Kashish

Kashish meaning

Kashish (कशिश) is a Hindu girl's name of Persian origin (Hindi-Urdu usage).

A drawing or pulling; attraction, allure

Also used to mean: lord of Kashi

Kashish (कशिश) is a Persian word that passed into Hindi and Urdu. Platts's dictionary gives kashish as a drawing or pulling, and hence attraction or allure; it is built on the Persian verb stem kash-, "to draw". The same entry also lists less romantic senses, such as strain, hardship and a falling-out, though as a name it is always meant as "attraction". Some name lists say "lord of Kashi", a title of Shiva. That would match Sanskrit kāśīśa, which Monier-Williams records as a name of Shiva, but kāśīśa is a different word from the one in the name. Kashish is mostly given to girls, occasionally to boys.

Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 836 · entry kashish · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Platts, kashish, p. 836 · Monier-Williams, kāśīśa, p. 280

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First sound क

Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is का, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Kashish · Kashis

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