Keisha
Keisha is a female given name which has multiple meaning across languages like "Favourite", "Restored to the heart of God" or "Cassia Tree"
In Hebrew, Keisha is likely derived from Keziah, a Hebrew name that means 'cinnamon bark'. Keziah, in the Hebrew Bible, was one of three daughters born to Job as part of his restoration following the trials he encountered in the first phase of his life.
In Swahili cultures, Keisha means "Favorite".
It is considered an African-American name in the United States.
Notable people named Keisha include:
- Keisha Lance Bottoms, mayor of Atlanta, United States
- Keisha Buchanan, British singer-songwriter
- Keisha Grey, American pornographic actress
- Keisha Hampton, American basketball player
- Keisha Castle-Hughes, New Zealand film actress
- Keisha Jackson, American singer
- Keisha Omilana, American model
- Keisha Schahaff, Antigua and Barbuda space traveller, first Caribbean woman in space, half of the mother-daughter pair in space
- Keisha White, British singer