Manish or Maneesh is a common Hindu

Hindu

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 masculine

Masculine

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 given name

Given name

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 that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind (representing an intellectual, genius, etc.), derived from the Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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 words "man" (mann) which means Mind and "ish" which refers to God or master.
Many Hindu male children are given this name. It is a popular name in central and northern

North India

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 parts of India.

There is also an alternative meaning "Manish" i.e "Muni+ish" which means 'muni' means priest and 'ish' means 'primary or leader'.

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