Harit

Harit meaning

Harit (हरित) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Yellowish, greenish, green, verdant

Also used to mean: lush greenery

Harit (हरित) is the Sanskrit adjective harita, a colour word covering pale yellow through to fresh green. Monier-Williams singles out the sense of verdant, green as opposed to dry, and also lists Harita as the name of several men of the epics and Purāṇas, including sons of Kaśyapa and of Yadu. The word is related to hari, the tawny or green colour that also became a name of Vishnu. Name lists give "green" or "greenery", which matches the dictionary. In modern Hindi, harit is the word used for green in phrases like harit kranti, the Green Revolution.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1291 · entry harita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, harita, p. 1291 · Monier-Williams, hari, p. 1289

Fits your syllable

First sound ह

Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is हा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Harit · Haarit · Harith

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