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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The Birmingham Yardley MP continued to apply pressure and, after becoming a Home Office minister, advised Aisha to forward any evidence to the Home Office, saying she would follow up on it.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement which campaigned for the release of the Chibok girls, Aisha Yesufu, pointed to a lack of "political will to fight" the gangs and jihadists.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Aisha pulled out her phone from her pocket and then slipped it back with a frustrated sigh.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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