Kamesha
Sanskrit/Hindi blend · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Kamesha
Kamesha is a modern invented name, likely a blend of "Kam" (possibly from Sanskrit or Hindi roots meaning "desire" or "work") and the suffix "-esha" (from Sanskrit meaning "lord" or "ruler").
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Etymology
Kamesha is a modern invented name, likely a blend of "Kam" (possibly from Sanskrit or Hindi roots meaning "desire" or "work") and the suffix "-esha" (from Sanskrit meaning "lord" or "ruler"). The name is primarily used in African American communities, particularly in the United States, emerging as part of the broader tradition of creative naming practices that gained prominence from the 1960s onward.
Kamesha currently ranks #16,195 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1990.
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