Yogeshwar is an
Indian masculine given name. The
Sanskrit
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word ' is a compound of ' and '. It has the meanings "master in magical arts", "master in yoga", "deity", and has been used as an epithet for
Krishna
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,
Vetala
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,
Yajnavalkya
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, and others.
A South Indian analogue of this name is
Yogeswaran.
Notable people
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C. P. Yogeshwar (born 1962), Indian politician from Karnataka
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Ranga Yogeshwar
Ranganathan Gregoire Yogeshwar (born 18 May 1959) is a Luxembourgish physicist and science journalist based in Germany. He started gaining attention at the end of the 1980s in the German-speaking area for his science documentaries that were ofte ...
(born 1959), Luxembourgish physicist and science journalist
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Yogeshwar Amatya
Yogeshwar Amatya (born Yogeshwor Prasad Amatya, 3 April) is a Nepali singer, musician, producer, actor, social activist, and photographer. He has sold more than 1 million records, making him one of Nepal's best-selling music artists and the b ...
(born 1964), Nepali singer, musician, producer, actor, social activist, and photographer
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Yogeshwar Dayal
Yogeshwar Dayal (18 November 1930 – 2 August 1994) was an Indian judge and former justice of the Supreme Court of India.
Early life
Dayal was born in the family of Lala Hardayal at Lahore, British India in 1930. His father L. Bhagwat Dayal wa ...
(1930–1994), Indian judge
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Yogeshwar Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at ...
(born 1982), Indian freestyle wrestler
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Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (?–2007), Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand
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Yogeshwar Raj Singh
Yogeshwar Raj Singh (born 1967) is a scion of Kawardha Raj family and son of late Vishwaraj Pratap Singh.
He did his schooling from Rajkumar College, Raipur. He married 19 February 2003, Rani Kriti Devi belonging to erstwhile Tripura State. Th ...
(born 1967), scion of Kawardha Raj family
References
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Indian masculine given names