Kamasi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kamasi

What is the meaning of the name Kamasi ?

The baby name Kamasi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kuh-MAH-see (approx. /kəˈmɑsi/).

Kamasi is in Origin.

Kamasi is a modern African-diaspora given name with roots in West and East African languages. Many see it as a variant or creative respelling of Kumasi, the Ashanti capital of Ghana; in Twi, Kumasi derives from kum (a type of tree) plus ase, meaning under or at the base, yielding under the kum tree. Alternatively, some families connect it to the Swahili name Khamisi or Hamisi, Thursday, from Arabic al-Khamis.

As a personal name, Kamasi is rare in records before the late 20th century but gained visibility through American jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, helping cement its use in the African-American community and beyond. Variants and related forms include Kumasi, Khamisi, Hamisi, and Kamisi. The name carries connotations of cultural pride and rootedness, evoking the Ashanti city or the rhythmic cadence of Swahili day-names, while remaining distinctive and contemporary.

⚙ Kamasi is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Kamasi appears only 8 times in total — found in 7 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.