Nishi

Meaning of Nishi

Nishi is a feminine given name of Japanese provenance, rendered in kanji as 西 and denoting the cardinal direction “west,” while in Indo-Aryan nomenclature it may correspond to the Sanskrit निशी (niśī), “night,” thereby imparting a dual semantic framework. In United States Social Security Administration records, Nishi has appeared intermittently since 1983—initially ranking 766th with ten registrations and subsequently oscillating within the 700–900 range—with its most recent enumeration in 2019 comprising six occurrences and a placement at 938th, data that underscore its persistent yet marginal footprint in the American naming landscape. Phonetically transcribed as NEE-shee (/niːʃi/), the name exhibits a trochaic bisyllabic pattern with primary stress on the initial syllable, ensuring straightforward articulation in English. The convergence of directional and temporal associations renders Nishi particularly apt for parents seeking an appellation that combines precise cross-cultural resonance with understated sophistication.

Pronunciation

Japanese

• Pronunced as NEE-shee (/niːʃi/)

• Nisha
• Nishika
• Nishita
• Nishtha
• Nishka
• Nishma