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Manit
मानितSay it MAA-nit
- Meaning
- Honoured, respected Monier-Williams, p. 809
- Say it
- MAA-nit
- Written
- मानित
- Other spellings
- Maanit
- First sound
- मा · Simha rashi
Manit
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Manit meaning
Manit (मानित) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, मा, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Honoured, respected
Manit (मानित) is Sanskrit mānita, "honoured, respected", from the verb man, "to think", in its causative sense "to honour, to esteem". Monier-Williams cites it from the Mahabharata and classical poetry, and records the neuter noun mānita as the act of showing honour or respect. It belongs to the same family as māna, "honour, pride", and sammān, "respect". Name lists give "honoured" or "highly respected", which matches the dictionary; a "jewel" gloss seen on one list has no dictionary support. The name is short and modern-sounding, and is used in Hindi- and Gujarati-speaking families.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 809 · entry mānita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mānita, p. 809
Fits your syllable
First sound मा
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Manit · Maanit