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:

• Audi Girish Kumar*

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

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