Aisha - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Aisha \a(i)-

is pronounced ah-EE-shah, AY-shah. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "alive and well". Also possibly means "life" in Swahili. Aisha was a wife of the prophet Muhammad. The name is also linked to the moon goddess. Use in the English-speaking world is recent and many variants have been created from this name due to its pleasing sounds.

Aisha has 62 variant forms: Aayshah, Aeesha, Aeeshah, Aeisha, Aesha, Aeshah, Aeshah, Aiesha, Aieshah, Aishah, Aishatu, Aishia, Aisia, Aisiah, Asha, Ashah, Ashia, Ashiah, Asia, Asiah, Ayeesa, Ayeesah, Ayeesha, Ayeeshah, Ayeisa, Ayeisah, Ayeisha, Ayeishah, Ayesha, Ayisa, Ayisah, Ayisat, Ayisha, Ayishah, Aysha, Ayshe, Ieasha, Ieashah, Ieashia, Ieashiah, Iesha, Ieshah, Ieesha, Ieeshah, Ieeshia, Ieeshiah, Ihisha, Isha, Maisha, Miesha, Myesha, Niesha, Taisha, Takisha, Teisha, Tiesha, Tinisha, Tyesha, Tyisha, Tynisha, Yiesha and Yieshah.

For more information, see also related names Fatima, Kanisha, Keisha, Khadija, Lakeisha, Lanice, Myisha and Tanisha.

Baby names that sound like Aisha are Usha, Yeesha and Ieshia.

Aisha is a very common first name for women (#919 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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