Aliya ( ar, عَلِيَّة ), Aaliyah, Alia, or Aliyah is an Arabic feminine given name.
It is the feminine of the name
Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
, meaning "exalted".
People
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Aliya bint Ali
Aliya bint Ali of Hejaz (1911 – 21 December 1950), was an Arabian princess and a queen consort of Iraq. She was the spouse and first cousin of King Ghazi of Iraq and the queen mother of King Faisal II of Iraq. She was the second and last Quee ...
(1911–1950), Queen of Iraq
* ''Aliyah bint Abdallah al-Mansur'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph
Al-Mansur
Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ar, أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab Al-Manṣūr (المنصور) w ...
from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah.
* ''Aliyah bint al-Mahdi'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph
Al-Mahdi
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Manṣūr ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله المنصور; 744 or 745 – 785), better known by his regnal name Al-Mahdī (, "He who is guided by God"), was the third Abba ...
(r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah.
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Aliya (actress)
Aliya (; born 10 May 1992) is a Chinese actress of Mongolian ethnicity. She was educated at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Her first play was the television series ''The Spring of Gallows'' in 2013. She also played leading roles in the web dramas ''I ...
(born 1992), Chinese actress
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Aliya LeeKong
Aliya LeeKong is an American chef, television personality and author of the cookbook ''Exotic Table - Flavors, Inspiration, and Recipes from Around the World – to Your Kitchen''.
Early life
Aliya LeeKong was born in New York City and raised ...
(born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author
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Aliya Moldagulova
Aliya Nurmuhametqyzy Moldagulova (Russian: Алия Нурмухамбетовна Молдагулова, Kazakh: Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова/Äliia Nūrmūhamedqyzy Moldağūlova; 25 October 1925 – 14 January 19 ...
(1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper
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Aliya Mustafina
Aliya Farkhatovna Mustafina (russian: Алия Фархатовна Мустафина) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 45 Olympic, World and European Championship medals, she is considered one of the most success ...
(born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast
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Aliya Jasmine Sovani Aliya-Jasmine "AJ" Sovani (born November 18, 1981) is a television broadcaster and producer, initially known for her work on MTV. She is currently working as a host for NBC.
Career
Before working at MTV, Sovani was a producer at MuchMusic, and ha ...
(born 1981), Canadian television personality and producer
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Aliya Yussupova
Aliya Yussupova ( kk, Әлия Мақсұтқызы Жүсіпова, ''Äliia Maqsūtqyzy Jüsıpova''; born May 15, 1984) is a retired individual Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast who competed for Kazakhstan, coached by Irina Viner.
Perso ...
(born 1984), Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
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Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and " ...
(1979–2001), American singer, dancer, actress, and model
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Aaliyah (given name) Aaliyah ( ar, علية or ) is a female given name meaning "exalted one".https://momlovesbest.com/aaliyah-name-meaning
Notable people
*Aaliyah Alleyne (born 1994), West Indian cricketer
* Aaliyah Brown (born 1995), American sprinter
*Aaliyah Edward ...
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Aliyah (given name) Aliyah is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Aliyah Abrams (born 1997), Guyanese sprinter
*Aliyah Boston (born 2001), American basketball player
*Aliyah O'Brien (born 1981), Canadian actress
* Aliyah Saleem (born 1989), British s ...
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Alia (name) Alia or Aleah is both a surname and a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Alias (TV series)
Surname
*Gjergj Elez Alia, a legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania
*Giuseppe Alia, murderer of Father Leo Hei ...
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Alya (name)
Alya is a female name that originates from Ancient Greek, Slavonic, Hebrew, and Arabic.
In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina, Alina, Alevtina, Alexandra. It is formed in a manner similar to other colloq ...
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Aliye Aliye () is a Turkish and Iranian feminine given name. People named Aliye include:
Given name
* Aliye Berger (1903–1974), Turkish artist, engraver, and painter
* Aliye Rona (1921–1996), Turkish film actress
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, name
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Aila (name) Aila is a female given name found in several different languages, pronounced as "eye-luh" or "ay-luh" depending on origin. It is the Finnish equivalent of Helga or Olga, meaning "bringer of light". In Scottish Gaelic, it means "from the strong plac ...
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Ali (name)
Ali is a common unisex name.
In Arabic, Ali is derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion", and is used as both a given name and surname. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islam ...
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Arabic feminine given names