Template:Infobox given name Maheswaran (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The female variant of Maheswaran is Maheswari.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name stands for "Grand Lord", see Mahesh.
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Murugesapillai Maheswaran (born 1939), mathematician, astrophysicist and educator
- Panagoda Maheswaran (born 1955), Sri Lankan Tamil militant
- T. Maheswaran (1966–2008), assassinated Sri Lankan Tamil MP
- Vijayakala Maheswaran (born 1972), Sri Lankan MP; wife of T. Maheswaran
- Uma Maheswaran (1945–1989), Sri Lankan Tamil militant
Fictional characters[edit | edit source]
- Connie Maheswaran, a character in the TV series Steven Universe