Tinashe

• 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