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Abhijeet अभिजीत, अभिजित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अभिजीत or अभिजित or Bengali অভিজিৎ (see Abhijit).

Abhijit अभिजीत, अभिजित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From Sanskrit अभिजित (abhijita) meaning "victorious". This is the Sanskrit name for the star Vega.

Ajeet अजीत m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi अजीत, Marathi अजित, Gurmukhi ਅਜੀਤ or Bengali অজিত (see Ajit).

Ajit अजीत m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Modern form of Ajita.

Amit 1 अमित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From Sanskrit अमित (amita) meaning "immeasurable, infinite".

Amrit अमृत m Hindi
Means "immortal" from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and मृत (mṛta) meaning "dead". In Hindu texts it refers to a drink that gives immortality.

Anant अनन्त, अनंत m Hindi, Marathi
Northern Indian form of Ananta.

Aniket अनिकेत m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit अनिकेत (aniketa) meaning "homeless".

Anit अनीत m Hindi
Possibly from Sanskrit अनीत (anīta) meaning "not guided".

Ankit अंकित, अङ्कित m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
From Sanskrit अङ्कित (aṅkita) meaning "marked".

Basant बसन्त m Hindi
Modern form of Vasanta.

Bharat भरत m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
Modern form of Bharata.

Chandrakant चंद्रकांत, चन्द्रकान्त m Marathi, Hindi
Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and कान्त (kānta) meaning "desired, beloved". This is another name for the moonstone.

Dushyant दुष्यन्त m Hindi
Modern form of Dushyanta.

Indrajit इन्द्रजित, इंद्रजित, इन्द्रजीत, इंद्रजीत m Hinduism, Bengali, Hindi
Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god Indra combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this is another name of Meghanada, the son of Ravana, the demon king of Lanka. He was given this name by Brahma after he defeated Indra.

Jayant जयन्त, जयंत m Hindi, Marathi
Modern form of Jayanta.

Lalit ललित m Hindi, Marathi
Masculine form of Lalita.

Mohit मोहित m Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali
From Sanskrit मोहित (mohita) meaning "infatuated, fascinated, bewildered".

Nishant निशान्त, निशांत m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit निशान्त (niśānta) meaning "night's end, dawn".

Prabhat प्रभात m Hindi
Means "shining forth, morning" in Sanskrit, derived from प्रभा (prabhā) meaning "to shine".

Prashant प्रशान्त m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali
From Sanskrit प्रशान्त (praśānta) meaning "calm, quiet".

Puneet पुनीत m Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi पुनीत (see Punit).

Punit पुनीत m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit पुनीत (punīta) meaning "cleaned, purified".

Ramakant रमाकांत m Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Modern form of Ramakanta.

Ranjeet रणजीत, रंजीत m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi रणजीत or रंजीत, Marathi रणजित or रणजीत or Bengali রঞ্জিত (see Ranjit).

Ranjit रणजीत, रंजीत m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From Sanskrit रञ्जित (rañjita) meaning "coloured, pleased, delighted". A famous bearer was Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), the founder of a Sikh kingdom that covered most of the Punjab and Kashmir.

Rohit रोहित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita) meaning "red".

Sanjeet संजीत m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi संजीत (see Sanjit).

Sanjit संजीत m Hindi, Bengali
From Sanskrit संजित (saṃjita) meaning "complete victory".

Sumeet सुमित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi सुमित, Bengali সুমিত or Gurmukhi ਸੁਮਿਤ (see Sumit).

Sumit सुमित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सुमित (sumita) meaning "well measured".

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