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Aisha

American  
[ah-ee-shah, ah-ee-shuh] / ˈɑ iˌʃɑ, ɑˈi ʃə /

noun

  1. a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).

  2. Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”


Aisha British  
/ ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː /

noun

  1. ?613–678 ad , the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The judge in charge of the project, Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar KC said summary case management represented "a change in culture" and was down to collaboration at a local and national level.

From BBC May 28, 2026

His sister Angela Climax, who also goes by Aisha Muhammad, said she would follow him around as a child and the pair would play cops and robbers.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

County executive Aisha Braveboy hosted “listening sessions,” emceed by her deputy chief of staff, Devan Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Aisha, not her real name, met her ex-husband on a Muslim dating app during the pandemic and began a whirlwind romance.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

“I’ve just finished a fellowship,” she said, knowing that Aisha would not understand what a fellowship was, and in the rare moment that Aisha looked intimidated, Ifemelu felt a perverse pleasure.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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