Suresh is an Indian masculine
given name
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originating in the
Sanskrit
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word ' (compound of ' and '). Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods
Indra
Indra (; ) is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the Deva (Hinduism), Devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes
Indra is the m ...
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Brahma
Brahma (, ) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the triple deity, trinity of Para Brahman, supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity, Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 212– ...
,
Vishnu
Vishnu (; , , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation ( ...
and
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
.
People
People named Suresh include:
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Suresh (actor, born 1963), Indian actor in Telugu and Tamil films
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Suresh (Hindi actor) (Naseem Ahmed, 1928–1979), Indian actor
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Suresh (director), Tamil film director
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Suresh Balaje, Indian film producer
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Suresh Bharadwaj, Indian politician
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Suresh Gopi (born 1960), Indian Malayalam film actor
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Suresh Heblikar, Indian Kannada film actor
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Suresh Joachim, Tamil Canadian film actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record holder
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Suresh Joshi, Indian poet, writer and literary critic
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Suresh Krishna, Indian Malayali film actor
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Suresh Krissna, Indian Tamil film director
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Suresh Kumar (government official), American economist and businessman, Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
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Suresh Oberoi, Indian Hindi movie actor
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Suresh Pachouri, Indian politician
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Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer
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Suresh Premachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
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Suresh Shyamlal Gupta, Social activist and politician.
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Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Indian-American computer scientist
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D. Suresh Babu, Indian Telugu film producer
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J. Suresh, Tamil film director
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Subra Suresh, engineer and scientist, president of
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1981, it is also the second oldest autonomous university in the country.
The university is organised across numerous colleges and schools, includi ...
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Mohinder Suresh, fictional character in the television series "Heroes"
See also
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Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) – a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada
References
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Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Tamil masculine given names