Alia or Aleah is a surname and a feminine given name, in both cases variations of the name
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the " Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, p ...
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Arabic
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origin, the name means "high" or "exalted". Notable people with these names include:
Surname
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Gjergj Elez Alia, a legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania
*Giuseppe Alia, murderer of Father
Leo Heinrichs (1867–1908)
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Malek Aït Alia (born 1977), Algerian footballer
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Ramiz Alia
Ramiz Alia (; 18 October 1925 – 7 October 2011) was an Albanian politician serving as the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991, serving as First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. He ...
(1925–2011), second and last Communist leader of Albania (1985–1991) and head of state (1982–1992)
Given name
Alia
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Alia Ali, American visual artist of Bosnian and Yemeni heritage
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Alia Atkinson
Alia Shanee Atkinson, СD (born 11 December 1988) is a Jamaican five-time Olympian and a former competitive swimmer whose international competition career spanned 19 years, 2003 to 2021 inclusive, at the senior level. At short course World S ...
(born 1988), Jamaican swimmer and five-time Olympian
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Alia Bano, British playwright of Pashtun origin
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Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for Alia Bhatt filmography, her portrayals of women in challenging circumstances, she has received List of awards and nomin ...
(born 1993), Indian actress
*Alia Ghanem, birth name of
Hamida al-Attas (born 1934), mother of Osama bin Laden
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Alia al-Hussein
Alia Bahauddin Toukan (; 25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977), also known as Alia Al Hussein (), was Queen of Jordan as the third wife of King Hussein from their marriage on 24 December 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in 1977.
Backg ...
(1948–1977), Queen of Jordan
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Princess Alia bint Al Hussein (born 1956), eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan
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Alia Mamdouh
Alia Mamdouh, also spelled Aliyah Mamduh (; born 1944) is an Iraqi novelist, author, and journalist living in exile in Paris, France.
She won the 2004 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for her novel ''The Loved Ones''. She is most known for ...
(born 1944), Iraqi novelist, author and journalist
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Alia Ouabdelsselam (born 1978), French ice dancer
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Alia Penner (born 1985/1986), American pop artist
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Alia Humaid Al Qassimi, Emirati surgeon
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Alia Sabur (born 1989), American materials scientist and world's youngest professor
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Alia Shawkat
Alia Martine Shawkat ( ; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Maeby Fünke in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox/Netflix television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006; 2013–2019), Dory Sief ...
(born 1989), American actress
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Princess Alia Tabba (born 1964), Jordanian princess
Aleah
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Aleah Chapin (born 1986), American painter
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Aleah Stanbridge (1976–2016), South African singer-songwriter, former singer of death/doom metal band Trees of Eternity.
Fictional characters
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Alia Atreides
Alia Atreides () is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. She was introduced in the first novel of the series, 1965's ''Dune'', and was originally killed in Herbert's first version of the manuscript. At the sug ...
, in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert
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Alia
Alia or ALIA may refer to:
People
*Alia (name), a list of people with the surname or given name
Places
*Alia, Sicily, Italy, a comune
* Alia (Phrygia), a town of ancient Phrygia which remains a Roman Catholic titular bishopric
* Alía, Spain, a ...
, in the ''Mega Man X'' video game series
See also
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Alija, a surname and a given name
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Aliya
Aliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah ( or ) is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "high" , "exalted" , "sublime" , "rising" or "ascending" .
People
* Aliyah bint al-Mansur, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph al-M ...
, an Arabic given name that is the feminine form of ''Ali'', meaning "high" and "exalted" (also spelled Aaliyah or Alia)
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Aliah
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Feminine given names