Girish

Girish (also spelled as Gireesh) is a masculine Hindu name in India which means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit ("giri" means rock/mountain and "isha" means shiva). This is a name of Lord Shiva, given because of his abode in the Himalayan Mountains.

People with the given name include:

Girish Gangadharan, Indian cinematographer
Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, Indian politician
Gireesh Puthenchery, Malayalam lyricist
Gireesh Sahedev, television actor
Girish Agarwal, Indian physicist
Girish Bihari, Indian educationist and IPS officer
Girish Chandra Ghosh, Bengali theater artist
Girish Chandra Saxena, a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in India
Girish Chandra Sen, a Brahmo Samaj missionary
Girish Karnad, Kannada writer, actor
Girish Kasaravalli, Kannada film director
Girish Kohli, Indian author
Girish Kumar, Bollywood film actor
Girish Kulkarni, Marathi film actor
Dr. Girish Mishra, Indian author
Girish Panchwadkar, Marathi singer and music director
Girish Paranjpe, Indian businessman
Girish Sant, social activist and energy policy commentator
Girish Shambu, American film blogger
Girish Soni, Indian politician
Girish Tiwari (Girda), activist and writer
Girish Wagh, Indian businessman
K. Gireesh Kumar, Malayalam film director and screenwriter

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