Dinesh
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "lord of the day", "Sun" in vedic language |
| Region of origin | South Asia |
Dinesh (Devanagari: दिनेश dineśa) is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word dineśa is a compound of dina 'day' and īśa 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include:
- Dinesh, Indian film actor
- Dinesh Baboo, Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter
- Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
- Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Dinesh Chandra Sen, Indian researcher on Bengali folklore
- Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American political commentator
- Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
- Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
- Dinesh Hingoo, Indian actor
- Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
- Dinesh Kumar, Indian choreographer
- Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
- Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
- Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
- Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
- Dinesh Patel, Indian professional baseball player
- Dinesh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
- Dinesh Rambally, Trinidadian politician
- Dinesh Sharma, Indian politician
- Dinesh Singh, Indian politician
- Dinesh Singh, Punjab politician
- Dinesh Subasinghe, Sri Lankan composer, violinist and music producer
- Dinesh Padala,A famous person in india,andhra pradesh,vijayawada
- Dinesh Jajem,A famous person in rajasthan,jaipur