Nitish is an Indian male given name from Sanskrit meaning "ruler of guidance".[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Nitish Bharadwaj, Indian actor
- Nitish Chavan (born 1990), Indian Marathi film and television actor
- Nitish Jain, Indian educationist
- Nitish Katara, Indian business executive murdered in 2002
- Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister
- Nitish Kumar (cricketer), Canadian cricketer
- Nitish Chandra Laharry (1892–1964), Indian lawyer, social worker and film producer
- Nitish Mishra, Indian politician
- Nitish Naik, Indian cardiologist
- Nitish Rana, Indian cricketer
- Nitish Kumar Reddy, Indian cricketer
- Nitish Roy, Indian film art director
- Nitish Sengupta, Indian Armed Services officer
- Nitish V. Thakor (born 1952), American biomedical engineer
- Nitish Veera (1975/6 – 2021), Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Sanskrit |
Origin | |
Region of origin | India |
References
edit- ^ Jennifer Moss; Babynames.com (1 July 2008). The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book: The BabyNames.com Guide to Choosing the Best Name for Your New Arrival. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 1103–. ISBN 978-1-101-22106-8. Retrieved 12 March 2020.