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Kysha
How to Pronounce Kysha
Pronounced KEE-shuh /ΛkiΛ.ΚΙ/Medium
Meaning: Kysha is one of the many spellings of Keisha, an African-American coinage of the mid-to-late twentieth century, sometimes tied loosely to the biblical Keziah but best read as a modern invented name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kysha is a spelling of Keisha, a name that rose in African-American communities in the later twentieth century. A faint thread links the sound to Keziah, 'cassia' in Hebrew, but Kysha is best read as a modern coinage.
It stayed genuinely rare in this spelling, only a few dozen girls a year around its high near 1975, and belongs to its era. It reads as a melodious invention rather than an inherited name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Kysha mean?
Kysha is a spelling in the Keisha family, a coined name of the later twentieth century.
How do you pronounce Kysha?
It's said KEE-shuh /ΛkiΛ.ΚΙ/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Kysha a boy or girl name?
Kysha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kysha?
Kysha has always been rare, one spelling of the more familiar Keisha.