Aisha (
Arabic: عائشة,
romanized: ʿĀʾishah,
lit. 'she who lives' 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.[1] The name Ayesha was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book
She by
Rider Haggard.[2]
^Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925. (1991).
She. Karlin, Daniel, 1953-. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN0-19-282767-7.
OCLC21334548.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
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given name. If an
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Aisha (
Arabic: عائشة,
romanized: ʿĀʾishah,
lit. 'she who lives' 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.[1] The name Ayesha was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book
She by
Rider Haggard.[2]
^Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925. (1991).
She. Karlin, Daniel, 1953-. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN0-19-282767-7.
OCLC21334548.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.