Aisha
[ˈaɪʃə]Meaning
Arabic name meaning "living, alive", from the root ʿāsha, "to live"
Background Story
Aisha is an Arabic name meaning "living, alive", a derivative of the root ʿāsha, meaning "to live". It was the name of Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of Abu Bakr, and is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias. The name began to be used in America in the 1970s, possibly inspired by Princess Aisha of Jordan, and received a boost in popularity after Stevie Wonder used it for his first daughter in 1975. It is also used in Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Central African, Chechen, Dhivehi, Indonesian, Malay, Somali, Turkish and Western African.
Variations
Ayesha, Aysha
Related Names
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Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic
Aysha
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Anaya
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Aaliya
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