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Akhilesh
अखिलेशSay it uh-khi-LAYSH
- Meaning today
- Lord of the universe, Lord Vishnu
- Original meaning
- "lord of all: akhila 'whole, entire' + īśa 'lord'" Monier-Williams, p. 4
- Say it
- uh-khi-LAYSH
- Written
- अखिलेश
- Other spellings
- Akhilesha
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Akhilesh
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Akhilesh meaning
Akhilesh (अखिलेश) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Lord of all: akhila 'whole, entire' + īśa 'lord'
Also used to mean: lord of the universe, Lord Vishnu
Akhilesh (अखिलेश) joins two Sanskrit words: akhila, which Monier-Williams gives as whole or complete, "without a gap", and īśa, "ruler, master, lord". Together they make "lord of all" or "lord of the whole world", a title that devotional writing gives to the supreme god. The compound itself is not listed in Monier-Williams, but both parts are common, and the same pattern gives names like Akhileshwar. Name lists give Akhilesh as "lord of the universe" and often link it to Vishnu or Shiva. The name is used in North India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 4 · entry akhila · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, akhila, p. 4 · Monier-Williams, īśa, p. 171 · Wikipedia, Akhilesh Yadav
Famous namesakes
- Akhilesh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Akhilesh · Akhilesha