Boy · Sanskrit · Hindu
Nihit
निहितSay it NI-hit
- Meaning today
- Placed, inherent
- Original meaning
- "laid, placed, deposited; entrusted, bestowed" Monier-Williams, p. 564
- Say it
- NI-hit
- Written
- निहित
- Other spellings
- Nihith
Nihit
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Nihit meaning
Nihit (निहित) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Laid, placed, deposited; entrusted, bestowed
Also used to mean: inherent
Nihit (निहित) is Sanskrit nihita, the past participle of ni-dhā, "to put down, to place". Monier-Williams gives it as laid, placed, deposited or fixed in something, and also as given, bestowed or entrusted. In modern Hindi nihit describes what lies within something, its inherent quality, as in a meaning hidden in a phrase. Name lists give "placed" or "inherent", which matches; a few offer "eternal" or "God-gifted", which the dictionary does not support. Nihita is the matching girls' name.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 564 · entry ni-hita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ni-hita, p. 564
Fits your syllable
First sound नि
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is नी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Nihit · Nihith