• Origin: Sanskrit, Marathi मिष्ट
• Meaning: “sweet; sweetmeat; dainty; savory.”
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: MEESH-tah; MEESH-tee

Both names are derived from the Sanskrit मिष्ट meaning “sweet; savory; dainty” and can also refer to a type of sweetmeat.

Mishti is the name of a character on the Australian soap series, Neighbors and is borne by Indian actress Mishti (nee Indrani Chakraborty 1992).

Perhaps a perfect name for a child born during Diwali.

Sources

• https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mishta
• https://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&direct=au&script=hk&tran_input=mishti