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Namita
नमिताSay it NUH-mi-taa
- Meaning today
- Humble, modest
- Original meaning
- "bowed, bent down" Monier-Williams, p. 528
- Say it
- NUH-mi-taa
- Written
- नमिता
- Other spellings
- Namitha
Namita
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Namita meaning
Namita (नमिता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Bowed, bent down
Also used to mean: humble, modest
Namita (नमिता) is the feminine form of Sanskrit namita, "bowed" or "bent down", from the verb nam, "to bow". The same root gives namaḥ, the bow of greeting heard in namaste, and namra, "humble". Monier-Williams records namita in classical poetry. On Indian name lists Namita is usually explained as "humble" or "modest", a natural figurative reading of a person who bows. The name is used across India, from Bengal and Odisha to Maharashtra, and in the South it is often spelled Namitha.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 528 · entry namita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, namita, p. 528 · Wikipedia, Namita Gokhale
Famous namesakes
- Namita Gokhale, novelist and co-founder of the Jaipur Literature Festival
Fits your syllable
First sound न
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ना, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Namita · Namitha