Ritesh
Ritesh means Lord of truth, master of the right way and law.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | R |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Vrishabh
- Nakshatra: Krittika
- More names starting with R
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Lord of truth, master of the right way and law”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Benjamin — From Biblical Hebrew, literally 'son of the right hand' (or 'son of the south')
- Nitin — Master of right path, leader
- Nithin — Guided by law, master of right conduct
- Nitesh — Lord of the right path, master of ethics and law
- Sulagna — Having an auspicious moment; born at right time
- Rithesh — Lord of truth, righteous
More boys' names of Sanskrit origin
Other names under Vrishabh rashi
- Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
- Vivaan — Full of life, Sun
- Viaan — Full of life, energy
- Tara — Star, Goddess, protector
- Vedant — Ultimate knowledge, Vedas
- Veer — Brave, courageous
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrishabh names.
Where this comes from
Ritesh has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.