Abhijit

Abhijit meaning

Abhijit (अभिजित) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Victorious; epithet of Vishnu; the star Vega and its lunar mansion

Also used to mean: conqueror

Abhijit (अभिजित) comes from Sanskrit abhijit, from abhi-, "towards, over", and ji, "to conquer". Monier-Williams gives its plain sense as "victorious", from the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, and lists it as an epithet of Viṣṇu. Abhijit is also the Sanskrit name of the bright star Vega and of the lunar mansion linked with it, and of the eighth muhūrta of the day, the period around noon that Hindu calendars still mark. Name lists give it as "victorious" or "conqueror", matching the dictionary. It is used across India, and in Bengal is also written Avijit.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 62 · entry abhijit · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, abhijit, p. 62 · Wikipedia, Abhijit Banerjee

Famous namesakes

• Abhijit Banerjee, economist and 2019 Nobel laureate

Fits your syllable

First sound अ

Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Abhijit · Abhijeet · Abhijith · Avijit

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