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, 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 ...

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 bein ...

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, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

. The word "rohit" signifies the color red. It is derived from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

, 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 on ...

's sons.

Notable people

Given name

Rohit Asnodkar Rohit Asnodkar (born 5 December 1986) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Goa cricket team, Goa. References External links

* 1986 births Living people Indian cricketers Goa cricketers People from Porvorim Cricketers from ...

(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 Bache ...

(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 de ...

, Indian entrepreneur and businessman * Rohit Bhardwaj, Indian television actor and model *

C. Rohit Yadav C. Rohit Yadav (born 8 December 1995) is an Indian badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series ...

(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 (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. Personal life ...

, 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 Kathiaw ...

(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 he ...

(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 debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League 2017–1 ...

(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. G ...

Indian American Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are citizens of the United States with ancestry from India. The United States Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Native Americans, who have also historically been referred to ...

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, Austr ...

, 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 Bro ...

(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 ...

(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 Rohit Khare is an Indian Americans, Indian American computer scientist and entrepreneur who has been active in many aspects of the development of the World Wide Web. He is the founder of Ångströ, the co-founder of KnowNow, a former director o ...

, 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 Mehraulia Rohit Kumar Mehraulia (born 13 November 1976) is an Indian musician and politician who has served in the Delhi Legisl ...

(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) Rohit Mehra (born 27 December 1978) is an Indian former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Delhi between 1998 and 2000. See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A ...

(born 1978), Indian cricketer *

Rohit Kumar Mehraulia Rohit Kumar Mehraulia (born 13 November 1976) is an Indian musician and politician who has served in the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2020, representing Trilokpuri Assembly constituency, Trilokpuri as a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, Aam ...

(born 1976), Indian politician *

Rohit Nair Rohit Rajendra Nair (born 29 March 1990), known as Rohit Nair, is an Indian actor. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie Abhiyum Njanum ''Abhiyum Njanum'' (''Abhi and Me'') is a 2013 Indian Malayalam film directed by S. P. Mahesh. ...

(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. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018. He wa ...

(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 telev