Yogeshwar is an
Indian masculine given name. The
Sanskrit
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word ' is a compound of ' and '. It has the meanings "master in magical arts", "master in yoga", "deity", and has been used as an epithet for
Krishna
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,
Vetala
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,
Yajnavalkya
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, and others.
A South Indian analogue of this name is
Yogeswaran.
Notable people
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C. P. Yogeshwar (born 1962), Indian politician from Karnataka
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Ranga Yogeshwar (born 1959), Luxembourgish physicist and science journalist
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Yogeshwar Dayal (1930–1994), Indian judge
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Yogeshwar Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at ...
(born 1982), Indian freestyle wrestler
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Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (?–2007), Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand
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Yogeshwar Raj Singh (born 1967), scion of Kawardha Raj family
References
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Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names