Abhishek
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Nepali Bengali Hindi Marathi Sanskrit Telugu |
Origin | |
Word/name | Sanskrit |
Meaning | Abhisheka, "consecration", "anointment" |
Region of origin | Nepal India |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Abishek |
Abhishek (Devanagari: अभिषेक abhiśek) is a Hindu given name that has its roots in the Sanskrit word abhiśeka. It denotes a method of worship in Hinduism and Buddhism.[1][better source needed] The conceptual meaning is related to purification or cleansing, symbolized by the actual puja ritual.
Notable people
- Abhishek Ambekar (born 1991), Indian footballer
- Abhishek Avasthi (born 1982), Indian actor, choreographer, dancer and model
- Abhishek Bachchan (born 1976), Indian actor, entrepreneur, presenter, producer and singer
- Abhisek Banerjee (born 1984), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Banerjee (born 1987), Indian politician and member of parliament
- Abhishek Bhat (born 1989), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Chatterjee (born 1964), Indian actor
- Abhishek Chaubey (born 1977), Indian director and screenwriter
- Abhishek Das (born 1993), Indian footballer
- Abhishek Dhar (born 1970), Indian physicist
- Abhishek Hegde (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Jain (born 1986), Indian director and producer
- Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (born 1982), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Kapoor (born 1971), Indian actor, director and writer
- Abhisek Lahiri (born 1983), Indian classical sarod player
- Abhishek Malik (born 1990), Indian actor and model
- Abhishek Matoria, Indian politician
- Abhishek Mishra (born 1977), Indian politician
- Abhishek Nayar (born 1983), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Poddar, Indian businessman
- Abhishek Raghuram (born 1985), Indian singer and vocalist
- Abhishek Raut (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Rawat (born 1980), Indian actor
- Abhishek Ray, Indian composer and singer
- Abhishek Pratap Shah (born 1982), Nepalese politician
- Abhishek Reddy (born 14 September 1994), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Shankar , Indian actor and director of Tamil films
- Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation)
- Abhishek Singh (born 1981), Indian politician and member of parliament
- Abhishek Singh (cricketer) (born 1984)
- Abhishek Singhvi (born 1959), Indian politician
- Abhishek Sinha (born 1990), Indian cricketer
- Abhishek Varman, Indian film director
- Abhishek Verma (born 1989), Indian archer
- Abhishek Verma (born 1968), Indian arms dealer
- Abhishek Yadav (born 1980), Indian footballer
- Krishna Abhishek (born 1981), Indian actor and comedian
References
- ^ "Meaning of Abhishek". Stardust Family.