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Name

Nishant

/nih-SHAHNT/ MasculineSanskrit

Meaning

Nishant is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “end of night, daybreak”.

Nishant joins the Sanskrit words for night and end into a name meaning the moment darkness lifts, daybreak. Popular with Indian parents in recent decades, it carries night and dawn in a single breath, a built-in story of hope.

A familiar modern boys' name in India.

At a glance

Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/nih-SHAHNT/
Themes
NightLight

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Questions

  • Nishant is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “end of night, daybreak”. Nishant joins the Sanskrit words for night and end into a name meaning the moment darkness lifts, daybreak.

  • Nishant is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a familiar modern boys' name in India.

  • The name Nishant comes from Sanskrit. Nishant joins the Sanskrit words for night and end into a name meaning the moment darkness lifts, daybreak. Popular with Indian parents in recent decades, it carries night and dawn in a single breath, a built-in story of hope.

  • Nishant is pronounced nih-SHAHNT.

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