Tisha or Tishah is the Hebrew word for the number nine, as in
Tisha B'Av
Tisha B'Av ( he, תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב ''Tīšʿā Bəʾāv''; , ) is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian E ...
(= 9th of the month
Av), an annual fasting day in Judaism.
Tisha is a given name and surname. It is also a
diminutive of the Russian masculine name Тихон (
Tikhon Tikhon (russian: Ти́хон, uk, Ти́хон, Ти́хін, pl, Tychon) is a Slavic male given name of Greek origin, related to Western European Tycho.
* Tikhon Bernstam (born 1979), American Internet entrepreneur
* Tikhon Chicherin (1869–1 ...
). Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name
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Tisha Abundo
Teresita Dominguez "Tisha" Abundo (born July 12, 1949) is a Philippine educator and athlete who served as Philippine Sports Commissioner from 1998 to 2001.
Early life and education
Teresita Dominguez "Tisha" Abundo was born to Antonio Dominguez ...
(born 1949), Philippine sports commissioner
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Tisha Campbell-Martin
Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film ''Little Shop of Horrors'', and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy dram ...
(born 1968), American actress and singer
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Tisha Martin
Tisha Monique is a British singer and actress, best known for being a member of the R&B band The 411. As an actress, she is best known as Missy in ''Kerching!'', and Ella in '' The Basil Brush Show''.
Early life
Martin attended the Sylvia Yo ...
(21st century), British actress and singer
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Tisha Sterling
Patricia Ann "Tisha" Sterling (born December 10, 1944) is a retired American actress. She is the only daughter of actor Robert Sterling and actress Ann Sothern.
Life and career
Sterling was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents divorced ...
(born 1944), American actress
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Tisha Terrasini Banker
Tisha Terrasini Banker (born September 30, 1973) is an American actress.
Early life
Banker was born in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from St. Joseph's Academy. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University New Orleans a ...
(born 1973), American actress
Mononymous person
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Nusrat Imrose Tisha
Nusrat Imrose Tisha, (born 20 February 1986) known mononymously as Tisha, is a Bangladeshi actress, model and producer who has appeared mainly in Bengali television and films. She has garnered landmark popularity with her praised performances b ...
, Bangladeshi actress and model
See also
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Tish
''TISH'' was a Canadian poetry newsletter founded by student-poets at the University of British Columbia in 1961. The publication was edited by a number of Vancouver poets until 1969. The newsletter's poetics were built on those of writers associa ...
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Trisha
Trisha is a unisex given name, usually derived from the female Latin given name Patricia.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
*Trisha (actress), Indian film actress Trisha Krishnan (born 1983)
* Trisha Baptie (born 197 ...
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Letitia Letitia is a feminine given name, of Latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Lætitia from lætus (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Letizia (Italian), Leticia (Spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Le ...
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Feminine given names
Masculine given names