A'isha (name)
A'isha | |
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Pronunciation |
Arabic: [ʕaːˈʔɪʃa], Turkish: [ɑjʃe]. |
Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | She who lives |
A'isha (Arabic: عائشة, Āʾisha; also spelled A'aisha , Aisha, Aishah, Aicha, Aishat, Aisya, Aisyah, Ayşe, Aiša, Ajša, Aïcha, Aisyah, or Ayesha) is an Arabic female given name which means "She who lives" or "womanly". The name Aisha originated from Aisha, the last and youngest wife of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and is a popular name among Muslim women.
Ayesha is a common variant spelling in the Arab World and countries with a high population of Sunni Muslims such as 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., as well as the song "Aicha"[2] by French Algerian singer Khaled.
Given name
- Aicha Mezmat, Algerian volleyball player
- Aïchatou Mindaoudou, politician of Niger
Aisha
- Aisha Toussaint, Seychelles actress
- Aisha (reggae singer), English female singer
- 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, African American female singer
- Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, Omani government minister
- Aisha Krishnam, a character from the anime Sky Girls
- Aisha Syed Castro, Dominican Republic musician
- Aisha Tyler, American television personality
- Aisha, a wife of Muhammad
Fictional characters
- Aisha (Gundam SEED), a character from Gundam SEED
- 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 Azmi, British woman known for Islamic dress controversy
- Aishah Sinclair, Malaysian actor
- Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin, commonly known as Aishah, Malaysian singer and politician
- Aishah and The Fan Club, a New Zealand-based band that Aishah had fronted
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), Bollywood actress
- Ayesha Kapoor (born 1994), Indian film actress
- Ayesha Khan (born 1982), Pakistani actress
- Ayesha Omar, Pakistani actress/singer
- Ayesha Quraishi (born 1901), Swedish performance artist
- 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 Şekibe İnsel (1886–1970), Turkish farmer and politician
- Ayşe Kulin (born 1941), Turkish novelist
- 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
Surname
- Bibi Ayesha, warlord in Afghanistan
See also
References
- ↑ List of female first names from the United States Census Bureau
- ↑ Khaled, DJ. "Aicha". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 May 2018.