Meaning & Origin
The evening/night Islamic prayer.
Isha is a girl's baby name of Sanskrit origin, meaning 'one who protects' or 'ruler, goddess,' from Sanskrit īśā (ruler, lord) — a name associated with the divine feminine in Hindu tradition, used as an epithet of Durga and Parvati.
In Islamic tradition, Isha (عشاء) is also the name of the evening prayer — the fifth of the five daily prayers, performed after sunset. This dual significance across Hindu and Islamic traditions gives the name a unique cross-cultural spiritual depth, widely used among South Asian families of both traditions.