Hamisi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hamisi

What is the meaning of the name Hamisi ?

The baby name Hamisi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ha-MEE-see (IPA: /haˈmisi/).

Hamisi is Swahili in Origin.

Hamisi is a Swahili masculine name rooted in Arabic al-khamīs, “Thursday,” ultimately from the Semitic root kh-m-s, “five.” In Swahili, Alhamisi names the weekday, and Hamisi conventionally denotes a boy born on Thursday - part of a wider Swahili practice of day-naming shaped by Islam and coastal trade with Arabia.

Attested along the Swahili Coast - Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania, Kenya’s coastal counties, the Comoros, and among East African diasporas - Hamisi also appears as a family name. Spelling reflects the adaptation of Arabic khāʾ: variants include Khamisi (common in East Africa), Khamis/Khamīs or Khamees (in the Arab world), and Al-Khamis/Alkhamees as surnames; a feminine counterpart Hamisa occurs in Swahili. Related names with weekday meanings in the region include Juma (Friday) and Jumanne (Tuesday). The name carries connotations of orderly timing and blessed weekday observance in Muslim communities, yet remains broadly cultural rather than strictly religious.