Word Origin & History. mad O.E. gemÃ¦dde (pl.) out of one's mind (usually implying also violent excitement), also foolish, earlier gemÃ¦ded rendered insane, pp. of a lost verb *gemÃ¦dan to make insane or foolish (related to gemad mad), from P.Gmc. *ga-maid-jan, demonstrative form of *ga-maid-az changed (for the worse), abnormal (cf.
Aisha Tyler. Aisha Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American talk show host, actress, comedian, author, producer, writer, and director.
It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Aisha is  alive and well. Also possibly means life in Swahili. Aisha was a wife of the prophet Muhammad. The name is also linked to the moon goddess.