name
Suresh
soo-RESH
suːˈreʃListen
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Syllable breakdown
Suresh
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kannada (India/Karnataka)
- Meaning
- a widely used Kannada and pan-Indian Sanskrit name meaning lord of the gods or ruler of the devas, an epithet of Indra, the Vedic king of heaven, and also used as an epithet of Vishnu; the name combines the Sanskrit sura meaning god or divine being with isha meaning lord or ruler, and it expresses a wish for the child to have divine protection and to attain a position of leadership and respect in the world; Suresh is one of the most common Kannada masculine names and has spread across all South Asian linguistic communities, appearing in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi usage; in Karnataka it is associated with distinguished figures in literature, politics, cinema, and public life, making it a name with strong positive cultural associations across generations
- Gender
- male
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