Manish (''also'' Maneesh) (

Devanagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental syste ...

: मनिष ''or'' मनीष) 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 ...

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

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 ...

that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind (representing an intellectual, genius, etc.), derived from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

words "man" (mann) which means Mind and "ish" which refers to God or master. Many Hindu male children are given this name. It is a popular name in

central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

and northern parts of India.

Notable persons with this given name

* Maneesh Agrawala (born 1973), American computer scientist *

Maneesh Sharma Maneesh Sharma is an Indian people, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and education Born and raised in Delhi, where he lived in various parts of the city, including Pitam Pura, Maneesh did hi ...

, Indian film director *

Manish Acharya Manish G. Acharya (14 June 1967 – 4 December 2010) was an Indian film director and actor. Acharya was best known for ''Loins of Punjab Presents'', the film he co-wrote with Anuwab Pal, directed, acted in, and co-produced. Released theatricall ...

(1967–2010), Indian film director and actor *

Manish Arora Manish Arora is an Indian fashion designer based in New Delhi. In early 2011, he was appointed creative director of the womenswear collection of the French fashion house Paco Rabanne, although he left the company in May 2012. Born and brought ...

, Indian fashion designer *

Manish Bhasin Manish Dev Bhasin (born 21 May 1976 in Leicester, England) is a sports journalist and presenter broadcasting for Premier League Productions as the face of the Premier League's global coverage to over 700 million viewers as well as the BBC in ...

, British sports journalist * Manish Bhargav (born 1994), Indian footballer *

Manish Dayal Manish Patel (born June 17, 1983), known professionally as Manish Dayal, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Raj Kher in The CW hit teen series '' 90210'' as well as in the films '' The Hundred Foot Journey'' (2014) and '' Vic ...

, American actor * Manish Ghatak (1902–1979), Indian poet and novelist *

Manish Gupta (director) Manish Gupta is an Indian film director and writer in Bollywood. Manish has directed five (5) movies – 420 IPC (2021), Rahasya (2015), Hostel (2011), The Stoneman Murders (2009) and Darna Zaroori Hai (2006). And he has written the Screenpl ...

, Indian writer and director *

Manish Gupta (politician) Manish Gupta is an Indian politician who was the Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal. He was a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. In the 2011 Vidhan Sabha election of West Bengal he historically defeated his former ...

, Indian politician *

Manish Jha Manish Jha is an Indian film writer and director. known for film like '' Matrubhoomi.'' Early life and education Born in Dhamaura, in West Champaran district of Bihar, Jha grew up in Delhi where he had moved at an early age. He did his gradua ...

(born 1978), Indian film director and screenwriter *

Manish Joshi Bismil Manish Joshi Bismil is an Indian theatre actor, director, puppeteer and magician. He completed a one-year diploma course at the Himachal Cultural Research Forum and Theatre Academy. He has directed more than 35 full-length play including Aadhe Adh ...

, Indian theatre director *

Manish Kaushik (voice actor) Manish Kaushik (Hindi: मनीष कौशिक Manīṣa Kauśika) is an Indian Dubbing (filmmaking), voice-dubbing artist, radio jockey and entertainer that can speak English, Hindi language, Hindi and Haryanvi language, Haryanvi as his m ...

(born 1980), Indian voice-dubbing artist *

Manish Maithani Manish Maithani is an Indian football player who played as a central midfielder for Southern Samity and currently coaches a local club in Dehradun DESA FC. Career Mohun Bagan After two seasons playing as a youth with Indian National Youth Te ...

(born 1987), Indian football player *

Manish Makhija Manish Makhija (sometimes spelled Munish Makhija, born 7 October 1968), is an Indian video jockey, and Mumbai-based restaurateur, who is most known for his characters Udham Singh on Channel V's ''The Udham Singh Show'' (1997), and Munna on UTV B ...

(born 1968), Indian VJ and restaurateur *

Manish Malhotra Manish Malhotra (born December 5 1966) is an Indian fashion designer, couturier, costume stylist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, revivalist based in Mumbai, India. The founder of the eponymous label, Manish Malhotra, he has been deeply entrenched in ...

(born 1965), Indian fashion Designer *

Manish Paul Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian television presenter, anchor, model, singer, actor and comedian in Bollywood. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting. Early life and ...

(born 1978), Indian actor *

Manish Pandey Manish Krishnanand Pandey (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing Karnataka in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Manish Pitambare Major Manish Pitambare KC was an Indian Army officer who posthumously received the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry decoration. Education After obtaining his Secondary School Certificate with marks of almost 90%, Pitambar ...

(1975–2006), Indian soldier *

Manish Raisinghani Manish Raisinghan (born 22 July) is an Indian television actor known for his portrayals of Sameer Gheewala in '' Teen Bahuraniyaan'' and Siddhant Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. Career Raisinghan played the character of Siddhant Bharadwaj ...

(born 1979), Indian actor and model * Manish Sharma (cricketer) (born 1981), Indian cricketer *

Manish Sisodia Manish Sisodia (born 5 January 1972) is an Indian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Government of Delhi. He has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. He is also an elected (third consecutive term) MLA from Patpargan ...

(born 1972), Indian social activist *

Manish Tewari Manish Tewari (born 8 December 1965) is a Prominent Indian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and represents Anandpur Sahib in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was the Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 2012 ...

, Indian politician *

Manish Vatsalya ''Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Manish Vatsalya, starring Ravi Kishen, Yashpal Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Manish Vatsalya and Hazel Crowney. The movie's storyline is a hard hitting gangs ...

(born 1980), Indian actor and filmmaker

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