Given name & surname · also Hindi

Dikshit

“consecrated”

Dikshit is a surname from Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dikshit goes back to Sanskrit दीक्षित, meaning “consecrated.”

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Where it comes from

Dikshit comes from Hindi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hindi दीक्षित, from Sanskrit दीक्षित (“consecrated”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dikshit’s family of names

In English usage, Dikshit as a surname has a related form in DIXIT. In English usage, Dikshit as a surname has a related form in DIXIT.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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“given, granted”

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Dushyanta

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