Alisha ( ') also refer as ''protected from God'' is a cognate of the

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-language feminine given name Alicia, a variant of the

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-language name

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or , meaning ''noble'' or ''nobility''. Both meanings do not share the same origin. The ''protected by God'' derives from Old Arabic which may have been incorporated into Spanish during Muslim rule. Variant forms of this name include Alesha, Alysha, and Allysha.

Notable people with this name

Alisha (singer) Alisha Ann Itkin (born April 16, 1968) is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer who had several club hits in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life and career Alisha was born on April 16, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York City. At age 8, she began r ...

, American singer *

Alisha Boe Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born 6 March 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian actress. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series ''13 Reasons Why''. Early life Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, on 6 March 1997, ...

(born 1997), Norwegian actress * Alysha Boekhoudt (born 1993), Aruban model * Alysha Brilla (born 1988), Canadian musician * Alysha Burnett (born 1997), Australian athlete *

Alisha Butchers Alisha Joyce-Butchers ( ''née'' Butchers; born 14 June 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays flanker for Bristol Bears Women and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She made her debut for the Wales rugby union team in 2016 and ...

(born 1997), Welsh rugby player *

Allysha Chapman Allysha Lyn Chapman (born January 25, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canada national team. College career Chapman played college soccer for U ...

(born 1989), Canadian soccer player *

Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the ' ...

(born 1965), Indian pop singer *

Alysha Clark Alysha Angelica Clark (; born July 7, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In college, she led the NCAA in scoring three years in a row. She was d ...

(born 1987), African-American professional basketball player *

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B / UK Garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven UK top 10 hits, ...

, English singer *

Alisha Edwards Alisha Maher (née Inacio; born January 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), under the ring name Alisha Edwards. She is a member of The System and is a former TNA Knockouts World ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Allisha Gray Allisha Gray ( ; born January 12, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won a gold medal in Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tou ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Alisha Kramer Thomas Jonathan Ossoff ( ; born February 16, 1987) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Ossoff was previously a documentary filmmaker and investigativ ...

(born 1990), American physician and health activist *

Alisha Lehmann Alisha Debora Lehmann (born 21 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Switzerland national team. She is the most followed woman footballer in the world on Instagram. Club car ...

(born 1999), Swiss footballer *

Alysha Newman Alysha Eveline Newman (born June 29, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She is 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, and holds both the Canadian national and Common ...

(born 1994), Canadian Olympic athlete *

Alisha Palmowski Alisha Palmowski (born 21 September 2006) is a British racing driver and the runner-up of the 2024 GB4 Championship. She is currently competing in F1 Academy for Campos Racing representing Red Bull Racing. Early life and education Palmowski at ...

(born 2006), British racing driver *

Alisha Weir Alisha Weir (born 26 September 2009) is an Irish actress and singer, best known for her leading roles in the films ''Matilda the Musical'' (2022) and ''Abigail'' (2024); for the latter, she received a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young ...

(born 2009), Irish actress

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