Even though, I was born on the eight of January 2010, I was only christened after three months on the 3rd of April 2010 as Rohit Jacob at St. Baselios Orthodox Church, Marathahalli, Bangalore. I had a Catholic christening on the 11th of April 2010 at St. Anthony's Friary, Madiwala, Bangalore; presided by Rev. Fr. Gabriel Mathias. It was the same church that Mama was christened as well. My godparents were my maternal uncle, Sanjeev Christopher Dhanaraj and my maternal aunty, Geetha Veronica Dhanaraj.
My parents were undecided about a name, even though Mama's first choice was Joshua Jacob, it wasn't well received by Mama's family and hence, the argument continued. My parents then decided on Arya Jacob, but that turned out to be a unisex name and Papa didn't want to have a name which sounded anything like a girl. So on the morn of the christening, after many a family disputes, Papa decided we choose Rohit Jacob and Mama agreed. It worked out all fine, as according to my Nakshatra (Chitra Nakshatra) or birth time, a name beginning from the letter 'R' would prove beneficial to my life. Papa happened to always like the name Rohit and Mama wanted an Indian name, which had something to do with the Sun and hence Rohit Jacob it was. If left to Mama alone, she would have named me 'Surya', not only becuase she loves the film star, but because she simply loves the powerful name. Also, Mama believes that it sounds great to say Sherin, Sheena and Surya (Sherin is Papa & Sheena is Mama) & Annanya, Maanyaah and Surya even rhyme, (Annanya & Maanyaah are my cousins: Mama's older sister, Gemma's daughters).
My parents were undecided about a name, even though Mama's first choice was Joshua Jacob, it wasn't well received by Mama's family and hence, the argument continued. My parents then decided on Arya Jacob, but that turned out to be a unisex name and Papa didn't want to have a name which sounded anything like a girl. So on the morn of the christening, after many a family disputes, Papa decided we choose Rohit Jacob and Mama agreed. It worked out all fine, as according to my Nakshatra (Chitra Nakshatra) or birth time, a name beginning from the letter 'R' would prove beneficial to my life. Papa happened to always like the name Rohit and Mama wanted an Indian name, which had something to do with the Sun and hence Rohit Jacob it was. If left to Mama alone, she would have named me 'Surya', not only becuase she loves the film star, but because she simply loves the powerful name. Also, Mama believes that it sounds great to say Sherin, Sheena and Surya (Sherin is Papa & Sheena is Mama) & Annanya, Maanyaah and Surya even rhyme, (Annanya & Maanyaah are my cousins: Mama's older sister, Gemma's daughters).
Rohit (Devanagari: रोहित) is a proper noun and a name given to Indian males.
The word Rohit at its root signifies the colour red. As can be seen from the various meanings or definitions below, the colour red is implicit in each,
It is derived from Sanskrit, it means the "First rays of the sun". The early morning sunlight usually has a lot of reddish tint.
It is also said to be derived from the Sanskrit word Rohitah (रोहित:) which signifies a red coloured deer - a form which Brahma once took.
Rohit is also one of the names of the Hindu God Vishnu, when He first arrived on earth as a beautiful red fish. It appears in the Vishnu Sahasranaam (विष्णु सहस्रणाम, "1000 names of Vishnu").
Rohit also means a person who leads to growth and development of his family (a commonly held belief in Hindu families).
Etymology
As stated above the word Rohit is associated with the colour red, and is a modification (or corruption) of the word Lohit. Loh or Lauh means red in Sanskrit. Hence Lohit ("of red") signifies or describes something that is red coloured.
The word Rohit at its root signifies the colour red. As can be seen from the various meanings or definitions below, the colour red is implicit in each,
It is derived from Sanskrit, it means the "First rays of the sun". The early morning sunlight usually has a lot of reddish tint.
It is also said to be derived from the Sanskrit word Rohitah (रोहित:) which signifies a red coloured deer - a form which Brahma once took.
Rohit is also one of the names of the Hindu God Vishnu, when He first arrived on earth as a beautiful red fish. It appears in the Vishnu Sahasranaam (विष्णु सहस्रणाम, "1000 names of Vishnu").
Rohit also means a person who leads to growth and development of his family (a commonly held belief in Hindu families).
Etymology
As stated above the word Rohit is associated with the colour red, and is a modification (or corruption) of the word Lohit. Loh or Lauh means red in Sanskrit. Hence Lohit ("of red") signifies or describes something that is red coloured.
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My name number is 2, which suggests that I am friendly, diplomatic, inspiring and cooperating!
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