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ArchivesJewish\Israeli classification of the name Amit
I would like to note that the name Amit should not be classified as being of 'Jewish' usage but rather as 'Israeli' usage.
Yes, there is a difference :-) 'Jewish' refers to people of the Jewish nation worldwide while 'Israeli' refers to Jewish people who were born or living in Israel.
Jewish people around the world are highly unlikely of naming their children Amit as this is not a biblical name (although the word appears in the bible). The ONLY place in which Amit will appear (other than its other Indian usage) is in Israel, therefore it is not a Jewish name but an Israeli or a Hebrew name.
In modern Hebrew the word means 'colleague' but the name traditionally means 'friend' as stated here.
Yes, there is a difference :-) 'Jewish' refers to people of the Jewish nation worldwide while 'Israeli' refers to Jewish people who were born or living in Israel.
Jewish people around the world are highly unlikely of naming their children Amit as this is not a biblical name (although the word appears in the bible). The ONLY place in which Amit will appear (other than its other Indian usage) is in Israel, therefore it is not a Jewish name but an Israeli or a Hebrew name.
In modern Hebrew the word means 'colleague' but the name traditionally means 'friend' as stated here.
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