# Amit > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amit > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amit.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit > Source revision: 1352866609 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Male)
[Female](/source/Female) | meaning = Limitless, friend | language = [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit), [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language), [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew), [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language), [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language), [Bhojpuri](/source/Bhojpuri_language), [Puyuma](/source/Puyuma_language), [Maithili](/source/Maithili_language) | shortform = | variant = | seealso = | name day = | derivation = }} '''Amit''' is a [Hindu](/source/Hindus) and [Jewish](/source/Jews) given name and a Jewish surname. In [Hindi](/source/Hindi), Amit ({{langx|hi|अमित}}, means "infinite" or "boundless", {{langx|bn|অমিত}}) originates from the [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) word ''{{IAST|amita}}'' (अमित:),{{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}} ''{{IAST|amita}}'' (अमित:) essentially is the negation of ''{{IAST|mita}}'' (मित), which means "to measure". In [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew), Amit ({{langx|he|עמית}}) 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}} 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](/source/Judaism) boys in Israel.{{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}}{{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}} {{tocright}} ==Given name== * [Amit Behl](/source/Amit_Behl) (born 1955), Indian television actor * [Amit Singh Bakshi](/source/Amit_Singh_Bakshi) (1925–2024), Indian hockey player * [Amit Bhadana](/source/Amit_Bhadana) (born 1994), Indian comedy YouTuber * [Amit Sharma (disambiguation)](/source/Amit_Sharma_(disambiguation)), multiple people * [Amit Chaudhuri](/source/Amit_Chaudhuri) (born 1962), Indian novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer and music composer * [Amit Kumar Dahiya](/source/Amit_Kumar_Dahiya) (born 1993), Indian wrestler, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist * [Amit Deshmukh](/source/Amit_Deshmukh) (born 1976), Indian politician and minister in state Government of Maharashtra * [Amit Elor](/source/Amit_Elor) (born 2004), American freestyle wrestler, 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion * [Amit Farkash](/source/Amit_Farkash) (born 1976), Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer * [Amit Gershon](/source/Amit_Gershon) (born 1995), Israeli basketball player * [Amit Inbar](/source/Amit_Inbar) (born 1972), Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer * [Amit Ivry](/source/Amit_Ivry) (born 1989), Israeli Olympic swimmer and national record holder * [Amit Kilam](/source/Amit_Kilam), drummer of Indian Ocean, a contemporary Indian fusion music band * [Amit Kulilay](/source/Amit_Kulilay) (born 1972), birth name of Taiwanese singer A-mei * [Amit Kumar (disambiguation)](/source/Amit_Kumar_(disambiguation)), several people * [Amit Lang](/source/Amit_Lang) (born 1970), Israeli judoka * [Amit Madheshiya](/source/The_Cinema_Travellers), Indian photographer and filmmaker * [Amit Mehta](/source/Amit_Mehta) (born 1971), United States district judge * [Amit Mishra](/source/Amit_Mishra) (born 1982), Indian cricketer * [Amit Mishra (singer)](/source/Amit_Mishra_(singer)) (born 1989), Indian singer and songwriter * [Amit Nimade](/source/Amit_Nimade) (born 1976), Indian photographer * [Amit Patel](/source/Amit_Patel), Indian-American cardiac surgeon * [Amit Pathak](/source/Amit_Pathak) (born 1972), Indian cricketer * [Amit Sebastian Paul](/source/Amit_Sebastian_Paul) (born 1983), member of the Swedish pop group A*Teens * [Amit Rai](/source/Amit_Rai), Indian film director * [Amit Saar](/source/Amit_Saar) (1978–2026), Israeli intelligence officer * [Amit Sadh](/source/Amit_Sadh) (born 1979), Indian actor * [Amit Sana](/source/Amit_Sana) (born 1983), India singer who finished second in the 2005 Indian Idol contest * [Amit Shah](/source/Amit_Shah) (born 1964), Indian politician and the current minister of Home affairs, Government of India * [Amit Sharma (cricketer)](/source/Amit_Sharma_(cricketer)) (born 1966), Indian cricketer * [Amit Shukla](/source/Amit_Shukla) (born 1985), Kenyan male cricketer * [Amit Ben Shushan](/source/Amit_Ben_Shushan) (born 1985), Israeli football player * [Amit Simhon](/source/Amit_Simhon) (born 1989), Israeli basketball player * [Amit Singh (cricketer)](/source/Amit_Singh_(cricketer)) (born 1981), Indian cricketer * [Amit Singhal](/source/Amit_Singhal) (born 1968), senior vice president and software engineer at Google * [Amit Tamir](/source/Amit_Tamir) (born 1979), Israeli basketball player * [Amit Trivedi](/source/Amit_Trivedi) (born 1979), Indian film music director and singer * [Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage](/source/Amith_Thenuka_Vidanagamage) (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician * [Amit Yadav](/source/Amit_Yadav) (born 1989), Indian cricketer * [Amit Singh (scientist)](/source/Amit_Singh_(scientist)), Indian microbiologist * [Amitabh Bachchan](/source/Amitabh_Bachchan) (born 1942), Indian film actor, also known by his nickname Amit ==Surname== *[Iftach Ian Amit](/source/Iftach_Ian_Amit), Israeli computer security professional * [Daniel Amit](/source/Daniel_Amit) (1938–2007), Israeli physicist and pacifist * [Galila Ron-Feder Amit](/source/Galila_Ron-Feder_Amit) (born 1949), Israeli children's books author * [Meir Amit](/source/Meir_Amit) (1921–2009), Israeli politician and general * [Uri Amit](/source/Uri_Amit) (1934–2011), Israeli politician * [Yitzhak Amit](/source/Yitzhak_Amit) (born 1958), judge on the Israeli Supreme Court ==See also== * {{srt|Amit}} * [Ameet](/source/Ameet) * [AMIT](/source/AMIT), an American Jewish Zionist volunteer organization * [Amita](/source/Amita), feminine form ==References== {{Reflist}} {{given name|type=both}} Category:Indian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Hebrew-language given names Category:Hebrew-language surnames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia 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