Kushina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kushina

What is the meaning of the name Kushina ?

The baby name Kushina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'romanization': 'koo-shee-nah', 'ipa_japanese': '/kuɕina/', 'ipa_english_approx': '/kuˈʃiːnə/'}.

Kushina is Japanese in Origin.

Kushina is a rare Japanese feminine given name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen. It is often written simply in kana (くしな/クシナ). The element kushi is commonly rendered as 櫛 “comb,” while na is a standard feminine ending seen as 菜 “greens,” 奈 (a phonetic/name element), or 名 “name, reputation.” Because Japanese names are semantically flexible, Kushina can convey nuances from “comb” imagery to ideas of growth or elegance, depending on whether parents select 菜, 奈, or 名 for the final morpheme.

Use is uncommon in traditional records, but the name gained broad visibility through pop culture, notably the Naruto character Uzumaki Kushina, prompting occasional adoption outside Japan. It also phonologically echoes Kushinada-hime, a Shinto deity (“wondrous rice-field princess”). Variants include numerous kanji spellings such as 櫛奈, 櫛菜, or 櫛名, and the extended mythic form Kushinada.

⚙ Kushina is exceptionally rare. There are only 18 recorded uses on record, spread over 14 countries.