Nitin
For the south Indian actor, see Nitin (actor).
Nitin (Devanagari:नितिन, नितीन or नीतिन) is a first name in India and Nepal that means moral or ethical or right path in Sanskrit.[1]
Nitin comes from the Sanskrit root nitya. In the Vishnu Sahasranama ("1000 Divine Names of Lord Vishnu"), Nitya is one of the names of Vishnu. Nitin is also a common Marathi name, commonly found in Maharashtra.
Notable people named Nitin
- Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Bollywood art director and production designer
- Nitin Pradhan, former Chief Information Officer for the US Department of Transportation
- Nitin Sawhney, Indian-British composer and musician
- Nitin Mukesh, Bollywood playback singer
- Nitin Ganatra, British actor
- Nitin Saini, Cricket batsman
- Nitin Gadkari, Indian Transport minister, former President Bharatiya Janta party
- Nitin Agarwal, Faculty Member of IMS engineering College, Ghaziabad
References
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Nitin". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
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