65%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts महेश(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsmahā + īśaOther Languages & CulturesMahesh(Gujarati) Mahesh(Hindi) Mahesh(Kannada) Mahesh(Malayalam) Mahesh(Marathi) Mahesh(Nepali) Mahesh(Tamil) Mahesh(Telugu) Categories gods, greatness, Hinduism, leadership