Ayesha

Womanly Arabic name

Ayesha is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "alive" or "living." It was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's third and favorite wife, making it especially popular among Muslims.

The name appears in many spelling variants: Aisha, Aishah, Aischa, Aysha.

Ayesha starts school next fall.

name

Arabic

Semitic language family member

woman · daughter · sister · meaning · alive · thriving · prosperous · Islamic · traditional · popular

historic

prophet

Divinely inspired messenger

  • MohammedIslam's founding prophet
  • wifeFemale marriage partner
  • IslamQuranic monotheistic religion

Hadith · Sunni · Shiite · Mecca · Medina · Quran · caliphate · scholar · narrator · tradition

cultural

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

community · ancestry · customs · traditions · diaspora · representation · belonging · roots · ethnicity · celebration

Categories
Opposites
gender of name

AyeshaMuhammad

Ahmed · Ali · Omar · Ibrahim · Hassan

etymological meaning (alive/living)

AyeshaMara

Hebrew name meaning bitter

Mortimer · Clarice

Family

Aisha

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G