Khisa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Khisa

What is the meaning of the name Khisa ?

The baby name Khisa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KHEE-sah,KEE-sah,/ˈkiːsə/.

Khisa is in Origin.

Khisa is most often traced to East African Bantu languages, where kisa means grace, mercy, or kindness; the sense is well attested in Luganda and related Great Lakes languages. The spelling with kh reflects an aspirated k in some western Kenyan orthographies, especially within Luhya communities, yielding Khisa as a personal or family name interpreted as one marked by grace. Less commonly, it is compared with the Arabic–Persian qissa/kissa, tale or legend, common in South Asian usage; while that root usually appears as Kissa or Qissa, the overlapping sound has encouraged modern variant spellings.

Used as a unisex given name in Uganda and western Kenya throughout the 20th century, Khisa has gained modest global visibility via the diaspora. Variants include Kisa, Kissa, Khissa, and Qisa/Qissa; diminutives may be Kis or Kiki. Typical pronunciations are KEE-sah or KHEE-sah. Parents often choose it for the gentle meaning of favor and compassion.

⚙ Khisa is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Khisa appears only 14 times in total — found in 9 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.