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Makeisha

muh-KEE-shuh

Letters

8

Syllables

3

Origin

African

Total Births

229

Peak Year

#22 in 1979

First Recorded

1974

Style

Modern & Trendy

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Makeisha is a name with debated origins, possibly a combination of 'Mak' (a diminutive prefix) and 'Keisha', which itself derives from Keziah, a biblical name meaning 'cassia tree'. It can also be seen as a modern American coinage.

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Numerology

9

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