Nisha
/ˈnɪʃə/noun
A feminine given name derived from Sanskrit niśā, meaning “night.”
Did you know?Sanskrit niśā is traditionally connected with the ancient Indo-European family of words associated with night, including English “night” and Latin-derived “nocturnal.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nókʷts
“Night; the time of darkness”
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*nišā
“Night; a reconstructed descendant associated with the Sanskrit form”
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
niśā (निशा)
“Night or nighttime darkness”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Niśā
“Night, often personified poetically as a feminine presence”
Modern usage
English
Nisha
“A feminine given name adopted from Sanskrit”