Boy · Sanskrit root (South Indian usage) · Hindu
Nithin
नितिनSay it NI-thin
- Meaning today
- Master of the right path
- Original meaning
- "from nīti, guidance; right or wise conduct" Monier-Williams, p. 565
- Say it
- NI-thin
- Written
- नितिन
- Other spellings
- Nithinn
Nithin
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Nithin meaning
Nithin (नितिन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit root origin (South Indian usage).
From nīti, guidance; right or wise conduct
Also used to mean: master of the right path
Nithin (നിതിൻ, ನಿತಿನ್) is the South Indian spelling of Nitin, a modern Indian boys' name. It is usually explained from Sanskrit nīti, which Monier-Williams defines as guidance and management, and above all as right, wise or moral conduct, prudence and policy; nīti is also the name for the classical science of ethics and statecraft. We did not find Nitin itself in the Sanskrit dictionaries, so the link to nīti is the generally accepted explanation rather than a documented one. Name lists usually render it as "master of the right path". The -th- spelling is used mainly in Kerala and Karnataka.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 565 · entry nīti · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nīti, p. 565
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
Nithin · Nithinn