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 Aisha ( ar, , translit=ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr; , also , ; ) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" ( ar, links=no, , ʾumm al- muʾminīn), referr ...

, the youngest wife of the

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets ar ...

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 mon ...

, and is a very popular name among

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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

Rider Haggard Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform t ...

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

Given name

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 ...

(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, 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 Aisha Abd al-Rahman (Arabic: عائشة عبد الرحمن; 18 November 1913 – 1 December 1998) was an Egyptian author and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shaṭiʾ ( بِنْت ٱلشّاطِئ"Daughter of the ...

, 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 playe ...

, American television and film actress * Aisha Kahlil, American female singer * Aisha Labib, former First Lady of Egypt *

Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel Sheikha Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel al-Sayabiyah was appointed the President of Public Authority for Craft Industries, Oman in 2003. Early life Khalfan was born in Samail town, the youngest in a family with eleven children. She attended the Su ...

, Omani government minister *

Aisha Chaudhary Aisha Chaudhary (27 March 1996 24 January 2015) was an Indian author and motivational speaker. She is the author of the book ''My Little Epiphanies'', published one day before her death. The 2019 Hindi film ''The Sky Is Pink'' is based on her ...

, 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 ...

, 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 Aisha Salaudeen (born 26 September 1994) is a Nigerian multimedia journalist, feminist, producer, and writer who currently works with the CNN. In November 2020, she was awarded the Future Awards Africa Prize for Journalism for her work covering ...

, 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 This is a list of characters in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise's inaugural season ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and its theatrical adaptation '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie''. For the purposes of this article, the miniseries ''M ...

, 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

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 achie ...

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

Aishah Sinclair Aishah Jennifer Mohamed Sinclair (born 27 October 1980 in Wimbledon, London, England) is a Malaysian actress, television host and radio announcer. Currently she is the face of Softlan and the spokesperson for ''Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam (YAWA)' ...

, Malaysian actress *

Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin 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 achie ...

, 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 Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (17 June 1930 – 4 September 2011) was the younger sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. Biography Princess Lalla Ai ...

(1931–2011), Moroccan princess * Aicha Bassarewan, East Timorese politician * Aicha Mezmat, Algerian volleyball player * Aïchatou Mindaoudou, politician of Niger

Aixa

* Aixa al-Horra, Sultanah consort of Granada

Ayesha

* Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya (1840–1902), Egyptian author * Ayesha Harruna Attah (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 Ayesha Dharker (born 16 March 1978) is a British actress, known for her appearance as Queen Jamillia, the Queen of Naboo, in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,'' and for her stage performances. Her other film roles include ...

(born 1977), British actress * Ayesha Faridi, 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 b ...

(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 (born 1972), former Indian film actress *

Ayesha Kapur Ayesha Giulia Kapur (born 13 September 1994) is an Indian-German actress, who is best known in the Bollywood movie Black. Kapur became the recipient of many Awards in the "Best Supporting Actress" category. In doing so, she became the second yo ...

(born 1994), Indian film actress *

Ayesha Khan Aisha Uqbah Malik (born 27 September 1982), also known by her name Aisha Khan, is a Pakistani former television and film actress. Her prominent roles include Mahgul from '' Khuda Mera Bhi Hai'', Noor from '' Noor-e-Zindagi'' and Jeena from ' ...

(born 1982), Pakistani actress *

Ayesha Omar Ayesha Omar (born 12 October 1981) is a Pakistani actress and YouTuber. Considered as a style icon in her home country, Omar is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of Pakistan. In 2012, she released her first singles "Chalte C ...

, 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 Ayesha Sana (Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani performing actress who has appeared in television morning shows, film, television, and theatre performances. Early life Ayesha Sana was born on 12 November 1972 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. She gra ...

, Pakistani actress *

Ayesha Siddiqa Ayesha Siddiqa ( ur, ), (born April 7, 1966), is a Pakistani political scientist, a political commentator and an author who serves as a research associate at the SOAS South Asia Institute. She previously served as the inaugural Pakistan Fellow ...

(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) 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 Marvel ...

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 (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 Ayşe Hatun Önal (born 29 July 1978) is a Turkish model, actress, singer and Miss Turkey 1999 who represented her country in the 49th Miss World 1999 in London, England. Career She graduated from Adana Borsa High School in Adana. Ayşe wa ...

(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 fou ...

(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 ''Honour K ...

(born 1955), Turkish journalist and writer * Ayşe Ören (born 1980), Turkish designer and sculptor * Ayşe Şahin, Turkish-American mathematician *

Ayşe Sezgin Ayşe Sezgin (born 23 January 1958) is a Turkish diplomat and former Ambassador of Turkey. Private life Ayşe Sezgin was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1958. She completed her high school education at Üsküdar American Academy in Istanbul, and was ...

(born 1958), Turkish diplomat and former ambassador *

Ayşe Sine Ayşe Sineperver Sultan ( ota, عایشه سینه پرور سلطان; "''the living one''" or "''womanly''" and "''Protectress of the Grace''"; c. 1760 – 11 December 1828) was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I as Ayşe Sineperver Kadı ...

(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 (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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