| Pronunciation | nik-hill |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Sanskrit and other languages of India |
| Meaning | entire, complete, whole, infinite, universe |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Nik |
Nikhil (Sanskrit: निखिल) is a male name of Indian origin.[1] It is predominantly found in India, Nepal, and the diaspora of these countries. The name means "complete", "everything", "whole".[2] It is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu.[3] Nik is the common nickname, not to be confused with Nick.
Notable people
- Nikhil Advani, Hindi film director
- Nikhil Banerjee, sitar player
- Nikhil Chopra, retired cricketer
- Nikhil D'Souza, Indian singer
- Nikhil Dwivedi, Hindi actor
- Nikhil Kadam, football player
- Nikhil Kanetkar, Olympic badminton player
- Nikhil Kumar (actor), Indian actor and politician
- Nikhil Kumar (chess player), American chess player
- Nikhil Kumar (governor), IPS officer-turned politician, governor of Nagaland, and of Kerala
- Nikhil Kumar (table tennis), American table tennis player
- Nikhil Nanda, industrialist
- Nikhil Paul George , music producer
- Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority
- Nikhil Siddhartha, Indian actor in Telugu-language cinema
- Nikhil Seetharam, Canadian composer
- Nikhil Srivastava, Indian scientist
- Nikhil Tandon, Professor of Endocrinology at AIIMS, New Delhi
- Nikhil Thakur, Indian Internet activist
References
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2014-01-29). "Nikhil: 19 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ M. Shamala (1969). Handbook of Hindu Names. Calcutta: ARNICA International. p. 114. OCLC 123270.
Nikhil निखिल m — entire , complete
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2022-03-28). "Verse 1.2.84 Shri Chaitanya Bhagavata". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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