Deepak Kamani

Deepak (दीपक) is a Hindi word meaning lamp, from the Sanskrit source word for light. The name Deepak symbolizes a bright future. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus. Names like ''Deepa'' (male—though used for females by many Indians now), ''Deepika'' (female), ''Deepthi'' (female), ''Deepam'' (male), ''Deepali'' (female), and many others are related to ''Deepak''.

The names mentioned above are related to light or the holder of light:
* Deepak (male) – a lamp or candle; meaning one who gives light on his own behalf
* Deepa (male) – a lamp
* Deep (male) – wick/flame of the lamp; Hindi/north Indian derivation of Sanskrit "Deepa" (male)
* Deepankar (male) – one who lights lamps
* Deependra (male) – lord of light
* Deepit (male) – lighted
* Deepanjali (female) – offerings of lamps
* Deepmala (female) – garland of lamps, tower of lamps
* Deepali (female) – collection of lamps
* Deepika (female) – a little light
* Deepamalika (female) – garland of lamps
* Deepunja (male) – light of a lamp
* Deepti/Deepthi (female) – glow, shine
* Deepanshu (male) – glow

Notable people named Deepak

* Deepak, stage name of Arjan Bajwa, Indian actor
* Deepak Chopra, writer and new age alternative medicine promoter
* Deepak Dinkar, Tamil actor
* Deepak Kumar, historian
* Deepak Mondal, Indian footballer
* Deepak Obhrai, Canadian politician
* Deepak Sharma, Indian television director and producer
* Deepak Thakur, Indian hockey player
* Deepak Tijori, Indian actor and director
* Deepak Tripathi, historian
* Deepak Verma, British-Asian actor
* P. A. Deepak, Indian Mix Engineer and Music Producer

References

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Indian masculine given names