Ramesh is a given name among Indians. It is also an Indian masculine given name from Sanskrit, Ramesh is conjucted from two words "रमा"(Ramà) and "ईश"(Ish), an epithet of Hindu God Vishnu. The name means in literal terms as 'The one who is the God of Ramà', where "रमा" (Not to be mistaken with the name Ram) refers to the sanskrit name of Goddess Lakshmi, the wife of God Vishnu. It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians.[1][2][3]
Notable people with the name include:
- Jairam Ramesh (born 1954), Indian politician
- Jithan Ramesh (born 1981), Tamil cinema actor
- Ramachandran Ramesh (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster
- Sadagoppan Ramesh (born 1975), Indian cricketer and film actor
- Ramesh Aravind (born 1964), Kannada movie actor
- Ramesh Bhat, Kannada movie actor
- Ramesh Chennithala, (born 1956), Kerala politician
- Ramesh Datla, Indian industrialist
- Ramesh Karad (born 1968), Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Ramesh Krishnan (born 1961), Indian tennis player
- Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1987), Telugu film music director
- Ramesh Ponnuru (born 1974), American political commentator
- Asogan Ramesh Ramachandren (c. 1973–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer
- Ramesh Rushantha ( born 1983), Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and deckhand
- Ramesh Sippy (born 1947), Indian film producer
- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
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