Girish (also spelled as Gireesh) is a masculine
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
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
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 ...
, given because of his abode in the
Himalayan Mountains.
People with the given name include:
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Girish Gangadharan, Indian cinematographer
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Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, Indian politician
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Gireesh Puthenchery
Girish Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist, poet, scriptwriter and screenwriter, esteemed for his pivotal role as a lyricist in Malayalam cinema. He was often hailed as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam and was admired for his uniqu ...
, Malayalam lyricist
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Gireesh Sahedev
Gireesh Sahdev is an Indian film and television actor who appears in Hindi films and serials. He is best known for his roles in the serials '' Best of Luck Nikki'', '' Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal'', '' Ardhangini – Ek Khoobsurat Jeevan ...
, television actor
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Girish Agarwal, Indian physicist
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Girish Bihari, Indian educationist and IPS officer
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Girish Chandra Ghosh
Girish Chandra Ghosh (28 February 1844 – 8 February 1912) was a Bengali actor, director, and writer. He was largely responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre.Kundu, Pranay K. ''Development of Stage and Theatre Music in Bengal.'' Publi ...
, Bengali theater artist
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Girish Chandra Saxena
Girish Chandra Saxena (5 January 1928 – 14 April 2017) was a governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in India. Born in Agra in 1928, he joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) and held many positions in police and retired as Director of the Resea ...
, a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in India
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Girish Chandra Sen
Girish Chandra Sen ( – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the ''Qur’an'' into Bengali language in 1886. He was praised by Islamic scho ...
, a Brahmo Samaj missionary
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Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian playwright, actor, film director, Kannada writer, and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films. His rise as a playwr ...
, Kannada writer, actor
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Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including f ...
, Kannada film director
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Girish Kohli, Indian author
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Girish Kumar, Bollywood film actor
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Girish Kulkarni
Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in '' Deool'' and National Film Aw ...
, Marathi film actor
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Dr. Girish Mishra, Indian author
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Girish Panchwadkar, Marathi singer and music director
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Girish Paranjpe
Girish Paranjpe (born 1958) is a venture capitalist.
History
General Partner with Exfinity Venture Partners. Exfinity invests in deep tech start ups typically at early stage.
Girish was also Operating Partner with a global Private Equity fu ...
, Indian businessman
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Girish Sant, social activist and energy policy commentator
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Girish Shambu Girish Shambu is an American film blogger, cinephile, film critic and educator.
Besides maintaining an eponymous blog, which has become a popular center for the film blogging community, Shambu has contributed writing to including ''Senses of Cinema ...
, American film blogger
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Girish Soni, Indian politician
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Girish Tiwari (Girda), activist and writer
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Girish Wagh, Indian businessman
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K. Gireesh Kumar, Malayalam film director and screenwriter
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