{{Short description|Male given name of Indian or Hebrew origin}} {{For|the beast of the underworld in Egyptian mythology|Ammit}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox given name2 | name = Amit | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = Amit | gender = Male<br>Female | 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 ({{langx|hi|अमित}}, means "infinite" or "boundless", {{langx|bn|অমিত}}) originates from the Sanskrit word ''{{IAST|amita}}'' (अमित:),<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asien.net/indien/sanskrit/|title=Sanskrit meaning of Amit is - kalki ++ Einführung in die heilige Sprache Indiens|website=www.asien.net}}</ref> ''{{IAST|amita}}'' (अमित:) essentially is the negation of ''{{IAST|mita}}'' (मित), which means "to measure".<ref name="auto"/>
In Hebrew, Amit ({{langx|he|עמית}}) means "friend", "colleague", ״peer”, or "member of the organization".<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART2/168/082.html|title=למען השם: מהם השמות הכי פופולריים לילדים בישראל|language=he}}{{dead link|date=May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imaclub.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=content&cs=719|title=בחירת שם לתינוק , שמות לילדים , שמות לתינוקות לפי הקבלה , שמות לבנים|author=Simply-Smart}}{{dead link|date=May 2026}}</ref>
{{tocright}} ==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 * Yitzhak Amit (born 1958), judge on the Israeli Supreme Court
==See also== * {{srt|Amit}} * Ameet * AMIT, an American Jewish Zionist volunteer organization * Amita, feminine form
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Indian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Hebrew-language given names Category:Hebrew-language surnames