Gender Masculine Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu Scripts राकेश(Hindi, Marathi) રાકેશ(Gujarati) ਰਾਕੇਸ਼(Gurmukhi) ರಾಕೇಶ್(Kannada) രാകേഷ്(Malayalam) ராகேஷ்(Tamil) రాకేష్(Telugu) Meaning & History Means "lord of the full moon" from Sanskrit राका (raka) meaning "full moon" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".