Viknesh
Viknesh means Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Tamil |
| Language | Tamil |
| Starts with | V |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Vinayak — Meanings families give: One who removes obstacles, Lord Ganesha himself; Leader, lord Ganesha; Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles
- Goutham — Lord Buddha, remover of darkness
- Vijay — Meanings families give: Victory, triumph over all obstacles and enemies; Victory, triumph; Victory, conqueror
- Vighnesh — Lord of obstacles, Ganesha who removes all hindrances
- Ahijit — Conqueror of serpents, victorious over obstacles
- Atharv — Meanings families give: Lord Ganesha, knowledge; The fourth Veda, knower of the Atharva Veda; Knowledge, first Veda
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Where this comes from
Viknesh has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.