As a deity name
Name 183 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 581 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
गणप · noun · masculine
गणेश — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Gaṇeśa
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Dictionary citations
gaṇa—pa m. (= -nātha) Gaṇeśa, Śaṃkar. xiv, 6
the head of a corporation, VarBṛS. xxxii, 18.
Alternative readings
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