Lord of the day; sun
Dinesha is a feminine form of the Sanskrit name Dinesh. It is composed of the elements 'dina', meaning day, and 'isha', meaning lord or ruler, traditionally referring to the sun.
Less common today
Dinesha isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,946 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Sri Lankan-American writer and academic
