Find out how popular the first name Daisha has been for the last 50 years (from 1974 to 2023) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Daisha by gender

Based on the last 50 years of data, Daisha is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2023, there were 33 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Daisha.

The history of the first name Daisha

The name Daisha has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is a feminine name that derives from the Arabic word "daya," which means "nurse" or "wet nurse." The name emerged during the early Islamic period, around the 7th century AD, in the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions where Arabic was the predominant language.

In its earliest forms, the name was spelled as "Daysha" or "Daysah," with slight variations in the spelling and pronunciation across different Arabic dialects. It was a name given to girls born into families where wet nursing was a common practice, or to those whose mothers worked as wet nurses for other families.

The name Daisha does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, its root word, "daya," is mentioned in several Arabic literary works and historical accounts, reflecting the significance of wet nursing in the cultural and social fabric of the time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Daisha can be found in the writings of the 9th-century Arab historian and scholar, Al-Tabari. He mentions a woman named Daisha who was a nurse to one of the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad during the 9th century.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Daisha. One such person was Daisha al-Andalusiya (1065-1135), a renowned female poet and scholar from the Andalusian region of present-day Spain during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization.

Another notable figure was Daisha bint Al-Mansur (1170-1240), a princess and influential political figure in the Ayyubid dynasty, which ruled over parts of the Middle East during the 12th and 13th centuries.

In the 16th century, Daisha al-Dimashqi (1520-1585) was a respected Islamic scholar and jurist from Damascus, known for her contributions to the study of Islamic jurisprudence and hadith (prophetic traditions).

During the 18th century, Daisha al-Baghdadi (1710-1785) was a renowned calligrapher and artist from Baghdad, whose works were highly sought after by patrons and collectors across the Islamic world.

More recently, in the 20th century, Daisha Khalifa (1920-1995) was a pioneering Egyptian writer and journalist, known for her advocacy of women's rights and her contributions to Arabic literature.

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