Amit is a male given name of Indian or Hebrew origin. In Hindi, Amit ( hi, अमित, means "infinite" or "boundless", bn, অমিত) originates from the Sanskrit word ' (अमित:), ' (अमित:) essentially is the negation of ' (मित), which means "to measure". In Hebrew, Amit ( he, עמית) means "friend", "colleague" or "member of the organization". The word appears in the Bible twelve times, mostly in Leviticus. 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.But till date it has not been recognised as a Jew name by many Rabbis and Religious Leaders

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* Amit Behl (born 1955), Indian television actor *

Amit S. Bakshi Amit Singh Bakshi (17 September 1925 – 22 June 2024) was an Indian athlete and field hockey player. Biography Bakshi won a gold medal as a member of the men's 4x400m relay team, and a silver medal in men's 400 metres at the 1951 Asian Game ...

, Indian hockey player * Amit Bhadana (born 1994), Indian comedy YouTuber * Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), Indian novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer and music composer * Amit Kumar Dahiya Indian wrestler, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist * Amit Deshmukh (born 1976), Indian politician and minister in state Government of Maharashtra * Amit Farkash (born 1976), Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer *

Amit Gershon Amit Gershon ( he, עמית גרשון; born December 5, 1995) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , Gershon is known as a three-point specialist. He was named the ...

(born 1995), Israeli basketball player * Amit Inbar (born 1972), Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer * Amit Ivry (born 1989), Israeli Olympic swimmer and national record holder * Amit Kilam, drummer of Indian Ocean, a contemporary Indian fusion music band * Amit Kulilay, birth name of Taiwanese singer A-mei * Amit Kumar (disambiguation), several people * Amit Lang (born 1970), Israeli judoka *

Amit Madheshiya ''The Cinema Travellers'' is a 2016 documentary film about the travelling cinemas of India, directed by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya. The film is produced by Cave Pictures, India, a company co-founded by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya ...

, Indian photographer and filmmaker *

Amit Mehta Amit Priyavadan Mehta (born 1971) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and a Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Biography Amit Priyavadan Mehta was b ...

(born 1971), United States district judge * Amit Mishra (born 1982), Indian cricketer * Amit Mishra (singer), Indian singer and songwriter *

Amit Nimade Amit Nimade is an Indian photographer known for his works in fine art photography. Career Amit Nimade, was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, and grew up in Bhopal. He was trained in photography by fashion photographer Dabboo Ratnani.(Dhap ...

(born 1976), Indian photographer *

Amit Patel Amit Nilkanth Patel MD, BS, MS is an Indian-American cardiac surgeon and was director of clinical regenerative medicine and tissue engineering at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He was a tenured professor of surgery - cardiothoracic at ...

, Indian-American cardiac surgeon *

Amit Pathak Amit Surinder Pathak (born 30 November 1972) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Andhra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career. Life and career Pathak played as a right-handed batsman who normally ...

, Indian former cricketer * Amit Sebastian Paul, member of the Swedish pop group A*Teens *

Amit Rai Amit Rai is an Indian film director and writer. He won the Gollapudi Srinivas Award in 2010 for directing ''Road to Sangam''. His 2009 Marathi film ''Tingya'', won him the best director award at the International Film Festival of South Africa, 200 ...

, Indian film director * Amit Sadh (born 1983), Indian actor * Amit Sana, India singer who finished second in the 2005 Indian Idol contest *

Amit Shah Amit Anil Chandra Shah (born 22 October 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Home Affairs since 2019 and the first Minister of Co-operation of India since 2021. He served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata P ...

(born 1964), Indian politician and the current minister of Home affairs, Government of India *

Amit Sharma Amit Sharma (born 20 November 1974), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Amit Sharma was considered as an allrounder and was the captain of the U-19 team that visited England in 1994 season and ...

(born 1966), Indian cricketer *

Amit Shukla Amit Kandarp Shukla (born 2 January 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Kenyan cricketer. Shukla has represented the Kenya in List A cricket, and also the Kenya A cricket team. He was a part of the Southern Stars squad in the Sahara Elite League, and ...

, Kenyan male cricketer *

Amit Ben Shushan Amit Ben Shushan ( he, עמית בן שושן; born May 23, 1985) is an Israeli football player. Ben Shushan can play as a striker or as a supporting forward on the wing. He made a name for himself after his series of goals during Beitar's Inter ...

(born 1985), Israeli football player * Amit Simhon (born 1989), Israeli basketball player *

Amit Singh (cricketer) Amit Singh (born 21 June 1981) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler and bats right-handed. He was formerly a part of Rajasthan Royals squad in the Indian Premier Le ...

, Indian cricketer *

Amit Singhal Amitabh Kumar "Amit" Singhal (born September 1968) is a former senior vice president at Google Inc. having been a Google Fellow and the head of Google's Search team for 15 years.Amit Tamir Amit Tamir ( he, עמית יוסף תמיר)(born December 2, 1979) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall former center/ forward. Biography Amit Yosef Tamir was born in Jerusalem to A ...

(born 1979), Israeli basketball player * Amit Trivedi (born 1979), Indian film music director and singer * Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage, Sri Lankan politician *

Amit Yadav Amit Ramkumar Yadav (born 10 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Goa cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He made his first-class cricket debut for Goa in 2009/10. In 2012, he was ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Amit Singh (scientist) Amit Singh is an Indian microbiologist and an associate professor at the department of microbiology and cell biology of the Indian Institute of Science. A Wellcome- DBT Senior Fellow, Singh is known for his studies on the pathogenesis of '' ...

, microbiologist

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Daniel Amit Daniel J. Amit he, דניאל עמית (May 5, 1938 – November 4, 2007) was an Israeli physicist and pacifist, who was one of the pioneers in the field of computational neuroscience. Amit, Hanoch Gutfreund and Haim Sompolinsky, in a set of pap ...

, Israeli physicist and pacifist * Galila Ron-Feder Amit (born 1949), Israeli children books author * Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli politician and general *

Uri Amit Uri Amit ( he, אורי עמית; born January 6, 1934 – October 18, 2011) was an Israeli politician who served as the third mayor of Ramat Gan between 1983 and 1989. Biography Amit was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1934. At the age of five, his f ...

, Israeli politician *

Yitzchak Amit Issac Amit ( he, יצחק עמית, born 20 October 1958) is a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel. Amit was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. He attended a religious high school and graduated in 1976. He served in the Israel Defense Forces ...

, judge on the Israeli Supreme Court

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