| Pronunciation | Amit |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male Female (expect Puyuma) |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Hebrew, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Puyuma |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Limitless, friend |
Amit is a Hindu and Jewish given name.[1]
In Hindi, Amit (Hindi: अमित, means "infinite" or "boundless", Bengali: অমিত) originates from the Sanskrit word amita (अमित:),[2] amita (अमित:) essentially is the negation of mita (मित), which means "to measure".[2]
In Hebrew, Amit (Hebrew: עמית) means "friend", "colleague", ״peer”, or "member of the organization".[3] The word appears in the Bible twelve times, mostly in Leviticus.[4][5] Though traditionally a common male name, it is being increasingly used as a female name in Israel. Nevertheless, it is still among the most popular names given to Jewish boys in Israel.[6][7]
- ^ "עמית - פירוש השם". mako. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Sanskrit meaning of Amit is - kalki ++ Einführung in die heilige Sprache Indiens". www.asien.net.
- ^ "התקבלו 6 פירושים במילון לעמית". milog.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Strong, James. Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Hendrickson Publishers, 2009. For further information, see H5997 (p. 1552)
- ^ "All occurrences in the bible, at biblehub.com".
- ^ "למען השם: מהם השמות הכי פופולריים לילדים בישראל" (in Hebrew).
- ^ Simply-Smart. "בחירת שם לתינוק , שמות לילדים , שמות לתינוקות לפי הקבלה , שמות לבנים".