Name Venkatesh Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada Scripts వెంకటేష్ (Telugu), வெங்கடேஷ் (Tamil), ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ (Kannada) Edit Status Status 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).