Woman, lady, or night
In Arabic, Nisa is derived from the word for 'women' and is the title of the fourth surah of the Quran. It also has roots in Turkish meaning 'lady' and in some contexts is associated with the Hebrew word for 'night'.
Less common today
Nisa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,578 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist and narrator of the anthropological study of a !Kung woman · Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
Indonesian singer and lead vocalist of Sabyan Gambus
