Given name · Sanskrit
रोहित
“red”
रोहित (róhita) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-Iranian (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “red.” It is used in Sanskrit.
SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Red.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
रोहित comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
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रोहित’s family of names
रोहित shares a linguistic root with the English form Red.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named रोहित
- Rohit SharmaIndian cricketer (Captain)born 1987
- Rohit BalIndian fashion designer (1961–2024)
- Rohit SaggiNorwegian football refereeborn 1992
- Rohit DhawanIndian film director (born 1983)born 1986
- Rohit SharmaIndian cricketer (1993-)
- Rohit Sharmacricketerborn 1994
- Rohit BakshiIndian actorborn 1978
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