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Ajit
अजितSay it uh-JEET
- Meaning
- Unconquered, invincible; a name of Vishnu and of Shiva Monier-Williams, p. 10
- Say it
- uh-JEET
- Written
- अजित
- Other spellings
- Ajeet, Ajith
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Ajit
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Ajit meaning
Ajit (अजित) 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.
Unconquered, invincible; a name of Vishnu and of Shiva
Ajit (अजित) comes from Sanskrit ajita, from a-, "not", and jita, "conquered". Monier-Williams gives it as unconquered, unsubdued, unsurpassed and invincible, and lists it as a name of Viṣṇu and of Śiva, of Maitreya, the Buddha to come, and of Ajitanātha, the second Jain Tīrthaṅkara. Name lists give Ajit as "invincible" or "unconquered", matching the dictionary. The name is used across India by Hindu, Sikh and Jain families, and is usually spelled Ajith in the South.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 10 · entry ajita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ajita, p. 10 · Wikipedia, Ajit Wadekar · Wikipedia, Ajith Kumar
Famous namesakes
- Ajit Wadekar, captain of India's cricket team
- Ajith Kumar, Tamil film actor
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
Ajit · Ajeet · Ajith