Dinesh (
Devanagari: ') is a common
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. The
Sanskrit word ' is a compound of ' 'day' and ' 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an
epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...
of the Sun.
Notable people with the name include:
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Dinesh, Indian film actor
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Dinesh Baboo, Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter
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Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
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Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Dinesh Chandra Sen
Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen ( bn, দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.208 was a ...
, Indian researcher on Bengali folklore
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Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American political commentator
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Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
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Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
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Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
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Dinesh Kumar, Indian choreographer
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Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
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Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
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Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
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Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
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Dinesh Patel, Indian professional baseball player
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Dinesh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
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Dinesh Singh, Indian politician
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Dinesh Singh, Punjab politician
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Dinesh Subasinghe, Sri Lankan composer, violinist and music producer
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Dinesh Kumar, lndian, Coimbatore Paint Mixer and Coming
Director, Tamil Film Industry and
Hollywood Director
References
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Indian masculine given names
dinesh is the name of person