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:
- 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