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Khagesh
खगेशSay it khug-AYSH
- Meaning today
- Lord of birds, Garuda
- Original meaning
- "lord of birds, i.e. Garuḍa (khaga, 'bird' + īśa, 'lord')" Monier-Williams, p. 334
- Say it
- khug-AYSH
- Written
- खगेश
- Other spellings
- Khagesha
Khagesh
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Khagesh meaning
Khagesh (खगेश) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Lord of birds, i.e. Garuḍa (khaga, 'bird' + īśa, 'lord')
Also used to mean: Garuda
Khagesh (खगेश) joins Sanskrit khaga with īśa, "lord". Khaga literally means "moving in the sky", from kha, the sky, and Monier-Williams gives it as a bird, as the sun, a planet, the wind and an arrow, and as a name of Garuḍa. He does not list khageśa itself but records the matching khagendra, "chief of the birds", for Garuḍa, the great bird who carries Viṣṇu. Name lists give "lord of birds" and link it with Garuda, which fits this usage.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 334 · entry kha-ga (+ īśa, p. 171); cf. khagendra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kha-ga, p. 334 · Monier-Williams, khagendra, p. 334 · Monier-Williams, īśa, p. 171
Spellings
Khagesh · Khagesha