Rashida

[ rah-shee-duh, rah-shi-dah ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “righteous.”

Example Sentences

But he died two weeks before Sunday’s ceremony, so it was left to his daughter, Rashida Jones, to deliver his words.

From Los Angeles Times

In a tribute to her father, “Parks and Recreation” alum Rashida Jones, one of his seven children, said that Jones’ legacy is making “everyone he ever met feel loved and seen.”

From Los Angeles Times

After Tupac's 1993 comments, Jones's 17-year-old daughter Rashida - who would go on to star in US sitcom The Office - wrote an irate letter to Source attacking the rapper.

From BBC

When Tupac bumped into one of Jones's other daughters, Kidada, he apologised, thinking she was Rashida.

From BBC

“I’m willing to do the work to build a working families party within the Democratic Party, one that can support candidates like Rashida and other true progressives.”

From Slate