Ajit, variously spelled Ajith, Agith, or Ajeet (
Sanskrit: अजितajita) is a common male
given name. It is used in its various forms throughout
India and also in
Nepal,
Bangladesh and
Sri Lanka. A related name is
Ajay.
Etymology
The name is derived from
Sanskrit, where its primary meaning is "invincible", "irresistible", "unsurpassed".[1] The literal meaning is "unconquered", from the prefix a- "not", and jita "conquered". It has variously been used to refer to a number of ideological figures, including
Shiva and
Vishnu in
Hinduism,
Maitreya in
Buddhism and the second of the
Arhats in
Jainism among others.[1]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
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Ajit, variously spelled Ajith, Agith, or Ajeet (
Sanskrit: अजितajita) is a common male
given name. It is used in its various forms throughout
India and also in
Nepal,
Bangladesh and
Sri Lanka. A related name is
Ajay.
Etymology
The name is derived from
Sanskrit, where its primary meaning is "invincible", "irresistible", "unsurpassed".[1] The literal meaning is "unconquered", from the prefix a- "not", and jita "conquered". It has variously been used to refer to a number of ideological figures, including
Shiva and
Vishnu in
Hinduism,
Maitreya in
Buddhism and the second of the
Arhats in
Jainism among others.[1]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.