Amit is a male given name of Indian or Hebrew origin. In Hindi, Amit (, means "infinite" or "boundless", ) originates from the Sanskrit word (अमित:), (अमित:) essentially is the negation of (मित), which means "to measure". In Hebrew, Amit () means "friend", "colleague" or "member of the organization". The word appears in the Bible twelve times, mostly in Leviticus. Though traditionally a common male name, it is being increasingly used as a female name in Israel. Nevertheless, it is still among the most popular names given to Jewish boys in Israel. But till date it has not been recognised as a Jewish name by many Rabbis and Religious Leaders Given name Amit Behl (born 1955), Indian television actor Amit S. Bakshi, Indian hockey player Amit Bhadana (born 1994), Indian comedy YouTuber Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), Indian novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer and music composer Amit Kumar Dahiya Indian wrestler, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist Amit Deshmukh (born 1976), Indian politician and minister in state Government of Maharashtra Amit Farkash (born 1976), Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer Amit Gershon (born 1995), Israeli basketball player Amit Inbar (born 1972), Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer Amit Ivry (born 1989), Israeli Olympic swimmer and national record holder Amit Kilam, drummer of Indian Ocean, a contemporary Indian fusion music band Amit Kulilay, birth name of Taiwanese singer A-mei Amit Kumar (disambiguation), several people Amit Lang (born 1970), Israeli judoka Amit Madheshiya, Indian photographer and filmmaker Amit Mehta (born 1971), United States district judge Amit Mishra (born 1982), Indian cricketer Amit Mishra (singer), Indian singer and songwriter Amit Nimade (born 1976), Indian photographer Amit Patel, Indian-American cardiac surgeon Amit Pathak, Indian former cricketer Amit Sebastian Paul, member of the Swedish pop group A*Teens Amit Rai, Indian film director Amit Sadh (born 1983), Indian actor Amit Sana, India singer who finished second in the 2005 Indian Idol contest Amit Shah (born 1964), Indian politician and the current minister of Home affairs, Government of India Amit Sharma (cricketer) (born 1966), Indian cricketer Amit Shukla, Kenyan male cricketer Amit Ben Shushan (born 1985), Israeli football player Amit Simhon (born 1989), Israeli basketball player Amit Singh (cricketer), Indian cricketer Amit Singhal, senior vice president and software engineer at Google Amit Tamir (born 1979), Israeli basketball player Amit Trivedi (born 1979), Indian film music director and singer Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage, Sri Lankan politician Amit Yadav (born 1989), Indian