Arneisha

Meaning of Arneisha

The name Arneisha, pronounced ar-NEE-shuh (/ɑrˈniːʃə/), is a modern American formation that appears to blend the Arabic Aisha (“alive”) with the Germanic element Arn- (“eagle”), suggesting both vitality and strength. Phonetically, it comprises an initial open back unrounded vowel plus rhotic onset (/ɑr/), a stressed high front vowel nucleus (/ˈniː/), and a final voiceless postalveolar fricative plus schwa (/ʃə/), producing a clear, trochaic three-syllable pattern. According to Social Security Administration data, Arneisha first entered the top 1,000 in 1984 at rank 788, then fluctuated modestly—typically between ranks 800 and 896—with annual birth counts ranging from five to eighteen through the early 2000s. This consistent yet limited use underscores its distinctiveness within Anglo-American naming conventions and reflects the late-20th-century trend toward inventive, culturally fused names.

Pronunciation

American English

• Pronunced as ar-NEE-shuh (/ɑrˈniːʃə/)

• Arnesha
• Arnisha