A'isha (name)

A'isha
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

Aisha

Fictional characters

Aishah

Ayesha

Ayşe

Surname

See also

References

  1. ↑ List of female first names from the United States Census Bureau
  2. ↑ Khaled, DJ. "Aicha". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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