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'''Rakesh''' ([[Devnagari]]: राकेश) is a [[masculine]] given name of [[India|Indian]] origin. It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] language.{{Infobox given name
| gender = [[Male]]
| language = [[Sanskrit]]
| wikt =
|meaning=[[Lord]] of [[full moon day]]<ref>{{MWSD}}</ref>|origin=|region=[[India]].|pronunciation= {{IPA-hi|raːˈkeːʃ| }}|related names=[[Rajesh]], [[Ritesh]], [[Rahul]]|cognate=}}

==Notable people with the given name==

*[[Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi]], Indian politician
*[[Mohan Rakesh]], literary movement activist
*[[Rakesh Asthana]], Indian Police Service officer of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], Police Commissioner of Delhi
*[[Rakesh Bapat]], Indian actor
*[[Rakesh Bedi]], Indian actor
*[[Rakesh Gangwal]], former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group
*[[Rakesh Jhunjhunwala]], Indian investor and trader
*[[Rakesh Khurana]], professor at Harvard Business School
*[[Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi)]], Indian professional kabaddi player
*[[Rakesh Madhavan]], Malaysian cricketer
*[[Rakesh Maria]], Indian Police Service officer
*[[Rakesh Masih]], Indian international football player
*[[Rakesh Patel]], Indian cricketer
*[[Rakesh Roshan]], Indian producer, director and actor
*[[Rakesh Satyal]], American novelist
*[[Rakesh Sharma]], first Indian in space
*[[Rakesh Sharma (cricketer)]], Omani cricketer
*[[Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker)]], Indian filmmaker
* [[Rakesh Singh (politician)]] (born 1962), Indian politician
* [[Rakesh Singh (soldier)]] (1970–1993), Indian Army soldier
*[[Rakesh Yankaran]], musician from Trinidad and Tobago
*[[Raxstar|Rakesh Raxstar]], British Punjabi rapper
*[[Raxstar|Rakesh Bhuyan]], Software Developer

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]

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