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Animesh
अनिमेषSay it uh-ni-MAYSH
- Meaning
- Not winking, unblinking; vigilant; a god Monier-Williams, p. 29
- Say it
- uh-ni-MAYSH
- Written
- अनिमेष
- Other spellings
- Animish
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Animesh
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Animesh meaning
Animesh (अनिमेष) 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.
Not winking, unblinking; vigilant; a god
Animesh (अनिमेष) is the Sanskrit animeṣa, another form of animiṣa, from a-, "not", and nimeṣa, "a wink, the twinkling of an eye". Monier-Williams gives it as not winking, looking steadily, and vigilant, citing the Ṛg-veda. As a noun it means a god, since in Indian tradition the gods are said never to blink, and it is also recorded as a name of Viṣṇu and as a word for a fish. Name lists give Animesh as "unblinking" or "vigilant", matching the dictionary.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 29 · entry a-nimeṣa / a-nimiṣa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, a-nimiṣa, p. 29 · Monier-Williams, animeṣa, p. 29
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
Animesh · Animish