Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Arabic عَائِشَة; its root is Arabic ع ي ش.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ayşe’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Ayşe has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aisha. In Turkish usage, Ayşe has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 阿依莎.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ayşe has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ayşe
- Hafsa SultanFirst Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 15341479–1534
- Ajda PekkanTurkish actor and singer (born 1946)
- Ayşe KulinTurkish novelist (born 1941)
- Leyla GencerTurkish opera singer (1924–2008)
- Sineperver Sultanconsort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I (1759/60–1828), mother and Valide Sultan of Mustafa IV1761–1828
- Ayşe ErzanTurkish physicist (born 1949)
- Ayşe Hümaşah Sultandaughter of Mihrimah Sultan and Rüstem Pasha1547–1598
- Ayşe Sultandaughter of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I1605–1657
- Ayşe SultanHaseki Sultan of Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire1614–1680
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Ayşe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Al-Sayegh
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Maÿssa
“twinkling star”
>99% girls
Ohayon
Ohayon is a surname, probably from Arabic. It is used in English and French.
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Samiye
Samiye is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
>99% girls
Şafiye
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>99% girls
Safije
“pure”
19% boys · 81% girls