Abhijit (name)
Abhijeet is a masculine name common in the Indian subcontinent. The meaning of Abhijeet is "victorious" or "conqueror" or "who wins" in the Sanskrit language.[1] Abhijit is the Sanskrit name for Vega, the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It also refers to a period of 48 minutes centered on solar noon which is considered a good time (Muhurat) to start any task.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | "victorious", "conqueror" |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Abijit, Abhijith, Abhijeet, Abhijeeth |
Notable people with the name include:
- Abhijit Banerjee, Indian-American economist, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2019
- Abhijit Bhaduri, Indian author, columnist and management consultant
- Abhijit Chowdhury, India-based independent filmmaker
- Abhijit Chakraborty, Indian cricketer
- Abhijit Das (born 1969), Indian political leader & social activist
- Abhijit Deshmukh (engineer), Indian American engineer
- Abhijit Deshmukh (umpire), cricketer umpire
- Abhijit Deshpande, Indian cricketer
- Abhijit Dey, Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Tripura
- Abhijit Guha (Indian Army officer), Indian Army officer
- Abhijit Guha (director), Indian film director, actor and writer
- Abhijit Kale, former Indian cricketer
- Abhijit Kunte, Indian chess player
- Abhijit Karambelkar, Indian cricketer
- Abhijit Kokate, Indian film editor
- Abhijit Pohankar, Indian classical keyboardist and fusion music producer
- Abhijit Mukherjee, Indian politician
- Abhijit Mondal, Indian footballer
- Abhijit Mahalanobis, Indian-American engineer
- Abhijit Sarkar (cricketer), Indian cricketer
- Abhijit Sarkar (footballer), Indian footballer
- Abhijit Salvi, Indian cricketer
- Abhijit Sen, former member of the Planning Commission of India
- Abhijit Vaghani, Indian music composer and producer
- Abhijith (actor), Indian Kannada-language actor
- Abhijith Kollam, Indian playback singer, popular in Malayalam
- Abhijith P. S. Nair, India violinist
- Abhijeet Chavan, Indian actor who works in Marathi and Hindi films
- Abhijeet Gupta, Indian chess player
- Abhijeet Singh Sanga, Indian politician
- Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Indian playback singer best known by his first name
- Abhijeet Gupta (born 1989), chess grandmaster
- Abhijeet Kosambi (born 1982), classical singer and winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa -Maharashtra cha Maha Gayak
- Abhijeet Sawant (born 1981), singer and winner of Indian Idol
- Abhijeeth Poondla, Indian actor who works in Telugu films
- Abhizeet Asom, Indian politician, chairperson of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent)
- Abijeet (actor), Indian actor, who works in Telugu films
References
- Gandhi, Maneka (2004). The Penguin Book of Hindu Names for Boys. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-14-303168-0. OCLC 60391724. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
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