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Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

and

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

given name and a Jewish surname. In

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, Amit (, means "infinite" or "boundless", ) originates from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

word ' (अमित:), ' (अमित:) essentially is the negation of ' (मित), which means "to measure". In

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

, Amit () means "friend", "colleague", ״peer”, 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

boys in Israel.

Given name

Amit Behl Amit Behl is an Indian theatre, television, and film actor. Behl began his career in 1994 with a role in India's first daily soap opera '' Shanti''. He later did almost 100 TV serials in Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi, and Urdu. He has degre ...

(born 1955), Indian television actor * Amit Singh Bakshi (1925–2024), Indian hockey player *

Amit Bhadana Amit Bhadana () (born 7 September 1994) is an Indian comedian, writer, actor, director, and YouTuber, from Delhi, India. He started creating Hindi language comedy videos in 2017 and was the first Indian YouTuber to hit 20 million subscribers. ...

(born 1994), Indian comedy YouTuber * Amit Sharma (disambiguation), multiple people * Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), Indian novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer and music composer * Amit Kumar Dahiya (born 1993), Indian wrestler, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist * Amit Deshmukh (born 1976), Indian politician and minister in state Government of Maharashtra * Amit Elor (born 2004), American freestyle wrestler, 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion"18 Things to Know About Jewish Wrestler Amit Elor,"
''Hey Alma''. *

Amit Farkash Amit Farkas-Yonas (; born ) is a Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer. She is best known as the protagonist of the Israeli television series ''Split (TV series), Split''. Biography Melissa Amit Farkas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to ...

(born 1976), Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer * Amit Gershon (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 Kulilay Amit (; born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma people, Puyuma descent. Born as Amit Kulilay in eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in 1996. A leading figure of the M ...

(born 1972), birth name of Taiwanese singer A-mei *

Amit Kumar (disambiguation) Amit Kumar (born 1952) is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. Amit Kumar may also refer to: * Amit Kumar (wrestler) (born 1993), Indian wrestler * Amit Kumar Saroha (born 1985), Indian discus thrower * Amit Kumar ( ...

, several people *

Amit Lang Amit Lang (; born 12 October 1970) is the CEO of Mekorot, the national water company of the State of Israel. Before this appointment, he served in senior positions in the government and private sectors. Lang is a former Olympic athlete in judo a ...

(born 1970), Israeli judoka * Amit Madheshiya, Indian photographer and filmmaker *

Amit Mehta Amit Priyavadan Mehta (born 1971) is an American lawyer who has served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2014. In 2021, Mehta became a judge on the United States Foreign Intelli ...

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

Amit Mishra (singer) Amit Mishra is an Indian singer, songwriter, voice actor and live performer. He became more well known after the release of the song " Bulleya" sung by him from the film "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"; for his rendition of the song he won a Filmfare Awa ...

(born 1989), Indian singer and songwriter * Amit Nimade (born 1976), Indian photographer * Amit Patel, Indian-American cardiac surgeon * Amit Pathak (born 1972), Indian cricketer * Amit Sebastian Paul (born 1983), member of the Swedish pop group A*Teens * Amit Rai, Indian film director * Amit Sa Amit dh (born 1983), Indian actor *

Amit Sana Amit Sana (born 1 March 1983) is an Indian pop artist, playback singer, live performer and the finalist of ''Indian Idol 1''. He was also a part of the show Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. He sings predominantly in Hindi. Apart from this, he has also ...

(born 1983), India singer who finished second in the 2005 Indian Idol contest *

Amit Shah Amitbhai Anilchandra Shah (born 22 October 1964) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 32nd Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Minister of Home Affairs since May 2019 and the 1st Ministry of Co-operation, Minister of Co-operat ...

(born 1964), Indian politician and the current minister of Home affairs, Government of India * Amit Sharma (cricketer) (born 1966), Indian cricketer * Amit Shukla (born 1985), Kenyan male cricketer * Amit Ben Shushan (born 1985), Israeli football player * Amit Simhon (born 1989), Israeli basketball player * Amit Singh (cricketer) (born 1981), Indian cricketer * Amit Singhal (born 1968), senior vice president and software engineer at Google *

Amit Tamir Amit Tamir (; 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 Asher and Shula Tamir. He has ...

(born 1979), Israeli basketball player * Amit Trivedi (born 1979), Indian film music director and singer * Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician * Amit Yadav (born 1989), Indian cricketer * Amit Singh (scientist), Indian microbiologist *

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * With a cinemati ...

(born 1942), Indian film actor, also known by his nickname Amit

Surname

* Iftach Ian Amit, Israeli computer security professional * Daniel Amit (1938-2007), Israeli physicist and pacifist * Galila Ron-Feder Amit (born 1949), Israeli children's books author * Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli politician and general * Uri Amit (1934-2011), Israeli politician * Yitzchak Amit (born 1958), judge on the Israeli Supreme Court

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