Aliya ( ar, عَلِيَّة ), Aaliyah, Alia, or Aliyah is an Arabic feminine given name.
It is the feminine of the name
Ali, meaning "exalted".
People
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Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq
* ''Aliyah bint Abdallah al-Mansur'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph
Al-Mansur from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah.
* ''Aliyah bint al-Mahdi'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph
Al-Mahdi (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 (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
See also
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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)
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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)
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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, name
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Aila (name)
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Ali (name)
References
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Arabic feminine given names