Alisha (Sanskrit:अलीशाAlīśā;Arabic:,علیشا أليشاAlīshā) also refer asprotected from God is a cognate of theSpanish-language feminine given nameAlicia,^[4] a variant of theFrench/German-language nameAlice, which comes fromOld EnglishÆthelhādas orÆðelhādas, meaningnoble ornobility.^[5][6]

Both meanings do not share the same origin. Theprotected by God derives from Old Arabic which may have been incorporated into Spanish during Muslim rule.

Variant forms of this name includeAlesha,Alysha, andAllysha.

• Alisha (singer), American singer
• Alisha Boe (born 1997), Norwegian actress
• Alysha Boekhoudt (born 1993), Aruban model
• Alysha Brilla (born 1988), Canadian musician
• Alysha Burnett (born 1997), Australian athlete
• Alisha Butchers (born 1997), Welsh rugby player
• Allysha Chapman (born 1989), Canadian soccer player
• Alisha Chinai (born 1965), Indian pop singer
• Alysha Clark (born 1987), African-American professional basketball player
• Alesha Dixon, English singer
• Alisha Edwards (born 1987), American professional wrestler
• Allisha Gray (born 1995), American basketball player
• Alisha Kramer (born 1990), American physician and health activist
• Alisha Lehmann (born 1999), Swiss footballer
• Alysha Newman (born 1994), Canadian Olympic athlete
• Alisha Palmowski (born 2006), British racing driver

• Alicia (given name)
• Elisha (given name)
• Alisha (Alisha Chinai album), 2001
• Alisha's Attic, band

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