Nyasha is a

Zimbabwean Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Moza ...

name of

Shona Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

origin which refers to ''grace, mercy, or kind-hearted,'' and is a unisex name borne by both male and female children. Nyasha can also be a nickname for those bearing names such as Nyashadzashe,] or Nyashadzenyu.

Notable people with the name

Nyasha Chari Nyasha Chari (born 10 October 1980) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches between 2000 and 2008. Career Chari was introduced to cricket at St Aiden's Primary School by coach Henry Motsi. His impressive all-roun ...

(born 1980), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Nyasha Chikwinya Nyasha Chikwinya is a Zimbabwean politician with the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front. Career She was elected to the House of Assembly in 1995, representing the Harare North constituency, but lost her seat in the 2000 ...

, Zimbabwean politician *

Nyasha Gwanzura Nyasha Gwanzura (born 14 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team. In August 2021, Gwanzura was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their three-match series ...

, Zimbabwean cricketer *

Nyasha Hatendi Nyasha Hatendi (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer. Early life and education Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C. Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United ...

(born 1981), American-English actor and producer *

Nyasha Junior Nyasha Junior is an American biblical scholar. Her research focuses on the connections between religion, race, and gender within the Hebrew Bible. She holds a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. She was associate professor at Temple Univer ...

, American biblical scholar * Nyasha Matonhodze, Zimbabwean-British fashion model * Nyasha Mayavo (born 1992), Zimbabwean cricketer * Nyasha Michelle, Zimbabwean-British television personality *

Nyasha Mushekwi Nyasha Mushekwi (born 21 August 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang Greentown. Career Born in Harare, Mushekwi started out playing for CAPS United in his homeland Zimbabwe. He won th ...

(born 1987), Zimbabwean football player * Nyasha Mutsauri (born 1991), Zimbabwean beauty pageant titleholder {{given name Shona given names Unisex given names Zimbabwean names