Dixit is a Hindu

Hindu

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 family name

Family name

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. In English, it is often pronounced or spelled as "Dixit". The word Dixit is an adjective form of the Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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 word diksha, meaning religious initiations. Dikshit in Sanskrit derives itself as a person or priest

Priest

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 involved in such initiations or a scholar in religious scriptures, and literally translates as "one who has received initiation or one who is initiated". The surname is usually associated with people from the Brahmin

Brahmin

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 community among Hindus in India

India

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. People with this surname have their roots in the Indian states of Kashmir

Kashmir

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, Punjab

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, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, Gujarat, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, and some parts of Orissa

Orissa

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 and South India

South India

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The Dikshit surname suggests that somebody in the family lineage, perhaps several generations ago, must have had some form of formal initiation into some religious tradition or studious body of knowledge. Historically, Dixits have been usually associated with professions related to religion and knowledge, such as priests, teachers and scholars.

Almost invariably the original family name is different than Dixit. For example, in Maharashtra the surnames Godbole, Apte and Manohar have become Dixit.

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• Avinash Dixit
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• Jyotindra Nath Dixit
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• Madhuri Dixit
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• Muthuswami Dikshitar
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• Sheila Dikshit
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• Uma Shankar Dikshit
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• Rajiv Dixit
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