Aisha (; 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
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
female given name. It originated from
Aisha
Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, Muhaddith, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Aisha had an important role in early Islamic h ...
, the third wife of the
Islamic prophet
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,
Muhammad
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, and is a very popular name among
Muslim
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women.
''Ayesha'' and Aisha are common variant spelling in the
Arab World
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and among
American Muslim
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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 1990 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 census.
Approximatel ...
. The name Ayesha was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book
''She'' by
Rider Haggard
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.
Given name
Aisha
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Aisha
Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, Muhaddith, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Aisha had an important role in early Islamic h ...
(614-678), Wife of Prophet Muhammad
*Aisha (Latvian singer) (Aija Andrejeva, born 1986), Latvian singer
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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 beginn ...
(Pamela Ross, born 1962), British singer
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Aisha Abubakar
Aisha Abubakar is a Nigerian politician. Following the 2015 Nigerian general elections, she was appointed as the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
Early life and education
Hajiya Aisha ...
(born 1966), Nigerian politician
*Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley (born 1948), American writer and translator
*Aisha al-Adawiya (born 1944), American interfaith activist and founder of Women in Islam
*Aisha Musa Ahmad (1905-1974), Sudanese singer
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Aisha Ali
Aisha Ali (born 10 May 1997) is a Maldivian film actress.
Career
In 2018, Ali made her career debut in Amir Saleem-directed social drama television series ''Lam'' opposite Ali Azim which received mixed reviews from critics where Ali's performanc ...
(born 1997), Maldivian actress
*Aisha Ayensu, Ghanaian fashion designer
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Aisha Babangida (born 1970), Nigerian humanitarian leader
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Princess Aisha bint Hussein
Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein () (born 23 April 1968) is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is the twin sister of Princess Zein. Her parents are King Hussein and Princess Muna.
Education
Aisha was born in 23 April 1968 at Palestine H ...
(born 1968), Jordanian royalty
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Aisha Bowe
Aisha Bowe (born November 4, 1986) is a Bahamian-American aerospace engineer, STEM advocate, space tourist and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of STEMBoard, a technology company, and LINGO, an educational tech company featuring tutorial ...
(born 1986), Bahamian-American aerospace engineer, founder, advocate, and entrepreneur
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Aisha Braveboy
Aisha Nazapa Braveboy (born July 29, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was the state's att ...
(born 1974), American politician and attorney
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Aisha Buhari
Aisha Halilu Buhari (; born 17 February 1971) is a professional beauty therapist who served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.
Early life and family
Aisha Halilu was born on 17 February 1971, in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria ...
(born 1971), Nigerian beauty therapist and former first lady of Nigeria
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Aisha Ali Chopra (born 1989), Indian singer, songwriter and contemporary dancer
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Aisha Dew, American politician
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Aisha Diori, African events director, community mobiliser, HIV/AIDS activist, educator, host, and has been named "Iconic Mother" in
Ball culture
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Aisha Franz
Aisha Franz (born 1984) is a German illustrator and comic book artist based in Berlin. She is known for her internationally published graphic novels and zines.
Life and career
The daughter of Colombian- Chilean immigrants, she was born in Fü ...
(born 1984), German illustrator and comic book artist
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Aisha Gurbanli
Aisha Gurbani (born 28 April 1993) is an Azerbaijani judoka.
She represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to ...
(born 1993), Azerbaijani judoka
*Aisha Toussaint (born 1995), Seychellois actress
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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 ...
, first wife of the Mughal Emperor Babur
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Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein
Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein () (born 23 April 1968) is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is the twin sister of Princess Zein. Her parents are King Hussein and Princess Muna.
Education
Aisha was born in 23 April 1968 at Palestine ...
(born 1968), the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan
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A'isha bint Talhah
Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Aisha had an important role in early Islamic history, both during Muhammad's life and afte ...
, daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
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Aisha Abd al-Rahman
Aisha Abd al-Rahman (Arabic: عائشة عبد الرحمن; 18 November 1913 – 1 December 1998) (ʻĀʾishah ʻAbd al-Raḥman) was an Egyptian author, editor and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shāṭiʾ (1913-1998), Egyptian author
*Aisha Hinds, American television and film actress
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(1913-1998), Egyptian author
*Aisha Hinds, American television and film actress
*Aisha Kahlil, American female singer
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