I was puttering around Wikipedia the other day, and quite randomly, I ended up noticing an entry for "Kishi." Of course I had to click on it...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishi_(demon)
Oh, AMM, this could explain so much! Heh.
Of course, then I had to go look some more, and Google tells me that as a Japanese baby name, it means "happiness to the earth." Thanks for taking the wind out of my sails, Google!
Another site tells us that it means "beach." Maybe that's why the girls ended up on so many vacations??