| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛmənt/ HEM-ənt Hindi pronunciation: [ˈɦeːmənt] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Haimanti |
| Origin | |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Word/name | Indo-Aryan |
| Meaning | namesake of Hemanta, one of the six Indian ecological seasons. |
| Region of origin | Indian subcontinent |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Hemanta, Hemanth, Hemantha |
| Related names | Basant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Shishir |
Hemant, (Sanskrit: हेमन्त, romanized: Hemanta) is an Indian male given name. It is the namesake of Hemanta, one of the six Indian ecological seasons—Ritu—in the northern half of the Indian subcontinent, which runs in early winter approximately from November to December. The female version of the name is Haimanti.
Notable people named Hemant include: