Ayesha and Aisha are different English spellings of the same Arabic name عائشة.
Ayesha is the dominant South Asian spelling — used across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and their diaspora. When Pakistanis, Indians and Bangladeshis search for this name, they type Ayesha. It refers to the same great companion — Ayesha bint Abi Bakr (RA), the Mother of Believers, the greatest female scholar in Islamic history, who narrated over 2,000 hadith.
Meaning
What Ayesha means
Ayesha means: Living, happy — the most common South Asian spelling of Aisha. The name comes from the Arabic عائشة and carries the same deep Islamic meaning regardless of which spelling is used.
Ayesha is the dominant South Asian spelling — used across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and their diaspora. When Pakistanis, Indians and Bangladeshis search for this name, they type Ayesha. It refers to the same great companion — Ayesha bint Abi Bakr (RA), the Mother of Believers, the greatest female scholar in Islamic history, who narrated over 2,000 hadith.
For the complete dictionary meaning, Arabic root analysis, letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading, and the full spiritual portrait — see the complete Aisha page.
All Spellings
How Aisha is spelled around the world
The name عائشة is transliterated into English differently across different Muslim communities and traditions. All spellings are equally valid — they all refer to the same Arabic name with the same meaning:
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