Girish

Girish (also spelled as Gireesh) is a Hindu name which means "lord of the Mountains" in Sanskrit ("giri" means Mountain and "ish" means God). This is a name of Lord Shiva, given because of his abode in the Himalayan Mountains.

Girish is used as a male name in India.

People with the given name

• 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 Mistry, Indian photographer
• 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

Others

• Girish Mancha, auditorium in Kolkata
• Girish Park metro station, metro station in Kolkata
• Gayathri Girish, Carnatic vocalist