Somesh

Somesh (Hindi:सोमेश pronounced: soːmeːʂ) is a Hindu given name used among South Asian people for males, particularly in India.[1] The name means "Lord of the moon" or (as a bahuvrihi) "He whose lord is the moon".[2] Somesh is also one of the names of the Hindu God Vishnu. It appears in the Vishnu Sahasranam (विष्णु सहस्रणाम, "1000 names of Vishnu"). It is also one of the names of Lord Shiva[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ http://babynamesu.com/meaning-somesh-986.html
  2. ↑ Dogra, R.C. (1999). Thought Provoking Hindu Names. Star Publications. p. 214. ISBN 81-7650-316-9.
  3. ↑ http://www.yourbabysname.com/names_s.htm.


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