Sunil
Meaning of Sunil
Sunil is a male name with origins in various languages including Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu. In Bengali, it is pronounced as "shoo-nil" (/ʃuːˈnil/), while in Hindi it is pronounced as "soo-neel" (/suːˈni:l/). The Malayalam pronunciation is "soo-nil" (/su:.niɭ/), and in Kannada and Tamil it is pronounced as "soo-nil" (/suː.nil/) and "soo-nil" (/suː.niɭ/) respectively. In Telugu, the pronunciation is "soo-nill" (/suːˈnɪl/). A variation of the name Sunil is Sunny. According to data for newborns in Illinois, the name Sunil was given to 5 boys in 1982 and ranked 868th in popularity that year. It has maintained a consistent level of usage over the years, making it a timeless choice for parents seeking a unique yet culturally rich name for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
Bengali
- Pronunced as shoo-nil (/ʃuːˈnil/)
Hindi
- Pronunced as soo-neel (/suːˈni:l/)
Malayalam
- Pronunced as soo-nil (/su:.niɭ/)
Kannada
- Pronunced as soo-nil (/suː.nil/)
Tamil
- Pronunced as soo-nil (/suː.niɭ/)
Telugu
- Pronunced as soo-nill (/suːˈnɪl/)
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Notable People Named Sunil
| Sunil Chhetri is a renowned Indian professional footballer known for his goal-scoring abilities, leadership, and record-breaking achievements with the India national team. |
| Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is a renowned Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer, widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in the history of the sport. |
| Sunil Gangopadhyay, also known as Sunil Ganguly, was a prominent Indian poet, historian, and novelist in the Bengali language, and a former Sheriff of Calcutta, known for his contributions to Bengali literature and his involvement in founding the Bengali poetry magazine, Krittibas. |
| Sunil Dutt was a versatile Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician. |
| Sunil Philip Narine is a retired Trinidadian cricketer known for his off-spin bowling and left-handed batting, who played for the West Indies and was part of the 2012 T20 World Cup-winning team. |
| Sunil Yapa is a Sri Lankan American fiction writer and novelist known for winning the 2010 Hyphen Asian American Short Story Contest and for his debut novel "Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist." |
| Sunil Grover is a popular Indian actor and comedian known for his roles in Hindi and Punjabi language films and television, particularly for his characters on Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show. |
| Sunil Babu Pant is a Nepali human rights activist, former politician, and monk known for his advocacy for LGBT rights and his role in gaining legal recognition for Nepal's third gender. |
| Sunil Bandacharya Joshi is a former Indian cricketer and selector known for his slow left-arm spin and left-handed batting. |
| Sunil Paul is an accomplished Internet entrepreneur known for founding companies like Brightmail and Sidecar, and for launching Spring Free EV in 2021. |
| Sunil Das was an Indian expressionist painter famous for his Bull Series and the painting "Woman". |
| Sunil Verma was a prominent advocate for the rights of victims affected by the Bhopal disaster and founded the Children Against Carbide organization at the age of fifteen. |
| Sunil Kumar Lahoria was a builder from Mumbra, Thane district, India who was tragically killed after reporting about illegal buildings and land disputes. |
| Sunil Kumar Podder was an Indian molecular biologist and biophysicist known for his biophysical studies on ligands and recognition processes in biological systems. |
| Sunil Barve is a versatile Indian actor, singer, and producer known for his work in Marathi, Hindi, and Gujarati entertainment, as well as for his initiative to revive Marathi musical plays. |
