रामेश्वर

Sanskrit

Etymology

राम (rāma) +‎ ईश्वर (īśvara)

Proper noun

रामेश्वर • (rāmeśvara) stem, ?

1. Name of an island (which with its coral reef or bridge of rocks nearly connects the South of India with Ceylon) and of the celebrated शैव temple and town on it (this is the place where राम is supposed to have crossed to Ceylon and one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage in India)
2. a male given name commonly used in India