Girish
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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:
Indian Business person
- 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