Given name & surname

Sisay

Sisay is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a blessing from God; an omen of good things to come.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “a blessing from God; an omen of good things to come.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Sisay’s family of names

Sisay has a related form in Sisaye. Sisay has a related form in Sissay. Sisay has a related form in Sissaye.

Walk Sisay’s family in the name graph

SisaySisaiSysaySissaySisayeSissaye

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Sisay, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Siyanda

“the village is expanding”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

African

Selas

“refers to the Trinity”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

African

Belay

“a superior man”

No U.S. birth series

61% boys · 39% girls

African

Munay

“one who loves and is loved”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Sarki

“woman who has the rank of chief” · “a chief”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Sudi

“a successful or lucky man”

No U.S. birth series

42% boys · 58% girls

African · Nature

Serwa

“as precious as a jewel”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Salehe

“a good man”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Sisay’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Sisay

A sister for Sisay