Aisha (given name)

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Field	Value
name	Aisha
ʿĀisha عائشة
ʿAīsha عائشة
pronunciation	عائشة (ʿĀisha):
عائشة (ʿAīsha):
gender	Female
meaning	عائشة (ʿĀisha): living
عائشة (ʿAīsha): alive
origin	Arabic/Japanese/Chinese
related names	Aishah, Aishat, Aishas, Aiisha, Aishaa, Aysha, Ayshat, Ayshee, Ayshe, Ayşe, Aiishee, Aishee, Aiishan
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| name = Aisha ʿĀisha عائشة ʿAīsha عائشة | pronunciation= عائشة (ʿĀisha): عائشة (ʿAīsha): | gender = Female | meaning = عائشة (ʿĀisha): living عائشة (ʿAīsha): alive | region = | origin = Arabic/Japanese/Chinese | related names = Aishah, Aishat, Aishas, Aiisha, Aishaa, Aysha, Ayshat, Ayshee, Ayshe, Ayşe, Aiishee, Aishee, Aiishan | footnotes = Aisha (; also spelled A'aisha, A'isha, Aischa, Aische, Aishah, Aishat, Aishath, Aicha, Aïcha, Aisya, Aisyah, Aiša, Ajša, Aixa, Ayesha, Aysha, Ayşe, Ayisha, or Iesha) is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Aisha, the third wife of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and is a very popular name among Muslim women.

Ayesha and Aisha are common variant spelling in the Arab World and among American Muslim women in the United States, where it was ranked 2,020 out of 4,275 for females of all ages in the 1990 US Census. The name Ayesha was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book She by Rider Haggard.

In Japan, Aisha is pronounced as 愛紗, 愛砂, 愛沙, etc., and in China, Aisha is pronounced as 艾莎 (ài shā).

Given name

Aisha

Aisha (614–678), Wife of Prophet Muhammad
Aisha (Latvian singer) (Aija Andrejeva, born 1986), Latvian singer
Aisha (reggae singer) (Pamela Ross, born 1962), British singer
Aisha Abubakar (born 1966), Nigerian politician
Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley (born 1948), American writer and translator
Aisha al-Adawiya (born 1944), American interfaith activist and founder of Women in Islam
Aisha Musa Ahmad (1905–1974), Sudanese singer
Aisha Ali (born 1997), Maldivian actress
Aisha Ayensu, Ghanaian fashion designer
Aisha Babangida (born 1970), Nigerian humanitarian leader
Princess Aisha bint Hussein (born 1968), Jordanian royalty
Aisha Naluzze Batala (born 1977), Ugandan lawyer and judge
Aisha Bowe (born 1986), Bahamian-American aerospace engineer, founder, advocate, and entrepreneur
Aisha Braveboy (born 1974), American politician and attorney
Aisha Buhari (born 1971), Nigerian beauty therapist and former first lady of Nigeria
Aisha Ali Chopra (born 1989), Indian singer, songwriter and contemporary dancer
Aisha Dew, American politician
Aisha Diori, African events director, community mobiliser, HIV/AIDS activist, educator, host, and has been named "Iconic Mother" in Ball culture.
Aisha Franz (born 1984), German illustrator and comic book artist
Aisha Gurbanli (born 1993), Azerbaijani judoka
Aisha Toussaint (born 1995), Seychellois actress
Aisha Sultan Begum, first wife of the Mughal Emperor Babur
A'isha bint Talhah, daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), Egyptian author
Aisha Hinds, American television and film actress
Aisha Kahlil, American female singer
Aisha Labib (died 1971), former First Lady of Egypt
Aisha Uqbah Malik (born 1982), Pakistani former television and film actress
Aisha Odeh (born 1944), Palestinian writer
Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, Omani government minister
Aisha Chaudhary (1996–2015), Indian motivational speaker
Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode (born 1963), Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, author, activist and philanthropist
Aisha Praught-Leer (born 1989), American-Jamaican middle-distance runner
Aisha Rateb (1928–2013), Egyptian lawyer, politician, diplomat and academic
Aisha Syed Castro (born 1989), Dominican Republic musician
Aisha Tyler (born 1970), American television personality
Aisha Salaudeen (born 1994), Nigerian multimedia journalist
Aisha Sharma (born 1992), Indian actress and model
Aisha Stambouli (born 1984), Venezuelan actress, singer and songwriter
Aisha Taymur (1840-1902), Egyptian social activist, poet, novelist, and feminist
Aisha Wahab (born 1987/88), American politician
Aisha Yesufu (born 1973), Nigerian political activist and businesswoman

Fictional characters

Aisha (Gundam SEED), a character from Gundam SEED
Aisha Krishnam, a character from the anime Sky Girls
Aisha (Romancing SaGa), a character in the Romancing SaGa video game
Aisha (Rumble Roses), a character in the Rumble Roses video game series
Aisha (Winx Club), a character from the Winx Club franchise
Aisha Campbell, a character portrayed by Karan Ashley in the 1990s action television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Aisha Clan-Clan, a character from the anime Outlaw Star
Aisha Kapoor, a character portrayed by Sonam Kapoor in the 2010 film Aisha
Aisha Greyrat, a character from the light novel Mushoku Tensei
Ayesha, a name used by the Marvel Comics character Kismet (Marvel Comics)

Aishah

Aishah Sinclair (born 1980), Malaysian actress
Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin (born 1965), commonly known as 'Aishah', Malaysian singer and politician
- Aishah and The Fan Club, New Zealand-based band that Aishah had fronted

Aicha

Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (1931–2011), Moroccan princess
Aicha Bassarewan, East Timorese politician
Aicha Coulibaly (born 2001), Malian basketball player
Aicha Davis, American politician
Aicha Mezmat (born 1991), Algerian volleyball player
Aïchatou Mindaoudou (born 1959), politician of Niger
Aicha Ndour (born 2000), Senegalese basketball player

Ajša

Ajša Sivka (born 2005), Slovenian basketball player

Aixa

Aixa al-Horra, Sultanah consort of Granada

Aesha

Aesha Ash (born 1977), American ballet dancer and teacher
Aesha Mohammadzai (born 1991), also known as Bibi Aisha, Afghan woman who fled from an abusive marriage
Aesha Waks, American actress

Ayesha

Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya (1840–1902), Egyptian author
Ayesha Harruna Attah (born 1983), Ghanaian writer
Ayesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika (born 1975), Scottish broadcaster, journalist and political commentator
Ayesha Curry (born 1989), Canadian-American actress and television personality
Ayesha Dharker (born 1977), British actress
Ayesha Faridi (born 1979), anchor for the Indian business news channel CNBC TV18
Ayesha Erotica (born 1996), American record producer and singer
Ayesha Gaddafi (born 1976), daughter of Muammar Gaddafi
Ayesha Jalal (born 1956), Pakistani-American sociologist and historian
Ayesha Jhulka (born 1972), Indian film actress
Ayesha Kapur (born 1994), Indian film actress
Ayesha Omar (born 1981), Pakistani actress and singer
Ayesha Quraishi (born 1981), Botswana-born Swedish performer
Ayesha Rascoe (born 1986), American journalist
Ayesha Saffar (1078–1153), Iranian narrator
Ayesha Sana (born 1972), Pakistani actress
Ayesha Siddiqa (born 1966), Pakistani security analyst and strategic affairs columnist
Ayesha Takia (born 1986), Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies
Bibi Ayesha, warlord in Afghanistan also known as Commander Kaftar
Natalia Ayesha Grosvenor, Dowager Duchess of Westminster (née Phillips; born 1959), British aristocrat, philanthropist and winemaker

Ayşe

Ayşe Arman (born 1969), Turkish journalist and author
Ayşe Beril Boyacı (born 2008), Turkish judoka
Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast
Ayşe Cora (born 1993), Turkish basketball player
Ayşe Çürük (born 2001), Turkish volleyball plsyer
Ayşe Erzan (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan (1478/79–1534), Ottoman sultan Selim I's concubine and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent
Ayşe Hatun (1476–1539), Ottoman Sultan Selim I's consort
Ayşe Gülbahar Hatun (1453–1505), the concubine of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and the mother of Sultan Selim I
Ayşe Hatun Önal (born 1978), Turkish model, actress, singer and Miss Turkey 1999
Ayşe Kulin (born 1941), Turkish novelist
Ayşe Kuru (born 1974), Turkish women's footballer
Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak (born 1990), Turkish volleyball player
Ayşe Önal (born 1955), Turkish journalist and writer
Ayşe Ören (born 1980), Turkish designer and sculptor
Ayşe Şahin, Turkish-American mathematician
Ayşe Seitmuratova (1937–2025), Uzbek Crimean Tatar civil rights activist
Ayşe Sezgin (born 1958), Turkish diplomat and former ambassador
Ayşe Sineperver Sultan (1760–1828), the wife of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I and the mother of Mustafa IV
Ayşe Sinirlioğlu (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and ambassador
Ayşe Şan (1938–1996), Kurdish singer
Ayşe Şekibe İnsel (1886–1970), Turkish farmer and politician
Ayşe Sultan (disambiguation) - various Ottoman princesses
Ayşe Tekdal (born 1999), Turkish race walker
Ayse Yigit (born 1972), Belgian politician

Aishath

Aishath Inaya (born 1968), Maldivian singer
Aishath Rishmy (born 1985), Maldivian actress
Aishath Sausan (born 1988), Maldivian swimmer
Aishath Sajina (born 1997), Maldivian swimmer

Aische

Aische Pervers (born 1986), German pornographic actress

References

[https://www2.census.gov/topics/genealogy/1990surnames/dist.female.first List of female first names] from the [[United States Census Bureau]]
Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925.. (1991). "She". Oxford University Press.

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