Girish

Girish (also spelled as Gireesh) is a masculine Hindu name in India which means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit ("giri" means rock/mountain and "isha" means shiva). This is a name of Lord Shiva, given because of his abode in the Himalayan Mountains.

People with the given name include: Indian Business person
 * Audi Girish Kumar*
 * 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 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