Dinesh (
Devanagari
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Hindu
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male
given name
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Sanskrit
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word ' is a compound of ' 'day' and ' 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an
epithet of the Sun.
Notable people with the name include:
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Dinesh, Indian film actor
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Dinesh Baboo, Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter
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Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
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Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Dinesh Chandra Sen, Indian researcher on Bengali folklore
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Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American political commentator
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Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
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Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
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Dinesh Hingoo, Indian actor
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Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
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Dinesh Kumar, Indian choreographer
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Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
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Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
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Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
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Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
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Dinesh Patel, Indian professional baseball player
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Dinesh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
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Dinesh Rambally, Trinidadian politician
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Dinesh Sharma, Indian politician
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Dinesh Singh, Indian politician
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Dinesh Singh, Punjab politician
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Dinesh Subasinghe, Sri Lankan composer, violinist and music producer
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Dinesh Padala,A famous person in india,andhra pradesh,vijayawada
* Dinesh Jajem,A famous person in rajasthan,jaipur
References
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Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names