The Patel surname is most commonly of Indian origin. It comes from the Gujarati language, an Indo-European language spoken in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The Hindu name originally translated as "headman" or "village chief." ... Patel can also be a nickname meaning "little head."
Amit is a male name of Indian or Israeli origin. In Hindi, Amit (Hindi: अमित, means infinite or boundless, Bengali: অমিত) originates from the Sanskrit word amita (अमित:), amita (अमित:) essentially is the negation of mita (मित), which means "to measure"