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Nikhil
निखिलSay it ni-KHIL
- Meaning
- Complete, all, whole, entire Monier-Williams, p. 545
- Say it
- ni-KHIL
- Written
- निखिल
Nikhil
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Nikhil meaning
Nikhil (निखिल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Complete, all, whole, entire
Nikhil (निखिल) is Sanskrit ni-khila, complete, all, whole, entire, a word Monier-Williams cites from the Upaniṣads, the laws of Manu and the Mahābhārata. It also records the adverb nikhilena, "completely, totally", and points to the related word a-khila, which has the same sense and gives the names Akhil and Akhilesh. Name lists give Nikhil as "complete" or "whole", in line with the dictionary. The name is used all over India and is easy to say in every Indian language. A famous bearer is the sitarist Nikhil Banerjee of the Maihar gharana, a student of Allauddin Khan and one of the leading Indian classical musicians of the twentieth century.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 545 · entry ni-khila · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ni-khila, p. 545 · Wikipedia, Nikhil Banerjee
Famous namesakes
- Nikhil Banerjee, sitarist of the Maihar gharana
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.