind](/source/Ramesh_Aravind) (born 1964), Kannada movie actor
*[Ramesh Bhat](/source/Ramesh_Bhat), Kannada movie actor
*[Ramesh Chennithala](/source/Ramesh_Chennithala), (born 1956), Kerala politician
*[Ramesh Datla](/source/Ramesh_Datla), Indian industrialist
*[Ramesh Karad](/source/Ramesh_Karad) (born 1968), Indian politician from Maharashtra
*[Ramesh Krishnan](/source/Ramesh_Krishnan) (born 1961), Indian tennis player
*[Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu](/source/Pasupuleti_Ramesh_Naidu) (1933–1987), Telugu film music director
*[Ramesh Ponnuru](/source/Ramesh_Ponnuru) (born 1974), American political commentator
*[Asogan Ramesh Ramachandren](/source/Asogan_Ramesh_Ramachandren) (c. 1973–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer
*[Ramesh Rushantha](/source/Ramesh_Rushantha) (born 1983), Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and deckhand 
*[Ramesh Sippy](/source/Ramesh_Sippy) (born 1947), Indian film producer
*[Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar](/source/Sachin_Ramesh_Tendulkar), Indian cricketer

==Fictional characters==
*Professor Ramesh, [fictional astronomer in ''Kim Possible''](/source/List_of_Kim_Possible_characters)
*Ramesh Majhu [fictional shopkeeper in ''Fags, Mags and Bags''](/source/Fags%2C_Mags_and_Bags)

==References==
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