A'isha (name)
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A'isha (also spelled Aisha, Aicha, Ayşe, Aiša, Ajša, Aïcha, or Ayesha) is an Arabic female given name.
Ayesha is a common variant spelling in the Middle East
and countries with a high population of Muslims such as the United States
, 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.
Ayesha is a common variant spelling in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and countries with a high population of Muslims such as the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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.
Given name
- AishaAishaAisha bint Abu Bakr also transcribed as was Muhammad's favorite wife...
, a wife of MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts... - Aisha (reggae singer)Aisha (reggae singer)Aisha, sometimes Sister Aisha 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 beginning her recording career...
, English female singer - DJ AyeshaDJ AyeshaAyesha Asantewaa is a disco jockey and television presenter for BBC 1Xtra and CBBC.Ayesha attended Copland Community School, and did a radio course called Blaze Radio at Preston Manor High School....
, a disk jockey and TV presenter - Ayşe ArmanAyse ArmanAyşe Arman is a Turkish journalist, and a regular columnist in the newspaper Hürriyet. 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 past decade.- Personal life :She was born in her father's...
, Turkish journalist and author - Aishah AzmiAishah AzmiAishah Azmi is a British Muslim woman who came to public attention in 2006 after being suspended and then dismissed from her position as a classroom assistant in a Church of England faith school for refusing to take off her niqab when required to work in a classroom alongside a male teacher...
, British woman known for Islamic dress controversy - Aisha Syed CastroAisha Syed CastroAisha Syed Castro , is a violinist and a member of the Yehudi Menuhin School orchestra.-Biography:Aisha was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, the daughter of Saifuddin Syed, from Pakistan and Carolina Castro from the Dominican Republic. She is the second of four children...
, Dominican Republic musician - Ayesha DharkerAyesha DharkerAyesha Dharker is a British-Indian actress. She is known for her performance in the Tamil Indian film, The Terrorist , for which she was awarded Best Artistic Contribution by an Actress at the Cairo International Film Festival and nominated for a Chlotrudis Award and National Film Award for Best...
, a British actress - Ayesha FaridiAyesha Faridi-Education and career:She is a journalist by training, having graduated from Delhi University...Prior to joining CNBC TV18, she has worked as a reporter and producer with the BBC World Service and MTV India....
, an anchor for the Indian business news channel CNBC TV18 - Ayesha Gaddafi, daughter of Muammar GaddafiMuammar GaddafiMuammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a...
- Princess Aisha bint Al HusseinPrincess Aisha bint Al HusseinHRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is the twin sister of Princess Zein. Her parents are Princess Muna al-Hussein and King Hussein.-Education:...
, the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan - Aisha KahlilAisha KahlilAisha Kahlil has been a member of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock since 1981. Her performances of “See See Rider” and “Fulani Chant” earned her the title of “Best Soloist” in 1994 from the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America...
, African American female singer - Ayşe Hatun (b. 1510), the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and the mother of Sultan Selim I
- Aisha HindsAisha HindsAisha Hinds is an American television and film actress, known for her recurring roles on the TV shows Dollhouse, HawthoRNe, Invasion, True Blood, and Detroit 1-8-7.-Films:* Assault on Precinct 13...
, American television and film actress - Ayesha JalalAyesha JalalAyesha Jalal is a Pakistani-American sociologist and historian. She is a professor of history at Tufts University and a 1998 MacArthur Fellow. The bulk of her work deals with the creation of Muslim identities in modern South Asia....
a Pakistani-American sociologist and historian - Ayesha JhulkaAyesha JhulkaAyesha Jhulka is a Bollywood actress. She is the daughter of Wing Commander Jhulka, an Indian Air Force Officer. During her career, she has worked with major stars like Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar,...
, a Bollywood actress - Ayesha KapoorAyesha KapoorAyesha Kapur , born 13 September 1994 in India, is an award winning Indian film actress who is best known for playing young Michelle McNally in the Bollywood movie Black. Kapur received unanimous praise for the role, and quickly became the recipient of many Awards in the "Best Supporting Actress"...
, an Indian film actress - Ayesha KhanAyesha KhanAyesha Khan, also spelled Aisha Khan, is a Pakistani television actress.- Career :After completing her graduation, she was discovered and given a break on PTV drama serials, but then immediately after Mehndi, she quit to go back and finish her higher education in Toronto, Canada.Ayesha Khan has...
, a Pakistani actress - Ayşe KulinAyse KulinAyşe Kulin is a Turkish contemporary novelist and columnist.- Biography :Kulin graduated in literature from the American College for Girls in Arnavutköy. She released a collection of short stories titled Güneşe Dön Yüzünü in 1984...
, (born 1941) Turkish novelist - Aicha MezmatAicha MezmatAicha Mezmat is an Algerian volleyball player. She has played for the Algeria women's national volleyball team.-Clubs:*First club: Seddouk Volleyball Bejaia*Current club: NC Bejaia-References:*...
, Algerian volleyball player - Aïchatou MindaoudouAïchatou MindaoudouAïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane is a Nigerien politician. She served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger from 1999 to 2010, with an interruption from 2000 to 2001...
, a politician of Niger - Ayesha OmarAyesha OmarAyesha Omar is a Pakistani actress, model, singer, former MTV Pakistan VJ and painter. She is best known for portraying the character of Khoobsurat in ARY Digital's sitcom Bulbulay.-Biography:...
, a Pakistani painter - Aisha Abd al-RahmanAisha Abd al-RahmanAisha Abd al-Rahman was an Egyptian author and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shati .-Life and career:...
, Egyptian author - Ayşe ŞanAyse SanAyşe Şan was a Kurdish singer born in Diyarbakır, Turkey. She is considered as one of the most influential voices in contemporary Kurdish music. Her father was a traditional Kurdish singer or dengbêj. Aysha began singing at local events in 1958...
, Kurdish singer - Ayesha SanaAyesha SanaAyesha Sana is a Pakistani actress who has appeared in film, television, and theatre performances. She graduated from Convent of Jesus and Mary in Delhi, India and attended Kinnaird College in Lahore, where she studied law. She went on to get an external law degree at the University of London....
, a Pakistani actress - Aishah SinclairAishah SinclairAishah Jennifer Mohamed Sinclair is an actress and television host from Malaysia. Currently she is the face of product Olay Total Effect and the spokesperson for Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam , a Malaysian non-profit organization established to instill a love of the environment in youths.-About...
, Malaysian actor - A'isha bint TalhahA'isha bint TalhahA'isha bint Talhah was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah and Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr. Umm Kulthum was the daughter of the first Sunni Caliph, Abu Bakr....
, daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah - Ayesha TakiaAyesha Takia-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
, an Indian Bollywood actress - Ayesha Al-TaymuriyyaAyesha Al-TaymuriyyaAisha 'Esmat al-Taymuriyya was an Egyptian author and feminist. She is commemorated by having one of the newly discovered craters on the planet Venus named after her.al-Taymuriyya was the daughter of Isma'il Taymur, a Turkish official....
, Egyptian author - Aisha TylerAisha TylerAisha N. Tyler is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and author, known for her regular role as Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer and voicing Lana Kane in Archer, as well as her recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and on Friends as Charlie...
, an American comedian and actress - Ayşe Hafsa SultanAyse Hafsa SultanAyşe Hafsa Sultan, or in short, Hafsa Sultan , sometimes also transcribed as "A'ishā Hâfize Sultana" in strict transliteration, was the first Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, wife of Selim I and mother of Suleiman the Magnificent...
(1479-1534), Ottoman sultan Selim I's wife and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent - Ayesha Siddiqa, a Pakistani security analyst and strategic affairs columnist
- Ayşe SineAyşe SineAyşe Sine Ayşe Sine (Devletlu İsmetlu Ayşe Seniye Perver Valide Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-şân Hazretleri) (or Sûltanā A'ishā Sinā Pervar) (née Sonia) Ayşe Sine (Devletlu İsmetlu Ayşe Seniye Perver Valide Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-şân Hazretleri) (or Sûltanā A'ishā Sinā Pervar) (née Sonia) (ca...
(1761 –1828), the wife of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I and the mother of Mustafa IV - Ayesha TakiaAyesha Takia-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
(b.1986), an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
See also
- Aisha (disambiguation)Aisha (disambiguation)Aisha was the third wife of Muhammed. Aisha, A'isha, or Aysha may also refer to:Name:*A'isha People:*Aisha , British reggae singer, born Pamela Ross, 1962...
- Arabic nameArabic nameLong ago, Arabic names were based on a long naming system; most Arabs did not simply have given/middle/family names, but a full chain of names. This system was in use throughout the Arab world. Today however, Arabic names are similar in structure to those of Modern and Western names...
- Ayesha (disambiguation)
- AyşegülAysegülAyşegül is a Turkish given name for females. The name is derived from "Ayşe," the Turkish form for the Arabic name Aisha, meaning "she who lives," plus "Gül," a Turkish word meaning "rose."Notable women named Ayşegül include:...
- Turkish nameTurkish nameA Turkish name consists of an ad and a soyadı . Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one soyadı in the full name, there may be more than one ad...