Aisha

American

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

noun

a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”

Aisha British

/ ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː /

noun

?613–678 _ad , the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr

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Aisha Bakkar is one of several Beirut neighbourhoods that are majority Sunni Muslim, while Lebanon is also home to Christians, Druze and others.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“If there is a bomb, a war, so what?” said Aisha Katushabe, a Ugandan hostess at a Japanese restaurant in Dubai’s City Walk area, showing off her bravado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

After waiting for years for a suitor, Aisha is frustrated and has turned now to enlist the services of an online matchmaker site to find a husband of her dreams: rich and educated.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

At Glasgow Sheriff Court, sheriff principal Aisha Anwar referred Police Scotland Federation's advocate Shelagh McCall KC to transcripts she had read before the hearing.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

After Aisha introduced the protagonist, Safiya provided the setting and central conflict, and Nademah took it from there.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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