Tish Explained

Tish is a feminine given name and a nickname.

People

Given name

Arts and entertainment

• Tish Bellomo, former backing vocalist of rock group Blondie
• Tish Ciravolo, bass player and guitar maker
• Tish Cohen (born 1963), Canadian writer
• Tish Daia (1926-2003), Albanian composer
• Leticia Tish Hinojosa (born 1955), American folksinger
• Tish Hyman (born 1983), American singer-songwriter and rapper
• Tish Murtha (1956–2013), British social documentary photographer
• Tish Rabe, American children's book author

Sport

• George Marsden (boxer) (1911-1980), British boxer
• Tish Pike, later name of Patricia Prain (born 1933), New Zealand alpine skier

Other

• Tish of Chaghaniyan, early 8th century ruler of the Principality of Chaghaniyan
• Letitia Baldrige (1926–2012), American etiquette expert and public relations executive, White House Social Secretary for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
• Tish Howard (born 1946), July 1966 Playboy Playmate of the Month
• Letitia James (born 1958), African-American lawyer, activist and politician, New York City Public Advocate
• Letitia Tish Sommers (1914-1985), American author and women's rights activist
• Lutitia "Tish" Harrison Warren (born 1979), American author and Anglican priest

Surname

• Gideon Tish (born 1939), Israeli footballer
• Gyaldem Tish, stagename of Opare Leticia, Ghanaian musician

Fictional characters

• Letitia Carberry, the protagonist of six novels by Mary Roberts Rinehart
• Petratishkovna "Tish" Katsufrakis, on the animated television series The Weekenders
• Tish Jones, a recurring character in the television series Doctor Who
• Morticia Addams, female lead character in The Addams Family
• Clementine “Tish” Rivers, protagonist of James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk (1974)

Other uses

• Tish, a gathering of Hasidic Jews
• Tish (2023 documentary), 2023 documentary about Tish Murtha

See also

• Tisch (disambiguation)
• Tisha, a given name
• Trish, a given name