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Devanagari Devanagari ( ; in script: , , ) is an Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent. It is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental systems: alphabets, writing system), based on the ancient ''Brāhmī script, Brā ...

: अखिल,

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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

origin, meaning "entire" or "whole". The equivalent feminine name is

Akhila Akhila (in Devanagari: अखिला ) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian given name, which means "everything" or "complete". Akhilā means the consort of god Akhil who is Shiv. Akhil (अखिल) when sub divided with essence of the base sanskrit h ...

(

: akhilā). People with this name include: *

Akhil (singer) Akhil Pasreja, known mononymously as Akhil, is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and music performer. He made his Bollywood singing debut in '' Luka Chuppi'' (2019). He was born in an Arora family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Career In Februa ...

(born 1990), Indian actor, singer, and songwriter * Akhil (Tamil actor), Indian actor in Tamil cinema * Akhil (Telugu actor), Indian actor in Telugu cinema *

Akhil Akkineni Akhil Akkineni (born April 8, 1994) is an American-born actor in Telugu films of India. He debuted as a child artist in the film '' Sisindri'' (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. Akhil made his debut as a lead actor with '' Akhi ...

, American-born Indian actor *

Akhil Amar Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar known for his expertise in U.S. constitutional law. He is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he is a leading scholar of originalism, ...

(born 1958), Indian-American legal scholar *

Akhil Chandra Banerjea Akhil Chandra Banerjea (born 1956) is an Indian virologist and is currently the Director at Institute of Advanced Virology, Kerala. He was earlier an emeritus Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology, India. Known for his studies on vi ...

, Indian virologist * Akhil Datta-Gupta, American academic *

Akhil George Akhil George is an Indian cinematographer, who works predominantly in the Malayalam cinema industry. He is a graduate of the B.Tech in Electronics and Media Technology at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore. Career He ...

, Indian cinematographer * Akhil Giri, Indian politician * Akhil Gogoi (born 1976), Indian political activist *

Akhil Gupta Akhil Gupta (born 1959) is an Indian-American anthropologist whose research focuses on the anthropology of the state, development, as well as on postcolonialism. He is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He i ...

(born 1959), Indian anthropologist *

Akhil Herwadkar Akhil Arvind Herwadkar (born 31 October 1994) is an Indian former cricketer who played as an opening batsman for Mumbai and Chhattisgarh. Herwadkar was a left-hand batsman and off-break bowler. He played for Mumbai Under-19s and was a member of ...

, Indian cricketer *

Akhil Iyer Akhil Iyer is an Indian actor appearing in Bollywood films and TV commercials. He played the role of Rohit Rao in the Hindi HIT – The first case, also starring '' Rajkumar rao'' and '' Sanya Malhotra''. He made his Bollywood debut in ''Leka ...

, Indian actor *

Akhil Kapur Akhil Kapur is an Indian actor. Biography Kapur was born on 26 August 1985 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is Vinod Khanna's nephew. He made his acting career debut with ''Desi Kattey'' in 2014. In 2017, he acted in ALT Balaji's web series ...

, Indian actor *

Akhil Katyal Akhil Katyal (born 1985 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian poet, translator, scholar and a queer activist. Career Katyal has published four books of poems: ''The Last Time I Saw You, Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems'', ''How Ma ...

, Indian poet, translator, and queer activist *

Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar (born 27 March 1981) is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an "open guarded" boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in int ...

(born 1981), Indian boxer *

Akhil Maheshwari Akhil Maheshwari is an Indian neonatologist. Academic career In 2004, Maheshwari joined the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama as an assistant professor. He studied innate immunity and the pathogenesis of gut mucosal and systemic i ...

, American neonatologist *

Akhil Mehta Akhil Mehta (Delhi, September 19, 1987 - Ghaziabad, March 28, 2015) was an Indian entrepreneur and comedian. He was known for his Twitter and Facebook satire communities with followers over 270,000. He was the president of Student Union in Birla ...

(1987–2015), Indian businessman *

Akhil Mishra Akhil Mishra (22 July 1956 – 20 September 2023) was an Indian film and television actor who has worked in films such as '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', '' Gandhi, My Father'' and television serials such as ''Pradhanmantri''. He was working i ...

, Indian actor *

Akhil Niyogi Akhil Niyogi also known as Swapanburo (25 October 1902 — 21 February 1993) was a Bengali children's writer and editor. He is better known by the pseudonym ''Swapnaburo''. Early life He was born as Akhilbandhu Niyogi in 1902 at Sankrail-Tang ...

, Indian Bengali-language children's writer and editor *

Akhil Patel Akhil Patel (born 19 June 1990) is an English cricketer who was born in Nottingham and played for Nottinghamshire. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm unorthodox spin bowler. Patel made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in ...

, English cricketer *

Akhil Rabindra Akhil Rabindra (born 22 May 1996) is an Indian racing driver. Along with racing on track, Akhil is also associated with the Sean Edwards Foundation, where he is a safety ambassador. Early life and education He is a graduate from the Universi ...

(born 1996), Indian racing driver * Akhil Rajput, Indian cricketer * Akhil Ranjan Chakravarty, Indian organic chemist *

Akhil Reed Amar Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar known for his expertise in U.S. constitutional law. He is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he is a leading scholar of originalism, ...

, American legal scholar *

Akhil Sachdeva Akhil Sachdeva is an Indian musician, singer and composer. His song ''Humsafar'' was featured in the Bollywood film Badrinath Ki Dulhania. In 2009, Sachdeva started as the lead vocalist of the Delhi-based music band, Nasha. His Bollywood journe ...

, Indian musician *

Akhil Sharma Akhil Sharma (born July 22, 1971) is an Indian-American author and professor of creative writing. His first published novel ''An Obedient Father'' won the 2001 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, PEN/Hemingway Award. His second, ''Family Life ( ...

(born 1971), Indian writer

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