Hemant
Hemant, (Sanskrit: हेमन्त, romanized: Hemanta) is an Indian male given name. It is the namesake of Hemanta, one of the six Indian ecological seasons—Ritu—in northern half of Indian subcontinent, which runs in early winter approximately from November to December. The female version of the name is Haimanti.
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| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛmənt/ HEM-ənt Hindi pronunciation: [ˈɦeːmənt] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Haimanti |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Word/name | Indo-Aryan |
| Meaning | namesake of Hemanta, one of the six Indian ecological seasons. |
| Region of origin | Indian subcontinent |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hemanta, Hemanth, Hemantha |
| Related names | Basant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Shishir |
Notable people named Hemant include:
- Hemant Batra (born 1967), Secretary General of regional legal association SAARCLAW
- Hemant Bhagwani
- Hemant Birje (born 1965), Indian actor
- Hemant Brijwasi, Indian singer
- Hemant Chaturvedi, Indian cinematographer
- Hemant Chauhan, Gujarati writer and singer specializing in religious and folk songs
- Hemant Choudhary, Indian actor
- Hemant Divate, Marathi poet, translator and publisher
- Hemant Godse, Indian politician
- Hemant Gokhale
- Hemant Goswami (born 1971), Indian social activist
- Hemant Gupta
- Hemant Gurung, (born 1958), Bhutanese politician
- Hemant Joshi, Indian professor of Mass Communication and Journalism
- Hemant Kanitkar (born 1942), Indian former cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974
- Hemant Kanoria
- Hemant Karkare (1954–2008), former chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad
- Hemant Katare
- Hemant Khandelwal
- Hemant Khava
- Hemant Kinikar
- Hemant Kumar (1920–1989), Indian musician and singer
- Hemant Lakhani (born 1935), British Indian convicted for an illegal arms deal
- Hemant Lall
- Hemant Madhukar, Indian film director and producer
- Hemant Mahaur
- Hemant Mehta, Indian-American blogger and author
- Hemant Mishra, Indian actor
- Hemant Mohapatra, Indian poet writing in English
- Hemant Pandey, Indian actor and comedian
- Hemant Patil, Indian politician
- Hemant Rao, Indian artist
- Hemant Sharma, Nepalese singer
- Hemant Shesh (born 1952), Hindi writer, poet and former Indian civil servant
- Hemant Singh (born 1951), the present titular Maharaja Rana of Dholpur
- Hemant Singh (cricketer), Indian cricketer
- Hemant Soren, Indian politician
- Hemant Talwalkar, Indian cricketer
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