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| pronunciation = Makēsvaraṉ<br />
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| meaning = [[Shiva]]<br />
| region = Southern India<br />North-eastern Sri Lanka<br />
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'''Maheswaran''' ({{langx|ta|மகேஸ்வரன்|translit=Makēsvaraṉ}}) is a [[Tamils|Tamil]] male [[given name]]. Due to the [[Tamil name|Tamil tradition]] of using [[patronymic surname]]s it may also be a [[surname]] for males and females. The female variant of Maheswaran is Maheswari.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name stands for "Grand Lord", see [[Mahesh_(name)|Mahesh]].<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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*[[Murugesapillai Maheswaran]] (born 1939), mathematician, astrophysicist and educator<br />
*[[Panagoda Maheswaran]] (born 1955), Sri Lankan Tamil militant<br />
*[[T. Maheswaran]] (1966–2008), assassinated Sri Lankan Tamil MP<br />
*[[Vijayakala Maheswaran]] (born 1972), Sri Lankan MP; wife of T. Maheswaran<br />
*[[Uma Maheswaran]] (1945–1989), Sri Lankan Tamil militant<br />
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=== Fictional characters ===<br />
*[[List_of_Steven_Universe_characters#Connie_Maheswaran|Connie Maheswaran]], a character in the TV series ''[[Steven Universe]]''<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{In title|Maheswar}}<br />
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[[Category:Tamil masculine given names]]<br />
[[Category:Masculine given names]]</div>DrusillaSchuster