Given name & surname · also African
Kishi
“from the hills”·“born at night”
Kishi is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the hills” (African) and “born at night” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewקישי
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the hills” (African) and “born at night” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with African and Native American naming traditions.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Kishi appears in 1 Chronicles 6:44.
From biblical name research
Kishi’s family of names
Kishi has a related form in Kishea. Kishi has a related form in Kishee. Kishi has a related form in Kishey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kisheavariant
- Kisshilikely variant
- Kysheavariant
- Kysheevariant
- Kysheyvariant
- Kyshyvariant
- Kyshievariant
- Kyshivariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kishi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kishi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kizza
“one who is born after twins”
40% boys · 60% girls
Kineks
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>99% girls
Noshi
“a fatherly man”
29% boys · 71% girls
Teshi
“one who is full of laughter”
>99% girls
Isi
“resembling a deer”
29% boys · 71% girls
Kibbe
“a nocturnal bird”
44% boys · 56% girls
Kimama
“resembling a butterfly”
>99% girls
Kitoko
“a beautiful woman” · “a handsome man”
40% boys · 60% girls