Nish as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nish

What is the meaning of the name Nish ?

The baby name Nish is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪʃ/ — "nish" (rhymes with "wish"); variant pronunciation: /niːʃ/ — "neesh".

Nish is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Nish is a cross‑cultural, mostly unisex short form and standalone modern given name. In South Asia it contracts several Sanskrit‑derived names: Nishant/Nishanth (niśā‑anta, “end of night; dawn”), Nisha (niśā, “night”), and Nishit/Nishith (“midnight”); it therefore carries luminous, time‑of‑night connotations. It is also found in Armenian circles as a pet form of Nishan (from Armenian nšan, “sign, mark; emblem/flag”). In the English‑speaking world, Nish appears as a given name via the Scottish surname Nish/Neish/MacNish, ultimately from Gaelic MacNaois, “son of Naoise,” a Gaelic personal name. Contemporary usage is most common in India and the diaspora since the late 20th century, with scattered occurrence in Britain, Canada, and the U.S.

Variants and related forms include Nish, Nishu (hypocoristic), Nishant/Nishanth, Nisha, Nishit/Nishith, Nishan, and Armenian Nshan/Nishan. Gender use varies by root: more often masculine from Nishant/Nishan, and feminine from Nisha.