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Amitabh
अमिताभSay it uh-mi-TAABH
- Meaning today
- Boundless splendour, infinite light
- Original meaning
- "of unmeasured splendour; a name of the Buddha Amitābha" Monier-Williams, p. 81
- Say it
- uh-mi-TAABH
- Written
- अमिताभ
- Other spellings
- Amitav, Amitava
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Amitabh
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Amitabh meaning
Amitabh (अमिताभ) 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.
Of unmeasured splendour; a name of the Buddha Amitābha
Also used to mean: boundless splendour, infinite light
Amitabh (अमिताभ) is the Sanskrit amitābha, from amita, "unmeasured, boundless", and ābhā, "splendour, light". Monier-Williams gives it as "of unmeasured splendour", used in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa for a class of gods, and as a name of the Buddha Amitābha, the Buddha of Infinite Light who is central to Pure Land Buddhism. Name lists give Amitabh as "boundless splendour" or "infinite light", matching the dictionary. The name became famous in India through the actor Amitabh Bachchan. In Bengal it is usually written Amitava.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 81 · entry amitābha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, amitābha, p. 81 · Wikipedia, Amitabha · Wikipedia, Amitabh Bachchan
Famous namesakes
- Amitabh Bachchan, Hindi 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
Amitabh · Amitav · Amitava