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I'm sorry, but Risha doesn't mean "Taurus child". Jews don't believe in astrology.

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Risha is indeed an Ashkenazic female name, probably a pet form of Rahel, or maybe Rivka or Raisa, or any name beginning in R-. It could even be a pet form of Miriam -> Marushka -> Risha.
I'm also thinking of a form of Rika (meaning "rich, wealthy" in Frankish, it has often been used as a vernacular for names like Rahel and Rivka. Another form is Rykla).

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There's also Morasha, "heritage" in Hebrew (http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=5560), and Rasha, "gazelle" in Arabic.

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Check:
Ryka: http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB_POLA~RICH~GT~!1!!2!!3!~0~USRECORD1079

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Risha as a nn for Rivka: http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB_POLA~RISH*~GT~!1!!2!!3!~0~USRECORD1085

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Risha as a nn for Rasha: http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB

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Risha as a nn for Raisa: http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB_POLA~RAI~GT~!1!!2!!3!~0~USRECORD1076

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edited to add: Risha could be a pet form of Rishona: http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=1848

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This message was edited 1/13/2005, 7:53 AM