Sumeet or Sumit is a masculine

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. It originated from

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 ...

language and means "good friend" or "well pleased".

Notable people

Notable people with the given name include: * Sumeet Dogra (born 1969), former Indian cricketer * Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal (born 1971), Indian television producer *

Sumeet Passi Sumeet Passi (born 12 September 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Inter Kashi. Club career Early career Passi began playing the game at a very young age and thanks his father, Jai Prakash Pass ...

(born 1994), Indian footballer *

Sumeet Raghavan Sumeet Raghavan (born 22 April 1971) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actor known for his roles in ''Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey, Wagle Ki Duniya - Nayi Peedi Naye Kissey,'' Hudd Kar Di'', Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Sajan ...

(born 1971), Indian actor *

Sumeet Sachdev Sumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor and architect known for his role as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav in ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein''. Early life and education Sachdev brought up in Delhi. Hi ...

(born 1976), Indian television actor *

Sumeet Saigal Sumeet Saigal (born 18 February 1966) is an Indian former actor and producer who was active in Bollywood from 1987 to 1995, appearing in over 30 films. Career Saigal made his debut in the 1987 film ''Insaniyat Ke Dushman'' and played leading o ...

, former Indian film actor * Sumeet Samos (born 1993), Indian rapper * Sumeet Verma (born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Sumeet Vyas Sumeet Vyas (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Indian films and television. His breakthrough role was as Mikesh Chaudhary in TVF Media, TVF's 2014 web series ''Permanent Roommates''. Vyas has sinc ...

(born 1983), Indian actor *

Sumit (field hockey) Sumit Walmiki (born 20 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a Field hockey#Positions, midfielder for the India men's national field hockey team, Indian national team. Hailing from Haryana, Sumit was part of the Indian sq ...

(born 1996), Indian field hockey player *

Sumit Bhaduri Sumit Bhaduri (born 1948) is an Indian organometallic chemist and was a senior scientific advisor to Reliance Industries. He is known for his studies on metal-carbonyl clusters and to the polymer-supported catalysis and is credited with the deve ...

(born 1948), Indian chemist *

Sumit Bhardwaj Sumit Bhardwaj is an Indian actor who appears in television shows. He is best known for appearing as Neil Sareen in his debut series '' Shastri Sisters'' on Colors TV. His other shows include ''Beyhadh'', '' Ayushman Bhava'' and '' Qayamat Ki R ...

, Indian television actor *

Sumit Ganguly Sumit Ganguly is an American political scientist. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor of political science at Indiana University and currently holds that University's Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Ci ...

, professor at Indiana University *

Sumit Jain Sumit Jain (born 13 June 1984) is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He started online real-estate portal Commonfloor.com for property seekers in 2007. Prior to that, he used to work with Oracle. As the co-founder and CEO, ...

(born 1984), Indian entrepreneur * Sumit Jamuar, former banker at Lloyds Banking Group *

Sumit Kaul Sumit Kaul (born 10 March 1978) is an Indian actor and model known for playing Umar Riaz in the web series '' Tanaav''. Kaul was born on March 10, 1978, in Bombay, Maharashtra into a Kashmiri Pandit family that left Kashmir Valley in the 1990s ...

, Indian actor and voice actor * Sumit Khatri (born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Sumit Kumar Sumit Kumar (born 30 December 1995) is an Indian cricketer, wicket-keeper-batsman and a member of the Jharkhand cricket team. Career Kumar was selected to play for Jharkhand U-16 team. He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015– ...

(born 1995), Indian cricketer *

Sumit Kumar (field hockey) Sumit Kumar (born 11 May 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a Forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association footbal ...

(born 1997), Indian field hockey player *

Sumit Malik Sumit Malik (born 9 January 1993) is a freestyle wrestler from India who competes in 125 kg category. He was gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He has also been silver medalist at both the Asian Wrestling Championships and the ...

(born 1993), Indian freestyle wrestler *

Sumit Mathur Sumit Mathur (born 26 November 1981) is an Indian first-class cricketer who represented Rajasthan cricket team, Rajasthan. He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the 2002-03 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2002. References External links

(born 1981), Indian cricketer *

Sumit Nag This is a list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Assam cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have pl ...

, Indian cricketer *

Sumit Nagal Sumit Nagal (born 16 August 1997) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 achieved on 15 July 2024. Nagal is currently the No. 1 ranked Indian player. Since 2018, he has been a member of In ...

(born 1997), Indian tennis player *

Sumit Narwal Sumit Narwal (born 1982) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi. An all-rounder from Haryana known for his right-arm medium-fast bowling and left-handed batting. He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2001-02 season. Narwal has play ...

(born 1982), Indian cricketer *

Sumit Nijhawan Sumit Nijhawan (born 28 December 1978) is an Indian actor residing in Mumbai, India. Nijhawan has appeared in films such as ''Contract'', '' Sarkar Raj'' and '' Phas Gaye Re Obama''. He also played Sarfaraz, a prominent character in the movie '' ...

(born 1978), Indian actor *

Sumit Panda Sumit Panda (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Jharkhand. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played in first-class, List A or Twenty ...

(born 1979), former Indian cricketer *

Sumit Ranjan Das Sumit Ranjan Das (born 11 December 1955) is a US-based Indian high energy physicist and a professor at the University of Kentucky. Known for his research on string theory, Das is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. The Council o ...

, Indian physicist *

Sumit Ruikar Sumit Ruikar (born 6 June 1990) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy on 1 December 2012. He was the leading wicket-taker for Chhattisgarh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy The 2017– ...

(born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Sumit Sambhal Lega ''Sumit Sambhal Lega'' () is an Indian Hindi-language sitcom television series which premiered on 31 August 2015 on StarPlus. The series is an Indian adaptation of the American sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Sony Entertainment Television a ...

, Indian television series *

Sumit Sangwan Sumit Sangwan (born 1 January 1993) is an Indian amateur boxer. At the 2012 London Olympics, he participated in the light heavyweight category. Under controversial circumstances, he lost his bout to Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino. He is suppor ...

(born 1993), Indian amateur boxer *

Sumit Sarkar Sumit Sarkar (born 1939) is one of the foremost historians of modern India. He is a Marxist historian. He is the author of ''Swadeshi Movement'' ''in Bengal, 1903-1908'' (1973), ''Modern India'' (1989), and ''Writing Social History'' (1998), a ...

(born 1939), Indian historian * Sumit Sethi, Indian record producer *

Sumit Shome Sumit Shome (born 23 December 1955) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal for Jharkhand. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played in first-class, List A or Twen ...

(born 1955), former Indian cricketer *

Sumit Singh (cricketer) Sumit Singh (born 10 September 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Services in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy The 2010–11 Ranji Trophy season was the 77th Ranji trophy season. It was contested through two lea ...

(born 1987), Indian cricketer * Sumit Suri, Indian film actor *

Sumit Vats Sumit Vats (born 17 March 1981) is an Indian actor. He is known for playing the lead role of Rishi in Hitler Didi on Zee TV. Personal life Sumit was born on 17 March 1982 (confirmed by Sumit Vats) and brought up in Delhi. He did his graduation ...

(born 1982), Indian television actor

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