The baby name Misri is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MIS-ree (/ˈmɪsri/); also MISH-ree (/mɪʃˈriː/) in South Asian usage.
The baby name Misri is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MIS-ree (/ˈmɪsri/); also MISH-ree (/mɪʃˈriː/) in South Asian usage.
Misri is Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Misri has layered origins. In Arabic, Miṣrī means “Egyptian,” derived from Miṣr (Egypt), and appears widely as a nisba/surname - al-Miṣrī or al-Masri - with the Ottoman Turkish form Mısrî borne by figures like the Sufi poet Niyazi Mısrî. As a given name, Misri occurs across the Arab world and the diaspora, and in South Asia where the spelling Misri is common in transliteration.
In Indo-Aryan languages (Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu), misri/mishri denotes rock sugar, so the name often conveys “sweetness” or “sweet like rock candy,” making it a warm, auspicious choice; it is unisex but leans feminine in contemporary use in India and among Sikhs and Hindus. Variants and related forms include Mishri, Misry, Misree; Arabic Masri/al-Masri and al-Miṣrī; and Turkish Mısrî. Overall meanings: “Egyptian; of Egypt” and “sweet, rock sugar,” depending on linguistic and cultural context.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2014 | #928 | 5 | 9,590 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,046 | 47 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,053 | 59 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,103 | 26 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,529 | 86 | 28,008 |
Misri is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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