Rakesh

Rakesh (Devnagari: राकेश) is a masculine given name of Indian origin. It derived from Sanskrit language.

Rakesh
Origin
Pronunciation	[raːˈkeːʃ]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Meaning	Lord of full moon day[1]
Region of origin	India.
Other names
Related names	Rajesh, Ritesh, Rahul

Notable people

Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi, Indian politician
Mohan Rakesh, literary movement activist
Rakesh Bapat, Indian actor
Rakesh Bedi, Indian actor
Rakesh Gangwal, former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Indian investor and trader
Rakesh Khurana, professor at Harvard Business School
Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi), Indian professional kabaddi player
Rakesh Madhavan, Malaysian cricketer
Rakesh Maria, Indian Police Service officer
Rakesh Masih, Indian international football player
Rakesh Patel, Indian cricketer
Rakesh Roshan, Indian producer, director and actor
Rakesh Satyal, American novelist
Rakesh Sharma, first Indian in space
Rakesh Sharma (cricketer), Omani cricketer
Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker), Indian filmmaker
Rakesh Singh (politician) (born 1962), Indian politician
Rakesh Singh (soldier) (1970–1993), Indian Army soldier
Rakesh Yankaran, musician from Trinidad and Tobago
Rakesh Raxstar, British Punjabi rapper
Rakesh Bhuyan, Software Developer

References

Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.