| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Other gender | |
| Masculine | Yes |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Sanskrit and other languages of India |
Nikhil (Sanskrit: निखिल) is a male name of Sanskrit origin.1 It is predominantly found in India, Nepal, and the diaspora of these countries. The name means "complete" or "whole".2
Notable people
- Nikhil Advani, Hindi film director
- Nikhil Alleyne, American-Trinidadian alpine skier
- 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
References
- www.wisdomlib.org (2014-01-29). "Nikhil: 29 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- M. Shamala (1969). Handbook of Hindu Names. Calcutta: ARNICA International. p. 114. OCLC 123270.
Nikhil निखिल m — entire , complete