At a Glance
- Meaning
- Unblinking, ever-vigilant (a divine epithet, since gods are traditionally said never to blink)
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ah-nih-MAYSH
Animesh is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “unblinking, ever-vigilant (a divine epithet, since gods are traditionally said never to blink)”. It appears in our list of 150+ Baby Names That Mean Life — Vibrant, Vital, and Full of Energy.
Meaning & Origin of Animesh
Meaning: Unblinking, ever-vigilant (a divine epithet, since gods are traditionally said never to blink).
Origin: Sanskrit.
A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'always alive' or 'immortal.' Actually: The literal Sanskrit meaning is 'unblinking,' not 'always alive' -- 'immortal' is a loose poetic extension, not the literal sense.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Animesh
ah-nih-MAYSHIPA /əˈnɪmeɪʃ/
Popularity of Animesh
Animesh doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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