Rashi

Meaning of Rashi

The name Rashi is a unisex appellation of Hebrew origin, phonetically rendered as RAH-shee (/ˈrɑːʃi/), whose etymology traces to the Hebrew root rosh, meaning “head” or “chief,” and which serves as the acronym of the medieval Jewish exegete Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki. In Anglo-American contexts it occupies a peripheral yet persistent niche, registering single- to low-double-digit annual births since the mid-1970s and maintaining a standing typically between ranks 700 and 1,000 in the United States Social Security Administration’s yearly listings. Its modest peaks in the mid-1970s and early 2000s give way to a gradual stabilization just below rank 950 in 2020, a pattern that reflects both its scholarly resonance and the contemporary inclination toward distinctive, culturally anchored names.

Pronunciation

Hebrew

• Pronunced as RAH-shee (/ˈrɑːʃi/)

• Rishika
• Rashmi
• Rashika
• Rasha
• Rishma
• Roshni
• Rashiya