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Naresh
नरेशSay it nuh-RAYSH
- Meaning
- Lord of men, king Monier-Williams, p. 529
- Say it
- nuh-RAYSH
- Written
- नरेश
Naresh
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Naresh meaning
Naresh (नरेश) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Lord of men, king
Naresh (नरेश) is Sanskrit nareśa, made from nara, "man", and īśa, "lord". Monier-Williams gives it simply as "lord of men", a king, and cites it from the Mahabharata. It is close in sense to Narendra, and in Hindi naresh is still a literary word for a king or ruler. Name lists give "king" or "lord of men", matching the dictionary. Naresh is a boys' name used across India, borne by the Hindi poet Naresh Mehta, who received the Jnanpith Award.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 529 · entry nareśa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nareśa, p. 529 · Wikipedia, Naresh Mehta
Famous namesakes
- Naresh Mehta, Hindi poet and Jnanpith Award winner
Fits your syllable
First sound न
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ना, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.