Akhil is a Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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 word. It is frequently used in Marathi

Marathi language

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, Hindi

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, Malayalam and also in Sanskrit derived languages. Akhil is a common and popular name in India for males.

It means "complete" or "universal". It refers to 'complete' with a boundary. Whereas 'complete' without a boundary is referred by Nikhil

Nikhil

Nikhil is a Sanskrit word. It is frequently used in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and other Sanskrit-derived languages. It is a very common name in India.Sanskrit fragmentation of the word yields: Ni + Kh + L...

. Sanskrit fragmentation of the word yields: A (with) + Kh (sky or boundary) + L (agreed or liked). It is an India

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n given name

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A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

. The equivalent female name is Akhila

Akhila

Akhila is an Indian female name. It means "all around", "universal", "all", "all sorts", "complete", etc, similar to Akhil, but Akhil is a male name. In Sri Lanka Akhila is considered a male name.Notable people named Akhila:...

. Notable people named Akhil:

• Akhil Kumar
  Akhil Kumar
  Akhil Kumar 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 international Boxing...
  
  , Indian boxer
• Akhil Reed Amar
  Akhil Reed Amar
  Akhil Reed Amar is an American legal scholar, an expert on constitutional law and criminal procedure. Having been the Southmayd Professor of Law at Yale Law School, he was named the Sterling Professor of Law there in 2008...
  
  , law professor at Yale University
• Akhil Sharma
  Akhil Sharma
  Akhil Sharma is an Indian-American author.Born in Delhi, India, he immigrated to the United States when he was eight, and grew up in Edison, New Jersey. Sharma studied at Princeton University, where he earned his B.A. in public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School...
  
  , author

The word is commonly word used as prefix for seminars, conferences, national meets etc., like Akhil Bhartiya Shiksa Parisad, Akhil Bhartiya Samelan etc.

This name is also used in the Tamil language, where it means Sandalwood or similar sandal family trees. Additional meanings are king-like, almighty, all god and the globe. The name is also referred to as Akilan.