Aliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah ( or ) is an Arabic feminine given name.
It is the feminine of the name
Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...
, meaning "high" , "exalted" , "sublime" , "rising" or "ascending" .
People
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Aliyah bint al-Mansur, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph al-Mansur from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah.
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Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq
* ''Aliyah bint al-Mahdi'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph
Al-Mahdi
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Manṣūr (; 744 or 745 – 785), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī (, "He who is guided by God"), was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 775 to his death in 785. He succeeded his ...
(r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah.
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Aliya (actress) (born 1992), Chinese actress
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Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author
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Aliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper
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Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast
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Aliya Yussupova (born 1984), Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
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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 ...
(1979–2001), American singer, dancer, actress, and model
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Aaliyah (given name)
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Aliyah (given name)
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Alia (name) Alia or Aleah is a surname and a feminine given name, in both cases variations of the name Aaliyah (disambiguation), Aaliyah. Of Arabic origin, the name means "high" or "exalted". Notable people with these names include:
Surname
*Gjergj Elez Alia, ...
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Alya (name)
Alya is a female name that originates from Ancient Greek, Slavic names, Slavonic, Hebrew, and Arabic.
In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina (given name), Albina, Alina, Alevtina, Alexandra, or Alla (female ...
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Aliye, name
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Aila (name)
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Ali (name)
Ali ( or ; ) is a common unisex (originally male) name.
Ali is derived from the Arabic triconsonantal root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated", "champion", ”king of kings”, ”emperor”, and is used as both a given name and su ...
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Arabic-language feminine given names
Feminine given names