Suresh (sureša) is a Sanskrit word which means "Ruler of Gods"; from sur ‘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.

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 (actor), Indian Tamil-Telugu film actor
• Suresh Babu, athlete
• Suresh Gopi (born 1960), Indian Malayalam film actor
• Suresh Joachim, Tamil Canadian film actor, producer & multiple Guinness World Record holder
• Suresh Krishna (actor), Indian Malayali film actor
• Suresh Krishna (director), Indian Tamil film director
• Suresh Kumar, American economist and businessman, Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
• Suresh Oberoi, Indian Hindi movie actor
• Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer
• Kandaiah "Suresh" Premachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
• Suresh Babu Daggubati, Indian Telugu film producer

Other uses

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