The name Anish is derived from
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
. It means "supreme". The name also shares references to
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
and
Vishnu
Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism.
Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within t ...
.
Notable people with the name include:
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Anish Kapoor
Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor (born 12 March 1954) is a British-Indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art. Born in Mumbai, Kapoor attended the elite all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School, before moving to the UK ...
(born 1954), Indian sculptor
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Anish Giri
Anish Kumar Giri ( ne, अनीश कुमार गिरी; russian: Аниш Кумар Гири; born 28 June 1994) is a Russian-born Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he completed the requirements for the title Grandmaster at t ...
(born 1994), Dutch chess player
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Anish Shroff
Anish Shroff (born 1982) is the radio play-by-play man for the Carolina Panthers and play-by-play announcer and on-air host at ESPN
Early life and education
Shroff was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, to Indian parents who are both from Mumbai. His ...
, American sportscaster
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Anish Sood
Anish Sood also known by his alias Anyasa (born 22 November 1989) is an Indian music producer, songwriter and DJ. He is currently signed to English deep house label Anjunadeep and released his debut Gaya EP as Anyasa in July 2021.
Early life ...
(born 1989), Indian music producer
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Anish Tejeshwar
Anish Tejeshwar is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada films. He made a debut with 2010 Kannada film ''Nam Areal Ond Dina''.
Career
Anish first featured on a Hyderabad magazine cover. After taking a film training course, he debut ...
, Indian actor and director
See also
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Anish (river)
The Anish (russian: Аниш, cv, Энĕш, ''Enĕş'') is a river in Tsivilsky and Kozlovsky Districts of the Republic of Chuvashia, Russia, a right-bank tributary of the Volga. Its length is and its drainage basin is .
References
Indian given names
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