Kisha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kisha

What is the meaning of the name Kisha ?

The baby name Kisha is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEE-sha (/ˈkiːʃə/).

Kisha is in Origin.

Kisha is a modern English feminine given name, most common in the United States. It arose in the mid-20th century as a clipped form of Lakeisha/LaKeisha and as a spelling variant of Keisha. The base Keisha is typically connected either to Arabic Aisha ("alive, living") through the popular -isha ending, or to Hebrew Keziah/Kezia ("cassia, cinnamon"). These strands likely blended in African-American naming, producing Kisha as a sleek, two-syllable form.

Use surged in the 1970s-1980s and later waned, though the name remains familiar. Variants and related forms include Keisha, Kiesha, Keesha, Kesha, Lakisha/LaKisha, Lakeisha, and Nakeisha; diminutives like Keish and Kiki also occur. Outside English, kisha is a Japanese word ("reporter" or "steam train"), an unrelated homonym. Overall meaning for Kisha depends on the lineage claimed: "alive, living" (Aisha) or "cassia, spice" (Keziah).