Aisha (given name)
Aisha (Arabic: عائشة, romanized: ʿĀʾisha, lit. 'she who lives' or 'womanly'; also spelled A'aisha, A'isha, Aischa, Aishah, Aicha, Aishat, Aisya, Aisyah, Ayşe, Aische, Aiša, Ajša, Aïcha, Aisyah, Aixa, Ayesha, or Iesha) is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Aisha, the youngest 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.[1] The name Ayesha was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book She by Rider Haggard,[citation needed] as well as the song "Aicha"[2] by French Algerian singer Khaled.
Given name
Aisha
- Aisha, a wife of Muhammad
- Aisha (Latvian singer) (Aija Andrejeva, born 1986)
- Aisha (reggae singer) (Pamela Ross, born 1962), a British singer
- Aisha Toussaint, Seychellois actress
- Aisha Sultan Begum, first wife of the Mughal Emperor Babur
- Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein, the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan
- A'isha bint Talhah, daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
- Aisha Clan-Clan, a character from the anime Outlaw Star
- Aisha Abd al-Rahman, Egyptian author
- Aisha Hinds, American television and film actress
- Aisha Kahlil, American female singer
- Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, Omani government minister
- Aisha Chaudhary, Indian motivational speaker
- Aisha Syed Castro, Dominican Republic musician
- Aisha Tyler, American television personality
- Aisha, member of Everglow
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 from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Aishah
- Aishah (singer) (Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin, born 1965), a Malaysian singer and politician
- Aishah Azmi, British woman involved in Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan BC
- Aishah Sinclair, Malaysian actress
- Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin, commonly known as 'Aishah', Malaysian singer and politician
- Aishah and The Fan Club, a New Zealand-based band that Ariffin had fronted
Aicha
- Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (1931–2011), Moroccan princess
- Aicha Bassarewan, East Timorese politician
- Aicha Mezmat, Algerian volleyball player
- Aïchatou Mindaoudou, politician of Niger
Aixa
- Aixa al-Horra, Sultanah consort of Granada
Ayesha
- Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya (1840–1902), Egyptian author
- Ayesha Harruna Attah (born 1983), Ghanaian writer
- Ayesha Curry (born 1989), Canadian-American actress and television personality
- Ayesha Dharker (born 1977), British actress
- Ayesha Faridi, anchor for the Indian business news channel CNBC TV18
- Ayesha Gaddafi (born 1976), daughter of Muammar Gaddafi
- Ayesha Jalal, Pakistani-American sociologist and historian
- Ayesha Jhulka (born 1972), former Indian film actress
- Ayesha Kapoor (born 1994), Indian film actress
- Ayesha Khan (born 1982), Pakistani actress
- Ayesha Omar, Pakistani actress/singer
- Ayesha Quraishi (born 1981), Botswana-born Swedish performer
- Ayesha Sana, Pakistani actress
- Ayesha Siddiqa (born 1966), Pakistani security analyst and strategic affairs columnist
- Ayesha Takia (born 1986), Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies
- Ayesha, a name used by the Marvel Comics character Kismet (Marvel Comics)
Ayşe
- Ayşe Arman (born 1969), Turkish journalist and author
- Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast
- Ayşe Cora (born 1993), Turkish basketball player
- Ayşe Erzan (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
- Ayşe Hafsa Sultan (1479–1534), Ottoman sultan Selim I's wife and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent
- Ayşe Hatun (born 1510), the wife 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 Önal (footballer) (born 1996), Turkish footballer
- Ayşe Ören (born 1980), Turkish designer and sculptor
- Ayşe Şahin, Turkish-American mathematician
- Ayşe Sezgin (born 1958), Turkish diplomat and former ambassador
- Ayşe Sine (1761–1828), the wife of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I and the mother of Mustafa IV
- Ayşe Sinirlioğlu (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and ambassador
- Ayşe Şan, Kurdish singer
- Ayşe Şekibe İnsel (1886–1970), Turkish farmer and politician
- Ayşe Şevval Ay (born 1999), Turkish women's footballer
- Ayşe Tekdal (born 1999), Turkish race walker
Aische
- Aische Pervers (born 1986), German pornographic actress
Surname
- Bibi Ayesha, warlord in Afghanistan
- Adolphe DuBois d'Aische (1874–1958) Belgian World War I flying ace
See also
References
- ^ List of female first names from the United States Census Bureau
- ^ Khaled, DJ. "Aicha". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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