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Kesava' (Sanskrit) is the first of the 24 epithets of Lord Krishna

• According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Keshava has three meanings:

The name means "One whose Kesa or locks are beautiful." Alternatively, it means one who is Himself the three: kah Brahma; ah Vishnu and Isa Shiva. In still another meaning, Keshava means one who destroyed the asura or demon Kesi in the Krishna avatar.

Cited from reference: Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, trasnlated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. available at India web site: http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org and US site: http://www.vedanta.com.

For more information, see the wikpedia article on Krishna.