Amit
Male given name of Indian or Hebrew origin
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::summary Male given name of Indian or Hebrew origin ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Amit |
| pronunciation | Amit |
| gender | Male |
| Female (expect Puyuma) | |
| meaning | Limitless, friend |
| language | Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Hebrew, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Puyuma, Maithili |
| :: |
| name = Amit | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = Amit | gender = Male Female (expect Puyuma) | meaning = Limitless, friend | language = Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Hebrew, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Puyuma, Maithili | shortform = | variant = | seealso = | name day = | derivation = Amit is a Hindu and Jewish given name and a Jewish surname.
In Hindi, Amit (, means "infinite" or "boundless", ) originates from the Sanskrit word ** (अमित:), ** (अमित:) essentially is the negation of ** (मित), which means "to measure".
In Hebrew, Amit () means "friend", "colleague", ״peer”, or "member of the organization".{{cite web |url=https://milog.co.il/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA|access-date=3 May 2023|website=milog.co.il|language=he|title=התקבלו 6 פירושים במילון לעמית}} The word appears in the Bible twelve times, mostly in Leviticus. Though traditionally a common male name, it is being increasingly used as a female name in Israel. Nevertheless, it is still among the most popular names given to Jewish boys in Israel.
Given name
- Amit Behl (born 1955), Indian television actor
- Amit Singh Bakshi (1925–2024), Indian hockey player
- Amit Bhadana (born 1994), Indian comedy YouTuber
- Amit Sharma (disambiguation), multiple people
- Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), Indian novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer and music composer
- Amit Kumar Dahiya (born 1993), Indian wrestler, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist
- Amit Deshmukh (born 1976), Indian politician and minister in state Government of Maharashtra
- Amit Elor (born 2004), American freestyle wrestler, 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion
- Amit Farkash (born 1976), Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer
- Amit Gershon (born 1995), Israeli basketball player
- Amit Inbar (born 1972), Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer
- Amit Ivry (born 1989), Israeli Olympic swimmer and national record holder
- Amit Kilam, drummer of Indian Ocean, a contemporary Indian fusion music band
- Amit Kulilay (born 1972), birth name of Taiwanese singer A-mei
- Amit Kumar (disambiguation), several people
- Amit Lang (born 1970), Israeli judoka
- Amit Madheshiya, Indian photographer and filmmaker
- Amit Mehta (born 1971), United States district judge
- Amit Mishra (born 1982), Indian cricketer
- Amit Mishra (singer) (born 1989), Indian singer and songwriter
- Amit Nimade (born 1976), Indian photographer
- Amit Patel, Indian-American cardiac surgeon
- Amit Pathak (born 1972), Indian cricketer
- Amit Sebastian Paul (born 1983), member of the Swedish pop group A*Teens
- Amit Rai, Indian film director
- Amit Saar (1978–2026), Israeli intelligence officer
- Amit Sadh (born 1979), Indian actor
- Amit Sana (born 1983), India singer who finished second in the 2005 Indian Idol contest
- Amit Shah (born 1964), Indian politician and the current minister of Home affairs, Government of India
- Amit Sharma (cricketer) (born 1966), Indian cricketer
- Amit Shukla (born 1985), Kenyan male cricketer
- Amit Ben Shushan (born 1985), Israeli football player
- Amit Simhon (born 1989), Israeli basketball player
- Amit Singh (cricketer) (born 1981), Indian cricketer
- Amit Singhal (born 1968), senior vice president and software engineer at Google
- Amit Tamir (born 1979), Israeli basketball player
- Amit Trivedi (born 1979), Indian film music director and singer
- Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
- Amit Yadav (born 1989), Indian cricketer
- Amit Singh (scientist), Indian microbiologist
- Amitabh Bachchan (born 1942), Indian film actor, also known by his nickname Amit
Surname
- Iftach Ian Amit, Israeli computer security professional
- Daniel Amit (1938–2007), Israeli physicist and pacifist
- Galila Ron-Feder Amit (born 1949), Israeli children's books author
- Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli politician and general
- Uri Amit (1934–2011), Israeli politician
- Yitzchak Amit (born 1958), judge on the Israeli Supreme Court
References
References
- (2019-04-05). "עמית - פירוש השם".
- "Sanskrit meaning of Amit is - kalki ++ Einführung in die heilige Sprache Indiens".
- Strong, James. Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Hendrickson Publishers, 2009. For further information, see H5997 (p. 1552)
- "All occurrences in the bible, at biblehub.com".
- "למען השם: מהם השמות הכי פופולריים לילדים בישראל".
- Simply-Smart. "בחירת שם לתינוק , שמות לילדים , שמות לתינוקות לפי הקבלה , שמות לבנים".
- [https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-jewish-wrestler-amit-elor/ "18 Things to Know About Jewish Wrestler Amit Elor,"] ''Hey Alma''.
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