Brijesh ( ') or Brajesh (ब्रजेश) is an

Indian given name Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. Names are also influenced by religion and caste and may come from epics. India's population speaks a wide variety of languages and nearly ...

. It is an epithet of the Hindu god

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

and its literal meaning is "king of

Braj Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhoomi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura- Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Harya ...

", a region in northern India that is associated with the childhood of Krishna.

Notable persons with this name

Brijesh

Brijesh Damani Brijesh Damani (born 22 November 1982 at Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian professional snooker player. He won the 2008 Indian National Snooker Championship. He also won silver medal in 2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officiall ...

(born 1982), professional snooker player *

Brijesh Dhar Jayal Air Marshal Brijesh Dhar Jayal PVSM AVSM VM and Bar is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force, who served in the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command from 1992 to 1993. He was awarded the Param Vis ...

(born 1935), Indian Air Force officer * Brijesh Kumar Gupta, Nepalese politician * Brijesh Lawrence (born 1989), Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter *

Brijesh Patel Brijesh Patel (born 24 November 1952) is the incumbent chairman of Indian Premier League and former cricketer who played for the Indian national cricket team as a right-handed batsman from 1974 until 1979. Biography Patel grew up in Ba ...

(born 1952), cricketer * Brijesh Shandilya, playback singer from Uttar Pradesh *

Brijesh Singh Brijesh Singh Rawat is Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Government of Uttar pradesh foPublic Works Departmentand Minister Incharge for Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Gautam Budh Nagar district. He is a member of 18th Uttar Prades ...

, BJP politician from Uttar Pradesh

Brajesh

Brajesh Mishra Brajesh Chandra Mishra (29 September 1928 – 28 September 2012) was an Indian diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service and politician, best known for serving as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary and National Security ...

(1928–2012), diplomat and politician *

Brajesh Pathak Brajesh Pathak (born 25 June 1964) is an Indian politician and Member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, Currently he is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister & Cabinet Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering service in ...

(born 1962), politician and minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh * Brajesh Katheriya, politician from the Samajwadi Party of Uttar Pradesh * Brajesh Singh (died 1966), politician from the Communist Party {{given name Indian given names Titles and names of Krishna