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عَائِشَة
Ayşe
AY-she
“Living, prosperous.”
About Ayşe
Ayşe is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "living, prosperous" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish form of Aisha.
One of the most common Turkish girls' names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Ayse
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Ayşe's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ayşe
- What does the name Ayşe mean?
- Ayşe (عَائِشَة) means "Living, prosperous". Turkish form of Aisha.
- Is Ayşe a name from the Qur'an?
- Ayşe does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ayşe a boy or a girl name?
- Ayşe is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ayşe come from?
- Ayşe is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-Y-Sh. One of the most common Turkish girls' names.
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