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Renisha
Pronounced reh-NEE-shah /rəˈniː.ʃə/Medium
Meaning: Renisha is a coined African American name built from the popular Ren- prefix and the -isha ending seen in Tanisha and Lakisha; it is an invented, rhythmic name rather than one with a single dictionary meaning.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Renisha was built for sound, joining the Ren- opening (as in Renee) to the fashionable -isha ending of Tanisha and Lakisha. Names like this were created fresh in Black American communities in the seventies through nineties, prized for rhythm and individuality rather than an inherited meaning.
It appears in American records from the early nineteen-seventies into the twenty-tens, cresting in the early nineties. As a coinage it reads honestly of its era; there is no older etymology to trace, and that is the accurate account.
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What does the name Renisha mean?
Renisha is a modern coined name on the Ren-/-isha pattern, akin to Tanisha and Ranisha.
How do you pronounce Renisha?
It's said reh-NEE-shah /rəˈniː.ʃə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Renisha a boy or girl name?
Renisha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Renisha?
Renisha has always been a rare, coined name in the U.S., most visible in the nineteen-nineties.