It means "one who is ever new". It is of fairly recent creation and has been used for boys and girls. It is also used in places other than Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
''Navneet'' is a name in
India
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of origin derived from the
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 ...
word "नवनीत" meaning "eternally new".
The name Navneet is mentioned in the
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...
as a name of Lord
Kṛṣṇa
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of ...
.
Navneet - Origin and Meaning of Navneet at www.pitarau.com
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References
Indian unisex given names
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