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 ...

. Of

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

origin, the name means "high" or "exalted". Notable people with these names include:

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Gjergj Elez Alia Gjergj Elez Alia or Đerzelez Alija is a legendary character found in the epic poetry and literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gora, Kosovo and northern Albania. The legendary character is believed to have been a popular Muslim epic hero of the ...

, a legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania *Giuseppe Alia, murderer of Father

Leo Heinrichs Leo Heinrichs, OFM (August 15, 1867 – February 23, 1908) was a religious priest of the Franciscan Order. While assigned to St. Elisabeth of Hungary Church in Denver, Colorado, Heinrichs was fatally shot while distributing communion. The shoote ...

(1867–1908) *

Malek Aït Alia Malek Aït Alia (born August 15, 1977) is a former footballer who played as a defender for various French clubs and Algerian side USM Alger. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level. International career On April 24, 2003, A ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer *

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)

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Alia

Alia Ali Alia Ali (1985) is a Yemen-Bosnian-US multimedia artist whose work explores cultural binaries and confronts conflicted notions surrounding gender, citizenship. colonization diaspora, migration and Yemeni Futurism Working within a multitude of ...

, American visual artist of Bosnian and Yemeni heritage *

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 * Alia Bano, British playwright of Pashtun origin *

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 *

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 * Princess Alia bint Al Hussein (born 1956), eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan *

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 *

Alia Ouabdelsselam Alia Ouabdelsselam (born 20 April 1978) is a French former competitive ice dancer. She competed for most of her career with Benjamin Delmas. They teamed up in 1997 and split in 2002. During their career, they won the 2002 French Figure Skating Ch ...

(born 1978), French ice dancer * Alia Penner (born 1985/1986), American pop artist *

Alia Humaid Al Qassimi Sheikha Alia Humaid Al Qassimi is an Emirati surgeon with a specialism in gynaecology, plastic and reconstructive surgery. She was the first Emirati to become a senior member of the European Society of Aesthetic Surgery, and has since sat on its ...

, Emirati surgeon *

Alia Sabur Alia Sabur (born February 22, 1989) is an American materials scientist. She holds the record for being the world's youngest professor, received at the age of 18. Early life and education Sabur was born in New York City, New York. Her mother, Jul ...

(born 1989), American materials scientist and world's youngest professor *

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 *

Princess Alia Tabba Princess Alia Tabbaa (, born 15 September 1964) is the first wife of Prince Faisal bin Hussein. She is the daughter of Sayyid Tawfik Al-Tabbaa and Lamia Addem. Her father was a well-known and respected Damascene businessman, and the founder and ...

(born 1964), Jordanian princess

Aleah

Aleah Chapin Aleah Chapin (born March 11, 1986) is an American painter whose direct portrayals of the human form have expanded the conversation around western culture’s representations of the body in art. Described by Eric Fischl as “the best and most d ...

(born 1986), American painter *

Aleah Stanbridge Aleah Liane Stanbridge (born Julia Liane Stanbridge; 1 July 1976 – 18 April 2016), better known mononymously as Aleah, or Aleah Starbridge, was a South African singer-songwriter based in Örebro, Sweden where she lived until her death. In 2009 ...

(1976–2016), South African singer-songwriter, former singer of death/doom metal band Trees of Eternity.

Fictional characters

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 *

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

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Aleah

Fictional characters

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