Suresh
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Suresh (sureša) is a Sanskrit word which means "Ruler of Gods"; from sur ‘god’ + īša ‘lord’, which is an epithet of the god Indra.
It is commonly used as[citation needed] a synonym for the Hindu God Vishnu. It may also refer to Devendra or Shiva depending on which branch of Hinduism.
Suresh is a frequently used name for Hindu male children. It is a popular first name in India and a common family name in North America and the Caribbean. Variations of this name in Latin America include Sureza, Sureze, Cires and Cirez.[citation needed] Several of these examples are found on the South-Eastern region of the Dominican Republic (La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Boca Chica, etc.)
[edit] People with the name Suresh
- Suresh (actor), Indian Tamil-Telugu film actor
- Suresh Babu, athlete
- Suresh Gopi (born 1960), Indian Malayalam film actor
- Suresh Joachim, Tamil Canadian film actor, producer & multiple Guinness World Record holder
- Suresh Krishna (actor), Indian Malayali film actor
- Suresh Krishna (director), Indian Tamil film director
- Suresh Kumar, American economist and businessman, Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
- Suresh Oberoi, Indian Hindi movie actor
- Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer
- Kandaiah "Suresh" Premachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
[edit] Fictional characters
- Mohinder Suresh and his father Chandra Suresh from the NBC drama Heroes
- Suresh Gurung and Suresh Siddappaji Becca Gurung, a recurring character from America's drama Murder, She Wrote
[edit] Other uses
- Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) – a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada
