Aniket is a distinctive and spiritually resonant Hindu baby boy name meaning lord of the world, one who has no fixed abode, or the universal wanderer — a name associated with Lord Shiva in his aspect as the formless, omnipresent divine consciousness that pervades all of creation. In Sanskrit, Aniket is composed of a meaning without and niket meaning home or dwelling, describing the one who belongs everywhere and to no single place — the divine spirit that is fully present in all things simultaneously. This is one of the beautiful paradoxes of Hindu philosophy: the formless, home-less divine is actually the most at home, because it is present everywhere. A child named Aniket is believed to carry a free, expansive spirit and a natural sense of belonging in every situation and every place — a true citizen of the universe.