- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “we are with God, the Lord” or “we are alongside God, the Lord.”
- Gender: unisex
- (tih-NAH-sheh)
A common unisex name among the Shona people of Zimbabwe, it is composed of the Shona words ti (we) na (alongside; with) and ishe (God, the Lord).
A notable bearer is American singer & actress, Tinashe (b. 1993).
Sources
- https://www.behindthename.com/name/tinashe
- http://zimbabwe-names.blogspot.com/2013/01/Zimbabwean-Shona-Names.html
- https://face2faceafrica.com/article/heres-the-real-meaning-of-your-african-name/10
- https://vashona.com/en/dictionary/sn/ishe
