Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada Scripts వెంకటేష్(Telugu) வெங்கடேஷ்(Tamil) ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್(Kannada) Meaning & History Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see Venkata), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see Isha).