Maheswaran
# Maheswaran

Maheswaran (Tamil: மகேஸ்வரன், romanized: Makēsvaraṉ) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The female variant of Maheswaran is Maheswari.

## Etymology

The name stands for "Grand Lord", see Mahesh.

## Notable people

* Murugesapillai Maheswaran (born 1939), mathematician, astrophysicist and educator
* Panagoda Maheswaran (born 1955), Sri Lankan Tamil militant
* T. Maheswaran (1966–2008), assassinated Sri Lankan Tamil MP
* Vijayakala Maheswaran (born 1972), Sri Lankan MP; wife of T. Maheswaran
* Uma Maheswaran (1945–1989), Sri Lankan Tamil militant

### Fictional characters

* Connie Maheswaran, a character in the TV series Steven Universe
