Comments for the name Rohit

One of my best friends is named this, it is pronounced (in English) like Row-hith (Row is like Crow). We call him Roh-dee.

This name as recently become popular in the countries of the Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

# It is derived from a Sanskrit word, meaning the "first rays of the sun".
# It is derived from the Sanskrit word Rohitah (रोहित:), meaning "a red coloured deer". The Hindu God of creation, Brahma, once took this form in Hindu mythology.
# It is derived from the name of Lord Krishna's son, Rohitah.
# Rohit is also one of the names of the Hindu deity Vishnu. It appears in the Vishnu sahasranama.