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,^[1] a Hebrew name that means 'cinnamon bark'. Keziah, in the Hebrew Bible, was one of three daughters born to Job (Job 42:14–17) (1) as part of his restoration following the trials he encountered in the first phase of his life.^{[citation needed]}

In Swahili cultures, Keisha means "Favorite".^{[citation needed]}

It is considered an African-American name in the United States.^[2]

Notable people named Keisha include:

• Keisha Lance Bottoms (born 1970), mayor of Atlanta, United States
• Keisha Buchanan (born 1984), British singer-songwriter
• Keisha Grey (born 1994), American pornographic actress
• Keisha Hampton (born 1990), American basketball player
• Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990), New Zealand film actress
• Keisha Jackson (born 1965), American singer
• Keisha Omilana, American model
• Keisha Schahaff (born c. 1975), Antigua and Barbuda space traveller, first Caribbean woman in space, half of the mother-daughter pair in space
• Keisha White (born 1988), British singer