Devesh is an Indian masculine name which means praised by deities or king of God . It literally translates to "Lord of the Gods". This name is generally used for Lord Shiva or Lord Krishna.

Etymology

According to Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali,

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and its grammar, the name "Devessh" is composed ( sandhi) of the two words " ''Dev''" and " ''Essh''". They combine and form Devessh. ''Dev'' (देव in Devanagari script, ) is the Sanskrit word for " God" or "

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". ''Essh'' (ईश in Devanagari script) is also a Sanskrit word for king, head, leader or Lord.

Meaning

A reference is found in

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which establishes the meaning of the name Devessh. The literal meaning remains "Lord of the Gods", and is used to address

Sri 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 o ...

in his form as Vishvarupa.The reference to the meaning occurs in the

chapter 11, verse number 25, where

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addresses

by this name. Also Lord Shiva is called "Devadidev" which means "God of the Gods". So Lord Shiva is also addressed by this name.http://www.urday.com/11.html

In different scripts

Naming culture

As ''Esh'''s meaning in Sanskrit is king, Head, Leader who

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ed as

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( God). Probably this belief arises from the fact that many Hindu names that end with " ''Esh or Ish''" actually refer to God.

Notable Deveshs

* Devesh Chandra Thakur (born 1953), Indian politician * Devesh Chauhan (born 1981), Indian field hockey player *

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, South Asian Studies professor * Devesh Devendra (born-mumbai vile Parle) Students * Devesh Ramchandani (born-jodhpur) Student

References

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