Alisha (Arabic: ,علیشا أليشا Alīshā) also refer as protected from God is a cognate of the Spanish-language feminine given name Alicia, a variant of the French/German-language name Alice, which comes from Old English Æthelhādas or Æðelhādas, meaning noble or nobility.
Both meanings do not share the same origin. The protected by God derives from Old Arabic which may have been incorporated into Spanish during Muslim rule.
Variant forms of this name include Alesha, Alysha, and Allysha.
Notable people with this name
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
Alisha Evanson (born 2002), British gymnast
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
Alisha Weir (born 2009), Irish actress
Alisha Choudhary, Indian Karateka