Maheswaran
மகேஸ்வரன்Pronunciation| Makēsvaraṉ

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Gender| Male
Language(s)| Tamil
Origin
Meaning| Shiva
Region of origin| Southern India
North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spelling| Maheswaran
Maheeswaran

Short form(s)| Mahesh

Maheswaran (Tamil: மகேஸ்வரன், romanized: Makēsvaraṉ) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The female variant of Maheswaran is Maheswari.

## Etymology

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The name stands for "Grand Lord", see Mahesh.

## Notable people

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* Murugesapillai Maheswaran (born 1939), mathematician, astrophysicist and educator
* Panagoda Maheswaran (born 1955), Sri Lankan Tamil militant
* T. Maheswaran (1966–2008), assassinated Sri Lankan Tamil MP
* Vijayakala Maheswaran (born 1972), Sri Lankan MP; wife of T. Maheswaran
* Uma Maheswaran (1945–1989), Sri Lankan Tamil militant

### Fictional characters

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* Connie Maheswaran, a character in the TV series Steven Universe

## See also

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* All pages with titles containing Maheswar

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