Where is Ganesha from?

My guess is...

Indonesia

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100%

I'm 57% certain Ganesha is Male.

According to a dataset of 121, the average Ganesha is around 46 years old.


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Learn about the name Ganesha

Meaning of the name Ganesha

Means "lord of hordes" from Sanskrit गण (gana) meaning "horde, multitude" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is the name of the Hindu god of wisdom and good luck, the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is often depicted as a stout man with the head of an elephant.

Characteristics of the name Ganesha

OriginsHinduism
Pronouncedgə-NAY-shə(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, complex, strong, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy

How do we know this about Ganesha

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
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