Suresh (sureša) is a Sanskrit word which means "Ruler of Gods"; from surya ‘god’ + īša ‘lord’, which is an epithet of the god Indra.

It is commonly used as ^{[citation needed]} a synonym for the Hindu God Vishnu. It may also refer to Devendra or Shiva depending on which branch of Hinduism.

Its etymology is a contraction of sur + esh: sur means god, esh means king. So Suresh means king of the gods. Suresh also means the planet Sun. Suresh is a frequently used name for Hindu male children. It is a popular first name in India and a common family name in North America and the Caribbean. Variations of this name in Latin America include Sureza, Sureze, Cires and Cirez.^{[citation needed]} Several of these examples are found on the South-Eastern region of the Dominican Republic (La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Boca Chica, etc.)

People with the name Suresh

• Suresh Babu, athlete
• Suresh Gopi, actor
• Suresh Krishna, film director
• Suresh Raina, cricketer
• Suresh Oberoi, Hindi movie actor
• Kandaiah "Suresh" Premachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front.

Fictional characters

• Mohinder Suresh and his father Chandra Suresh from the NBC drama Heroes.
• Suresh Gurung and Becca Gurung, a recurring character from America's drama Murder, She Wrote.

Other uses

• Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada