| Pronunciation | Amit |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male Female |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Hebrew, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Puyuma, Maithili |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Limitless, friend |
Amit is a Hindu and Jewish given name and a Jewish surname.
In Hindi, Amit (Hindi: अमित, means "infinite" or "boundless", Bengali: অমিত) originates from the Sanskrit word amita (अमित:),[1] amita (अमित:) essentially is the negation of mita (मित), which means "to measure".[1]
In Hebrew, Amit (Hebrew: עמית) means "friend", "colleague", ״peer”, or "member of the organization".[2] Though traditionally a common male name, it is being increasingly used as a female name in Israel. It is among the most popular names given to Jewish boys in Israel.[3][4]
Given name[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Yitzhak Amit (born 1958), judge on the Israeli Supreme Court
See also[edit | edit source]
- Template:Srt
- Ameet
- AMIT, an American Jewish Zionist volunteer organization
- Amita, feminine form
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sanskrit meaning of Amit is - kalki ++ Einführung in die heilige Sprache Indiens". www.asien.net.
- ↑ "התקבלו 6 פירושים במילון לעמית". milog.co.il (in עברית). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ↑ "למען השם: מהם השמות הכי פופולריים לילדים בישראל" (in עברית).[dead link]
- ↑ Simply-Smart. "בחירת שם לתינוק , שמות לילדים , שמות לתינוקות לפי הקבלה , שמות לבנים".[dead link]