What Amrit means
Amrit (امرت, Sanskrit ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ) is a Sikh and Hindu name for boys and girls that means “nectar of immortality”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, amṛta.
Amrit at a glance
- Meaning
- nectar of immortality
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Sikh and Hindu
- Say it
- am-rit
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- A · ا
Meaning of Amrit
- In English
- nectar of immortality
- اردو میں معنی
- آبِ حیات
Origin and history of Amrit
Sanskrit amṛta, immortal, the nectar of immortality; in Sikhism amrit is the initiation water of the Khalsa.
Base wordSanskrit amṛta
How to say and write Amrit
- Say it
- am-rit2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Amrit
- Urdu
- امرت
- Original script
- ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ
Sibling names for Amrit
Sikh and Hindu names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Amrit.
- Achyutاچیوتunfallen; imperishable; a name of VishnuBoySanskrit
- Anantاننتendless; eternal; infiniteBoySanskrit
- Sanatanسناتنeternal; perpetual; ancientBoySanskrit
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Aasthaآستھاfaith; trust; regardGirlSanskrit
- Abhinavابھینوnew; fresh; youngBoySanskrit
- Abhishekابھیشیکanointing; consecration; ritual bathingBoySanskrit
- Aditiادیتیboundlessness; freedom; the mother of the godsGirlSanskrit
Names from the same root as Amrit
Sanskrit amṛta
Names like Amrit
- Amarbirامربیرimmortal warriorBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amardeepامردیپeternal lampBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarinderامریندرeternal lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarjeetامرجیتeternal victoryBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarjotامرجوتeternal lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarpalامرپالeternal protectorBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarpreetامرپریتeternal loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritjotامرتجوتnectar of immortality; lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritpalامرتپالnectar of immortality; protectorBoy or girlPunjabi
Names that sound like Amrit
Questions about the name Amrit
What does the name Amrit mean?
Amrit means “nectar of immortality”. In Urdu: آبِ حیات. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Amrit a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Amrit is a name for boys and girls.
Is Amrit a Sikh and Hindu name?
Yes. Amrit is used by Sikh and Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit amṛta, immortal, the nectar of immortality; in Sikhism amrit is the initiation water of the Khalsa.
How do you pronounce Amrit?
Say it “am-rit”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Amrit in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Amrit is written امرت. In its original script: ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ.
Is the meaning of Amrit verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.