Deepak

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Deepak (दीपक) is a Sanskrit word meaning lamp, or source of light. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus. Names like Deepa (female), Deepika (female), Deepthi (female), Deepan (male), Deepali (female) and many others are related to Deepak.

The names above mentioned above are related to light or the holder of light - lamp, for eg.

Deepak(male) - lamp, kindle;
Deepa(female) - a lamp;
Deep(male) - wick/flame of the lamp;
Deepankar(male) - one who lights lamps;
Deependra(male) - lord of light;
Deepit(male) - lighted;
Deepanjali(female) - offerings of lamps;
Deepali(female) - collection of lamps;
Deepika(female) - a little light;
Deepamalika(female) - garland of lamps;
Deepunja(male) - light of lamp;
Deepti(female) - glow, shine;
Deepthi(female) - Glow,Shine;

In Hinduism light is the symbol of knowledge.

Famous people whose names are Deepak

Deepak Rangaswamy,Indian Software Engg basically from IT hub (Bangalore)
Deepak Rajgangaram Katkam, A budding Graphic Designer.
Deepak Singh, A budding Entrepreneur and Marketing consultant from India. An MBA from IIM Lucknow, he has interests in diverse businesses such as consulting, transport services, food & beverages, etc.
Deepak Acharya, Ethnobotanist and Microbiologist from India. He has been closely associated with Patalkot - The Hidden World
Deepak Kumar, Software Engineer and IT Expert
Deepak Chopra, Medical doctor and writer
Deepak Yadav, Academician and IT Expert
Deepak Chitnis, World Record Holder for Thickest Unibrow
Deepak Ramnani, Travel entrepreneur
Deepak Tijori, Indian actor and director
Deepak Verma, Indian Software Engineer
Deepak Bhadoria, CARMA International
Dr. Deepak Sharan, Intly. renowned Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Deepak C. Mehta , Managing Director, Deepak Nitrite LTD
Deepak S. Parekh, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Board of Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd., (HDFC)
Deepak Vardey, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Deepak Srivastava, Software Architect
Deepak Patel,Software Engg
Deepak Chulliparambil,Marketing Professional,Indian in dubai
Deepak Gowda, Software Engineer and IT Expert, PA