Ajit, variously spelled Ajith, Agith, Ajay, Aje or Ajeet (Sanskrit: अजित) is a common male name derived from Sanskrit. The name is used in various forms in India nationwide and Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The name means invincible or, literally, he who has not been conquered, from the Sanskrit a (not) and jita (conquered). In Hindu mythology, it was a name for both Shiva and Vishnu.
Some notable people who share versions of this name are:
- Ajith Kumar, a popular Tamil film actor
- Ajit Agarkar, an Indian cricketer
- Ajit Bandyopadhyay (character), a fictional character in the detective series Byomkesh Bakshi
- Ajit Bandyopadhyay (actor), a Bengali actor
- Ajit Jain, an Indian-born businessman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group
- Ajit Jogi, a member of the Indian parliament
- Ajit Wadekar, a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national cricket team
- Ajit, screen name of Indian film actor Hamid Ali Khan
- HAL Ajeet, an Indian jet fighter plane
- Chaudhary Ajit Singh, a member of Indian parliament from Uttar Pradesh
- Ajith C. S. Perera, eminent Sri Lankan, Disability activist, former Test-match-panel Cricket Umpire, Accessibility advisor and Chief Executive of IDIRIYA registered voluntary organisation
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