The story behind Suresh
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुरेश (sureśa).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): S ER0 EH1 SH
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Suresh ranked #11096 in US for 1998.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Suresh
Samarth
Borrowed from Sanskrit समर्थ (samartha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Santosh
Borrowed from Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saurabh
Borrowed from Sanskrit सौरभ (saurabha, “fragrant”), from सुरभि (surabhi, “fragrant”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Subodh
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुबोध (subodha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Swadesh
From Hindi स्वदेश (svadeś), Bengali স্বদেশ (śodeś) (both “homeland”), and other terms derived from Sanskrit स्वदेश (svadeśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alakh
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Suresh
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Suresh
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length