Meshai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meshai

What is the meaning of the name Meshai ?

The baby name Meshai is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-shy (IPA: /ˈmɛʃaɪ/).

Meshai is in Origin.

Meshai is a modern, largely American given name whose form invites several Hebrew-leaning readings. Many interpret it as a creative blend of Mesha - name of a Moabite king attested in the Bible and on the Mesha Stele, linked by scholars to a root meaning deliverance or salvation - and Shai, the Hebrew word for gift. In that vein, Meshai can be understood as “gift” or “gift of deliverance.” The spelling also suggests a phonetic cousin of Messiah (Hebrew mashiach, “anointed one”), a name that has risen in contemporary U.S. usage.

Documented chiefly from the late 20th century onward, Meshai is used as a unisex choice in modern, especially African American, naming. Variant spellings include Meshay, Me’shai, Meshaii, and Meshae; related names are Mesha, Shai, Mesiah, and Messiah. Short forms may include Shai or Shay. Though similar to Thai Mechai, Meshai is etymologically distinct.

⚙ Meshai is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Meshai appears only 10 times in total — found in 5 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.