Abhishek is a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

that has its roots in the Sanskrit word

abhiseka Abhisheka () means "bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered." It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a God or Goddess. Abhisheka is common to Indian religions su ...

. The conceptual meaning of abhiseka is related to purification, cleansing or anointing.

Notable people

Abhishek (field hockey) Abhishek (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He made his international debut for India in February 2022 at the 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League.Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games The 2022 ...

(born 1999), Indian field hockey player * Abhishek Ambekar (born 1991), Indian footballer *

Abhishek Avasthi Abhishek Avasthi (born 17 March 1982) is an Indian actor, choreography, choreographer, dancer and Model (person), model. Biography Abhishek Awasthi was born in Kanpur, India. He, along with Rakhi Sawant, an Indian model and actress, partic ...

(born 1982), Indian actor, choreographer, dancer and model * Abhishek Bachchan (born 1976), Indian actor, entrepreneur, presenter, producer and singer *

Abhisek Banerjee Abhisek Banerjee (born 18 May 1984) is an Indian cricketer. He played four List A matches for Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South ...

(born 1984), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Banerjee (born 1987), Indian politician and member of parliament *

Abhishek Bhat Abhishek Bhat (born 19 November 1989) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his List A debut on 3 March 2014, for Saurashtra in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 12th ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul, and Utpal Dutt with ...

(born 1964), Indian actor * Abhishek Chaubey (born 1977), Indian director and screenwriter * Abhishek Das (born 1993), Indian footballer * Abhishek Dhar (born 1970), Indian physicist * Abhishek Hegde (born 1987), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Jain Abhishek Jain is an Indian film director and film producer, producer known for his Gujarati cinema, Gujarati films ''Kevi Rite Jaish'', ''Bey Yaar'', and ''Wrong Side Raju''. Early life Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in Ahmedabad. He i ...

(born 1986), Indian director and producer * Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (born 1982), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Kapoor (born 1971), Indian actor, director and writer *

Abhisek Lahiri Abhisek Lahiri ( bn, অভিষেক লাহিড়ি) (born 24 September 1983) is an Indian classical sarod player with training in the three major gharanas of sarod which are Shahjahanpur, Maihar gharana, and Senia Bangash (Gwalior) fr ...

(born 1983), Indian classical sarod player * Abhishek Malik (born 1990), Indian actor and model * Abhishek Matoria, Indian politician * Abhishek Mishra (born 1977), Indian politician *

Abhishek Nayar Abhishek Mohan Nair (born 8 October 1983) is a former Indian international cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. He played first class cricket for Mumbai and also represented Mumbai Indians, Kings ...

(born 1983), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Poddar Abishek Poddar (born 1968) is an Indian industrialist, philanthropist and art collector. Poddar has served on the advisory committees of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru and is currently on the advisory panel of the Foundation ...

(born 1968), Indian businessman *

Abhishek Raghuram Abhishek Raghuram (born 1985) is an Indian carnatic vocalist. Life Abhishek was born into a family of notable musicians. He is the grandson of mridangam maestro Palghat R. Raghu. His mother Usha is the niece of violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaram ...

(born 1985), Indian singer and vocalist *

Abhishek Raut Abhishek Santosh Raut (born 3 March 1987 in Odisha, India) is an Indian cricketer. Raut made his debut in first-class cricket on 17–20 Dec 2005. He is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm Legbreak Bowler. He was signed by the R ...

(born 1987), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Rawat Abhishek Rawat is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Manav Vajpayee in Kaamnaa. Career Rawat's first show was ''Neelanjana'', in which he played a cameo role. His landed his second role in ''Babul Ka Aangann Chootey N ...

(born 1980), Indian actor *

Abhishek Ray Abhishek Ray is an Indian film composer, playback singer, instrumentalist, music arranger, and producer working in Bollywood. He is known for having composed the music and done playback vocals for popular and award-winning Bollywood films such ...

, Indian composer and singer *

Abhishek Pratap Shah Abhishek Pratap Shah ( ne, अभिषेक प्रताप शाह, born 1 October 1982) is a Nepalese politician belonging to Nepali Congress. He serves as the member of parliament for Kapilvastu 3 (constituency), Kapilvastu 3. He was prev ...

(born 1982), Nepalese politician *

Abhishek Reddy Abhishek Reddy (born 14 September 1994) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area ...

(born 14 September 1994), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Shankar Abhishek Shankar is an Indian Tamil film and television actor who has worked on films and serials. Career Abhishek made his debut as an actor with Gnana Rajasekaran's critically acclaimed drama film ''Mogamul'' (1995), playing a leading role a ...

, Indian actor and director of Tamil films *

Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation) Abhishek Sharma may refer to: * Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 1985), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Sharma (director) Abhishek Sharma is an Indian film director and writer known for his ...

Abhishek Singh (disambiguation) Abhishek Singh may mean: * Abhishek Singh (politician) (born 1981), Indian politician * Abhishek Singh (cricketer) (born 1984), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Singh (artist) Abhishek Singh (born July 1982) is an Indian graphic novelist acclaimed ...

Abhishek Singhvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian lawyer and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a current Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, t ...

(born 1959), Indian politician * Abhishek Varman, Indian film director * Abhishek Verma (born 1989), Indian archer * Abhishek Verma (born 1968), Indian arms dealer *

Abhishek Yadav Abhishek Yadav may refer to: * Abhishek Yadav (footballer) (born 1980), Indian retired professional footballer * Abhishek Yadav (Nepalese politician) (born 1985), Nepalese politician * Abhishek Yadav (cricketer) (born 1995), Indian cricketer * Abhi ...

(born 1980), Indian footballer * Krishna Abhishek (born 1981), Indian actor and comedian

References

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