Nishad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nishad

What is the meaning of the name Nishad ?

The baby name Nishad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪˈʃɑːd/ (ni-SHAHD).

Nishad is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Of Sanskrit origin, Nishad derives from Niṣāda, the term for the seventh swara (note) of Indian classical music, corresponding to “Ni.” As a given name, it carries associations of melody, rhythm, and artistic sensibility, and is often glossed as “the seventh note.” The root appears in early musicology and has long-standing cultural resonance across North and South Indian traditions.

In literature, Niṣāda also names an indigenous community and the kingdom Nishadha in Sanskrit epics, while treatises such as the Nāṭyaśāstra and Saṅgītaratnākara use it for the musical note - contexts that inform the name’s historical depth. Variants include Nishada, Nishadh, Nishaad, and scholarly forms Niṣad/Niṣāda or Niśad/Niśāda. Today it is used across Indian languages as a modern, often male, given name and occasional surname.