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Aisha (Arabic: عائشة, romanized: ʿĀʾishah, lit. 'life' or 'womanly'; 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.

Given name

Aisha

• Aisha, Wife of Prophet Muhammad
• Aisha (Latvian singer) (Aija Andrejeva, born 1986)
• Aisha (reggae singer) (Pamela Ross, born 1962), British singer
• Aisha Abubakar, Nigerian politician
• Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, American writer and translator
• Aisha al-Adawiya, American interfaith activist and founder of Women in Islam
• Aisha Musa Ahmad, Sudanese singer
• Aisha Ali, Maldivian actress
• Aisha Ayensu, Ghanaian fashion designer
• Aisha Babangida, Nigerian humanitarian leader
• Princess Aisha bint Hussein, Jordanian royalty
• Aisha Bowe, Bahamian-American aerospace engineer, founder, advocate, and entrepreneur
• Aisha Braveboy, American politician and attorney
• Aisha Buhari, Nigerian beauty therapist and former first lady of Nigeria
• Aisha Ali Chopra, Indian singer, songwriter and contemporary dancer
• Aisha Diori, African events director, community mobiliser, HIV/AIDS activist, educator, host, and has been named "Iconic Mother" in Ball culture.
• Aisha Franz, German illustrator and comic book artist
• Aisha Gurbanli, Azerbaijani judoka
• 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 Abd al-Rahman, Egyptian author
• Aisha Hinds, American television and film actress
• Aisha Kahlil, American female singer
• Aisha Labib, former First Lady of Egypt
• Aisha Uqbah Malik, Pakistani former television and film actress
• Aisha Odeh, Palestinian writer
• Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, Omani government minister
• Aisha Chaudhary, Indian motivational speaker
• Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, author, activist and philanthropist
• Aisha Praught-Leer, American-Jamaican middle-distance runner
• Aisha Syed Castro, Dominican Republic musician
• Aisha Tyler, American television personality
• Aisha Salaudeen, Nigerian multimedia journalist
• Aisha Sharma, Indian actress and model
• Aisha Stambouli, Venezuelan actress, singer and songwriter
• Aisha Taymur, Egyptian social activist, poet, novelist, and feminist
• Aisha Wahab, American politician
• Aisha Yesufu, 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 (singer) (Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin, born 1965), 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, New Zealand-based band that Ariffin had fronted

Aicha

• Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (1931–2011), Moroccan princess
• Aicha Bassarewan, East Timorese politician
• Aicha Davis, American politician
• Aicha Mezmat, Algerian volleyball player
• Aïchatou Mindaoudou, politician of Niger

Aixa

• Aixa al-Horra, Sultanah consort of Granada

Aesha

• Aesha Ash (born 1977), American ballet dancer and teacher
• Aesha Mohammadzai, 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 c. 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 Begüm Onbaşı (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast
• Ayşe Cora (born 1993), Turkish basketball player
• Ayşe Erzan (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
• Ayşe Hafsa Sultan (died in 1534), Ottoman sultan Selim I's concubine and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent
• Ayşe Hatun, Ottoman Sultan Selim I's consort
• Ayşe Gülbahar Hatun (died in 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 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, 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

See also

• Aisha (disambiguation)
• Arabic name
• Ayşegül
• Turkish name

References

1. List of female first names from the United States Census Bureau
2. Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925. (1991). She. Karlin, Daniel, 1953-. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-282767-7. OCLC 21334548.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

• Given names
• Arabic-language feminine given names
• Feminine given names
• Pakistani feminine given names
• Turkish feminine given names