Rohit (

Devanagri Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the a ...

: रोहित), ) is a

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 ...

, typically male, used among

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n people. It is also used in some parts of Nepal. It is mostly used by

Jains Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

, and

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

. The word "rohit" signifies the color red. It 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 ...

, meaning "the first rays of the sun". The early morning sunlight usually has a reddish tint. It is also said to be derived from the Sanskrit word Rohitah (रोहित:) which signifies a red coloured deer – a form which

Brahma Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 21 ...

once took. . Rohit is also one of the names of the Hindu God

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 ...

, when he is said to have first arrived on earth as a beautiful red fish. It appears in the Vishnu Sahasranam (विष्णु सहस्रणाम, "1000 names of Vishnu"). Rohit also means a person who leads his family to growth and development (a commonly held belief in Hindu families). Rohit was also the name of one of

Krishna 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 ...

's sons.

Notable people

Given name

* Rohit Asnodkar (born 1986), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Bal Rohit Bal is an Indian fashion designer. He designs for both men and women. Early life Rohit Bal was born in the city of Srinagar in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India on 8 May 1961 into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Bal received his Bach ...

(born 1961), Indian fashion designer *

Rohit Bakshi (actor) Rohit Bakshi is an Indian television actor. He played the role of Piyush Raheja in Balaji Telefilms daily soap opera ''Kahiin To Hoga'' and a double role in the supernatural TV series ''Maharakshak: Devi'' which was aired on Zee TV. In 2013 he ...

, Indian television actor *

Rohit Bakshi (neurologist) Rohit Bakshi is the Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone Professor of Neurology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is director of the Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research at the Partne ...

, American neurologist *

Rohit Bansal Rohit Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of e-commerce company Snapdeal. Early life Bansal was born in Malout, Punjab India. He completed his school education at Delhi Public School (DPS) New Delhi and got his bachelor's d ...

, Indian entrepreneur and businessman *

Rohit Bhardwaj Rohit Bhardwaj (born 30 January 1983) is an Indian television actor and model. He is best known for his role as Yudhishthira in the mythological TV show, ''Mahabharat'' (2013-2014). After the show in 2014, he, along with the fellow cast member ...

, Indian television actor and model *

C. Rohit Yadav C. Rohit Yadav (born 8 December 1995) is an Indian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "sing ...

(born 1995), Indian badminton player *

Rohit Chadda Rohit Chadda (born 26 August 1982) is an Indian investment banker and entrepreneur, who serves as the CEO of the digital business at Essel Group ( Zee Entertainment, Zee Media and DNA). He was the co-founder of online food ordering platform Fo ...

(born 1982), Indian entrepreneur and investor *

Rohit Chand Rohit Chand Thakuri (born 1 March 1992) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri and the Nepal national team. During his teenage years, Chand was heavily linked to clubs such as Arsenal, Tot ...

(born 1992), Nepali football player *

Rohit Chopra Rohit (Devanagri: रोहित), ) is a given name, typically male, used among Indian people. It is also used in some parts of Nepal. It is mostly used by Jains, Hindus, and Sikhs. The word "rohit" signifies the color red. It is derived fro ...

, American consumer advocate *

Rohit Jugraj Chauhan Rohit Jugraj Chauhan is an Indian writer and director in the Punjabi cinema and Bollywood film industry. He has written screenplay for films like Players. He was assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ra ...

, Indian writer and director in the Punjabi cinema and Bollywood film industry *

Rohit Dahiya Rohit Dahiya (born 31 March 1988) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar ...

(born 1988), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Danu Rohit Danu (born 10 July 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Super League club Hyderabad . Club career Early career Danu joined the AIFF Elite Academy in 2015 under Bibiano Fernandes, where ...

(born 2002), Indian footballer *

Rohit Deshpande Rohit Deshpande is an American economist currently the Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School and previously the E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing at Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ...

, American economist *

Rohit Dhruw Rohit Dhruw (born 21 May 1982) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 28 February 2017. He made his Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At th ...

(born 1982), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Gupta Rohit Gupta is a film director, film producer and entrepreneur who resides in the United States. He is known for directing '' Midnight Delight'', '' Life! Camera Action...'', '' Another Day Another Life'', winning several awards & nominations. ...

, Indian American film director, producer and editor *

Rohit Iyengar Rohit Iyengar (born August 31, 1995) is a Dubai-based Indian artist most notable for his video "Malls of Dubai" and the Auto-Tune Remix of Indian politician Rahul Gandhi. “Malls of Dubai” has so far received over 200,000 hits on YouTube and ...

(born 1995), Dubai-based Indian artist *

Rohit Jhalani Rohit Jhalani (born 1 September 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who played Indian domestic cricket for Rajasthan Cricket Team from 1997 to 2011. He is one of the few selected wicket-keepers in India who has taken more than 200 stump outs in ...

(born 1978), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Jhanjhariya Rohit Jhanjhariya (born 18 August 1990) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Nagaland in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eleventh edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twent ...

(born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Kalia Rohit Kalia is an Indian Australian actor, model and voiceover artist who appears in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films and television serials. He is also the winner of first ever Mr India Australia title held in Sydney, Austra ...

, Indian Australian actor and model who appears in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films and television serials *

Rohit Jivanlal Parikh Rohit Jivanlal Parikh (born November 20, 1936) is an Indian-American mathematician, logician, and philosopher who has worked in many areas in traditional logic, including recursion theory and proof theory. He is a Distinguished Professor at Brook ...

(born 1936), American mathematician, logician, and philosopher of Indian origin *

Rohit Khandelwal Rohit Khandelwal (born 19 August 1989), is an Indian model, actor, television personality, winner of Mr India 2015 and the first ever Asian to be crowned Mister World in the 2016 contest. Early life Khandelwal was born in Hyderabad. He is a ...

(born 1989), Indian model, actor, television personality, winner of Mr India 2015 * Rohit "Ro" Khanna (born 1976), U.S. Congressman from Fremont, California * Rohit Khare, American computer science entrepreneur *

Rohit Khosla Rohit Khosla (29 November 1958 – 16 February 1994) was a pioneer of contemporary fashion industry in India. Khosla studied in England, worked with designers in New York, but returned to India to start his own label in 1987, along with his si ...

(1958–1994), pioneer of contemporary fashion industry in India *

Rohit Khurana Rohit Khurana is an Indian television actor known for his work as Vansh Singh Bundela/Rocky in ''Uttaran'' and Shani in ''Karmaphal Daata Shani''. Personal life Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. She bore him a son and daughter. C ...

, Indian television actor *

Rohit Kumar Rohit Kumar may refer to: * Rohit Kumar (footballer) * Rohit Kumar (kabaddi) * Rohit Kumar (rower) Rohit Kumar is an Indian professional rower. He won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls along with his partner Bhagwan Singh ...

(born 1997), Indian footballer *

Rohit Kumar (kabaddi) Rohit Kumar is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who plays for Gujarat Giants in the Pro Kabaddi League. He was the captain of Bengaluru Bulls which won the Pro Kabaddi League in Season 6. He is regarded as one of the best players of the ...

, Indian kabaddi player * Rohit Mehra (cricketer) (born 1978), Indian cricketer * Rohit Kumar Mehraulia (born 1976), Indian politician * Rohit Nair (born 1990), Indian film actor *

Rohit Paudel Rohit Kumar Paudel (born 2 September 2002) is a Nepalese cricketer and current captain of the Nepal national cricket team, Nepal national cricket team. He made his List A cricket, List A debut for Nepal national cricket team, Nepal in the 2018 I ...

(born 2002), Nepalese cricketer *

Rohit Phalke Rohit Phalke (born 10 October 1997) Mumbai, India is an Indian actor. Personal life He got engaged to his long time friend Rachana Mulye, in a private and household ceremony on 10 October, 2020. Education Phalke completed his schooling from ...

(born 1997), Indian actor, writer and director *

Rohit Purohit Rohit Purohit is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut with ''Shaurya Aur Suhani'' portraying Chitwan in 2009. Purohit is best known for his portrayal of Malik Altunia in '' Razia Sultan'', Alexander in ''Porus ...

(born 1986), Indian television actor *

Rohit Raj Rohit Raj (born 3 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A cricket, List A debut for Bihar cricket team, Bihar in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 19 September 2018. References External links

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(born 1993), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Raju Rohit Raju is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former one-time Impact X Division Champion. Before working for Impact Wrestling, he worked over 10 years on the independent circuit in ...

, Indian wrestler *

Rohit Rayudu Kolagani Rohit Rayudu (born 29 July 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2017. He made his List A debut for Hyderabad in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 Feb ...

(born 1994), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Roy Rohit Bose Roy (born 5 April 1969) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his role in Hindi television serials such as '' Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand'' and ''Swabhimaan''. Besides working in television series, Roy has also ac ...

, Indian television star * Rohit Sabharwal (born 1978), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Suresh Saraf Rohit Suresh Saraf (born 8 December 1996) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and web series. He began his career on television and made his film debut with a supporting role in ''Dear Zindagi'' (2016). He went on to feature i ...

(born 1996), Indian actor *

Rohit Sardana Rohit Sardana (22 September 1979 30 April 2021) was an Indian anchor, journalist, and editor. He had hosted ''Taal Thok Ke'', a debate programme of Zee News before leaving for Aaj Tak in 2017, where he anchored the prime time show ''Dangal''. ...

, Indian journalist, editor, columnist, anchor and media personality * Rohit Sharma (disambiguation), various individuals with the name **

Rohit Sharma Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian international cricketer and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. Widely considered as one of the best opening batter of all time, he plays as a right-handed batsman for Mu ...

(born 1987), Indian cricketer ** Rohit Sharma (composer), Indian film-composer **

Rohit Sharma (politician) Rohit Ritesh Sharma is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst Party. He is a former school teacher and radio announcer. In June 2020 Sharma appeared in court charged with assaulting his wife. He was relea ...

, Fijian politician *

Rohit Shetty Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy ...

(born 1973), Indian film director, presenter and cinematographer * Rohit Suchanti, Indian television actor *

Rohit Shukla Major Rohit Shukla SC, SM is an Indian Army Officer of 44 Rashtriya Rifles. He received the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime military award from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at a ...

, major in the Indian Army * Rohit Talwar (1965–2014), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Varma Rohit Varma is an Indian-American ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology and preventive medicine. In 2014, he was named director of the USC Eye Institute and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology for Keck School of Medicine of USC. I ...

, Indian American ophthalmologist

Surname

Arya Rohit Arya Babu, also known by the stage name Arya Badai is an Indian actress, comedian, model, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films and television. She started her career in television and modelling industry. She is best know ...

, Indian model, television presenter and actress in Malayalam films and television *

Esha Rohit Esha Rohit Oza (born 1 August 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In July 2018, she was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournam ...

(born 1998), Emirati cricketer * Damodaran Rohit (born 1992), Indian cricketer *

Minal Rohit Minal Rohit is an Indian scientist and systems engineer with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). She helped send the ''Mangalyaan'' space probe to Mars. After graduating from Nirma Institute of Technology, Rohit joined the ISRO. She ...

, Indian scientist and systems engineer with the Indian Space Research Organisation *

Nara Rohit Nara Rohit (born 25 July 1984) is an Indian actor and producer works in Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, Rohit is known for works such as '' Baanam'' (2009), ''Solo'' (2011), ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), '' Rowdy Fellow'' (2014), ' ...

(born 1984), Indian Tollywood film actor * Ramalingam Rohit (born 1992), Indian cricketer

Fictional characters

Rohit Mehra (Krrish) ''Krrish'' is an Indian media franchise of superhero films, Television show, television series, comics and video games. The film series is directed, produced and written by Rakesh Roshan. ''Krrish'' is considered Cinema of India, Indian cinema's f ...

, a character in the

Krrish ''Krrish'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra while Naseeruddin Shah, Rekha, Manini Mishra, Archana Puran Singh and Sharat Saxena feature in ...

franchise

References

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