Aisha
Americannoun
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a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
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Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”
noun
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He found an ally, a forceful supervising nurse, Aisha Ragab, who had run from the war herself, back in 2018.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Year: 2012 Compiled by: Aisha Harris Of note: Written as a counter to the A.V.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
Aisha McAdams, the guide to director Max Lowe’s idiosyncratic study, was a schoolgirl track star who transitioned into a photographer of the people and places in the ultramarathon world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In early results from the special election runoff to complete the congressional term of disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, state Sen. Aisha Wahab was in the lead late Tuesday by a narrow margin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Aisha gestured to the pile of DVDs on the table.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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