Aisha ( ar, عائشة, ʿĀʾishah, 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

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female given name. It originated from Aisha, the youngest wife of the Islamic prophet,

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...

, and is a very popular name among Muslim women. ''Ayesha'' and Aisha are common variant spelling in the

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and among American Muslim women in the

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, 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

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, as well as the song "Aicha" by French Algerian singer Khaled.

Given name

Aisha

* Aisha, a wife of Muhammad *

Aisha (Latvian singer) Aija Andrejeva (born 16 January 1986 in Ogre, Latvia), better known by her stage name Aisha (), is a Latvian singer. Eurovision Song Contest 2010 On 27 February 2010, Aija Andrejeva won the Latvian national final ''Eirodziesma 2010'', and has r ...

(Aija Andrejeva, born 1986) *

Aisha (reggae singer) Aisha, sometimes Sister Aisha (born Pamela Ross; 1962 in Wolverhampton, England) is a roots reggae singer. Biography Aisha's father ran a sound system, and she began singing at the age of eight, building up a strong local following before begi ...

(Pamela Ross, born 1962), a British singer *

Aisha Toussaint Aisha Toussaint (born 5 August 1995) is a Seychellois-Scottish actress and presenter. From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed the role of Jules Belmont in ''River City'' and in 2017, she began presenting the CBBC (TV channel), CBBC series ''Raven (2002 ...

, Seychellois actress *

Aisha Sultan Begum Aisha Sultan Begum was Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the first wife of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire and the first Mughal emperor. Aisha was a first cousin of her husband and was a Timurid princess by b ...

, 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 Aisha Jamila Hinds is an American television, stage and film actress. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, include ''The Shield'', ''Invasion'', ''True Blood'', ''Detroit 1-8-7'' and '' Under the Dome''. In 2016, she played ...

, American television and film actress * Aisha Kahlil, American female singer *

Aisha Labib Aisha Labib or Aisha Naguib ( ar, عائشة لبيب; died in 1971) was the wife of Mohamed Naguib, one the two principal leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, who became Egypt's first President. She was the mother of the couple's three ...

, former First Lady of Egypt * Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, Omani government minister * Aisha Chaudhary, Indian motivational speaker *

Aisha Syed Castro Aisha Syed Castro (born September 15, 1989) is a Dominican Republic violinist and a member of the Yehudi Menuhin School orchestra. Biography Aisha was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, the daughter of Saifuddin Syed, of Pakistani descent and ...

, Dominican Republic musician *

Aisha Tyler Aisha Nilaja Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of ''Ghost Whisperer'', Dr. Tara Lewis in ''Criminal Minds'', Mother Nature ...

, American television personality * Aisha Salaudeen, Nigerian multimedia journalist

Fictional characters

* Aisha (''Gundam SEED''), a character from ''Gundam SEED'' *

Aisha Krishnam is a Japanese anime franchise produced by Konami and animated by J.C.Staff. A 30-minute OVA episode was released on August 25, 2006 and a television series adaptation aired on Chiba TV from July 5, 2007, to December 27, 2007. Plot In th ...

, 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 ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...

'' * Aisha Clan-Clan, a character from the anime ''Outlaw Star'' *Aisha Kapoor, a character portrayed by

Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award, and from 2012 to 2016, she appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list based on her income and ...

in the 2010 film Aisha

Aishah

Aishah (singer) Dato' Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin ( Jawi: وان عائشة بنت وان عارفين; born 3 January 1965), known mononymously as Aishah, is a singer, actress, and politician from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Music career Aishah first ach ...

(Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin, born 1965), a Malaysian singer and politician *Aishah Azmi, British woman involved in ''

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'' * Aishah Sinclair, Malaysian actress * Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin, commonly known as 'Aishah', Malaysian singer and politician **

Aishah and The Fan Club Aishah and The Fan Club, better known as The Fan Club or just Fan Club, were a New Zealand-based singing group in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group released their first album ''Sensation'' in 1988, which spawned three top-20 singles in ...

, 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 Aicha Mezemate (born June 6, 1991) is an Algerian volleyball player, playing as middle-blocker. She has played for the Algeria women's national volleyball team The Algeria women's national volleyball team represents Algeria in intern ...

, Algerian volleyball player *

Aïchatou Mindaoudou Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane (born 1959)
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, politician of Niger

Aixa

* Aixa al-Horra, Sultanah consort of Granada

Ayesha

* Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya (1840–1902), Egyptian author *

Ayesha Harruna Attah Ayesha Harruna Attah (born December 1983) is a Ghanaian-born fiction writer. She lives in Senegal. Early years and education Ayesha Harruna Attah was born in Accra, Ghana, in the 1980s, under a military government, to a mother who was a journali ...

(born 1983), Ghanaian writer *

Ayesha Curry Ayesha Disa Curry (née Alexander; born March 23, 1989) is a Canadian-American actress, cookbook author, and cooking television personality and the wife of basketball player Stephen Curry. After guest roles in several television shows and movies, ...

(born 1989), Canadian-American actress and television personality * Ayesha Dharker (born 1977), British actress *

Ayesha Faridi Ayesha Faridi (born 8 February 1979) is an anchor for the Indian business news channel ET Now ET Now is an English-language business and finance news channel in India, owned and operated by Bennett Coleman & Company Limited. It has evolv ...

, anchor for the Indian business news channel CNBC TV18 *

Ayesha Gaddafi Ayesha Gaddafi ( ar, عائشة القذافي, born December 25, 1977), also known as Aisha Gaddafi, is a Libyan former mediator and military official, former UN Goodwill Ambassador, and lawyer by profession. She is the fifth child and only bi ...

(born 1976), daughter of Muammar Gaddafi *

Ayesha Jalal Ayesha Jalal (Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani-American historian who serves as the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University, and was the recipient of the 1998 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Family and early life Ayesha Jala ...

, Pakistani-American sociologist and historian *

Ayesha Jhulka Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Odia, Kannada and Telugu languages films. Career She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Woh ...

(born 1972), former Indian film actress * Ayesha Kapur (born 1994), Indian film actress * Ayesha Khan (born 1982), Pakistani actress * Ayesha Omar, Pakistani actress/singer *

Ayesha Quraishi Ayesha Quraishi (also known only as Ayesha, born 8 July 1981) is a Botswana-born Swedish performance artist. She also owns the recording company Aqueen Entertainment. She was born in Botswana to a non-resident Indian father and Motswana mother, ...

(born 1981), Botswana-born Swedish performer * Ayesha Sana, Pakistani actress * Ayesha Siddiqa (born 1966), Pakistani security analyst and strategic affairs columnist *

Ayesha Takia Ayesha Takia Azmi (née Takia; born 10 April 1986), is an Indian actress and former model who worked predominantly in Hindi films. Takia made her debut in 2004 with the action thriller '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'' for which she won Filmfare Bes ...

(born 1986), Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies *Ayesha, a name used by the Marvel Comics character

Kismet (Marvel Comics) Kismet (), also known as Paragon, Her, and Ayesha (), is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Ayesha appeared in the Marv ...

Bibi Ayesha Bibi Ayesha ( prs, بی‌بی عایشه) is a military leader and the only known female warlord in Afghanistan. She controls a force of 50-150 men in the Nahrin district of Baghlan Province. Also known as ''Kaftar'' ( prs, قوماندان ک� ...

, warlord in Afghanistan

Ayşe

Ayşe Arman Ayşe Arman (born 9 December 1969) is a Turkish journalist and columnist of German descent. She is best known for her interviews. Arman is the author of two books, one of which is a compilation of best moments of her interviews made over the pa ...

(born 1969), Turkish journalist and author * Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast *

Ayşe Cora Ayşe Cora (born 3 March 1993) is a Turkish professional basketball player for İzmit Belediyespor. Honors National *2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – *2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – Club * 2x Turkis ...

(born 1993), Turkish basketball player *

Ayşe Erzan Ayşe Erzan (born 1949) is a Turkish theoretical physicist. She has received a number of awards including a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science in 2003 and a Rammal Award in 2009. Biography Ayşe Erzan was born in 1949 in Ankara. Following ...

(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 Ayşe Kulin (born 26 August 1941) is a Turkish short story writer, screenwriter and novelist. Biography Kulin was born in Istanbul in 1941. Her father, Muhittin Kulin, of Bosniak origin, was one of the first civil engineers in Istanbul who f ...

(born 1941), Turkish novelist * Ayşe Kuru (born 1974), Turkish women's footballer * Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak (born 1990), Turkish volleyball player *

Ayşe Önal Ayşe Önal (born 1955) is a Turkish journalist and writer. A former editor of '' Nokta'', in 2000 she moved to London and became foreign correspondent for Kanal 7, before moving to ''Akşam'' and Show TV in 2003. Her best known book is ''Honou ...

(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 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 Ayşe Şekibe İnsel (1886 – March 29, 1970) was a Turkish farmer, politician and one of the first 18 female members of the parliament. Private life Ayşe Şekibe was born to Dr. Şekip Bey and his spouse Fatma Hanım in Istanbul, then Ottoma ...

(1886–1970), Turkish farmer and politician * Ayşe Tekdal (born 1999), Turkish race walker

Aishath

* Aishath Inaya (born 1968), Maldivian singer *

Aishath Rishmy Aishath Rishmy Rameez (born 15 November 1985) is a Maldivian actress film producer and director. Early life Born in Malé, Maldives, Rishmy is the daughter of actor Aminath Rasheedha. She is the elder sister of actress Mariyam Azza. They reside ...

(born 1985), Maldivian actress * Aishath Sausan (born 1988), Maldivian swimmer * Aishath Sajina (born 1997), Maldivian swimmer

Aische

* Aische Pervers (born 1986), German pornographic actress

References

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