Ally is a unisex given name, nickname and/or surname. It is a variant of

Allie Allie is a unisex given name, a nickname and, more rarely a surname. It is a diminutive form of several names beginning with ''Al-''. It may refer to: Given name or nickname Female * Allie (wrestler) (born 1987), Canadian professional wrestler ...

and

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. ...

. It is used as a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

for the given names Alison,

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

Alyssa Alyssa is a feminine given name with multiple origins. Alysa is an alternative spelling. As used in Western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum. The name of the flower derives from the Ancient Greek, Gree ...

(feminine) or

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, Alister, or

Alan Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *A ...

(masculine). Notable people with the name include:

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Ally Acker Ally Acker (born August 17, 1954, New York) is an American filmmaker, poet, author, and film historian. Her book, ''Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema'', was the first on the market to reveal the entrepreneurial, and transformative roles that wom ...

(born 1954), American filmmaker *

Ally Anderson Alexandra Anderson (born 25 March 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Anderson was part of the Brisbane team that won the AFL Women's premiership in 2021 and won the AFL Women's se ...

(born 1996), Australian rules footballer * Ally Baker (born 1986), American tennis player *

Ally Blake Ally Blake is an Australian writer of romance novels. Biography Ally Blake was born in a small town in Outback Queensland, Australia. She graduated from St Peters Lutheran College in Brisbane. She earned her bachelor's degree from the Universit ...

, Australian writer *

Ally Brooke Allyson Brooke Hernandez (born July 7, 1993) is an American singer. She is a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. Brooke began to establish herself in 2017 as a solo artist, featuring on Lost Kings' " Look at Us Now" with rapper ASAP Ferg. ...

(born 1993), American singer *

Ally Carda Allyson "Ally" Nicole Carda (born January 15, 1993) is an American, former collegiate All-American softball pitcher and first baseman. Carda has been a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2015 and was a member of the ...

(born 1993), American softball player * Ally Carter (born 1974), American author of young adult and adult fiction *

Ally Condie Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction."Ally Con ...

(born 1971), American author *

Ally Fowler Alexandra "Ally" Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in '' Sons and Daughters'' (1982–84) and Zoe Davis in ''Neighbours'' (1986); both series were produced by the G ...

(born 1961), Australian actress in 1980s soap operas *

Ally Green Ally Green (born 17 August 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian side Vålerenga and the New Zealand national team. Club career Green signed for Sydney FC in Australia's top soccer league, W-League for the 2017-18 seas ...

(born 1998), Australian soccer player * Ally Haran (born 1996), Canadian-American soccer player * Ally Ioannides (born 1998), American actress *

Ally Kennen Ally Kennen (born 1975) is a British author of adventure novels for children and teens. Some of her books have been marketed as thrillers and they may be classed as horror fiction. She was born in Somerset and grew up on a farm in the Exmoor r ...

(born 1975), British author * Ally Kuylaars (born 1971), South African cricketer * Ally Love, American sports host * Ally Lundström (born 1935), Swedish figure skater *

Ally Maki Ally Maki Matsumura (born December 29, 1986), known professionally as Ally Maki, is an American actress and model. She portrayed Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series '' Wrecked'' and the voice of Giggle McDimples in ''Toy Story 4''. Career Maki ...

(born 1986), American actress * Ally Malott (born 1992), American basketball player * Ally Marquand (born 1981), American soccer player *

Ally McDonald Ally Leigh Ewing (née McDonald; born October 25, 1992) is an American professional golfer and plays on the LPGA Tour. McDonald was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and grew up in Fulton, Mississippi. She played college golf at Mississippi State Univ ...

(born 1992), American professional golfer *

Ally Musika Ally Musika (born April 26, 1979 Baltimore, MD) is a writer and executive producer of the HBO television series ''Entourage''. In a documentary entitled ''Entourage'', ''Season 8 - A Look Back'', Doug Ellin said Musika wrote "every other word" of ...

(born 1979), American writer * Ally Prisock (born 1997), American soccer player *

Ally Ryan Ally Ryan is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. She gained recognition for having written Kat Deluna's single "Waves" which peaked at number one in Japan. Her debut single "Wasted" has been successful, charting on multiple Bi ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Ally Sheedy Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American actress. Following her film debut in 1983's '' Bad Boys'', she became known as one of the Brat Pack group of actors and starred in ''WarGames'' (1983), ''The Breakfast Club'' (1985) ...

(born 1962), American actress * Ally Stacher (born 1987), American professional racing cyclist *

Ally Venable Ally Marie Venable (born April 7, 1999 in Kilgore, Texas) is an American blues rock guitar player, singer, and songwriter. She is the 2014, 2015 ETX Music awards female guitar player of the year, and she and her band were the ETX Music Awards 20 ...

(born 1999), American guitar player *

Ally Walker Allene Damian "Ally" Walker (born August 25, 1961) is an American actress. She made her television debut in the NBC daytime soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' (1988) before landing the leading roles on the short-lived dramas '' True Blue'' (1989–199 ...

(born 1961), American actress * Ally Watt (born 1997), American soccer player * Ally Wollaston (born 2001), New Zealand cyclist

Male

* Ally Gallacher (1909–1964), Scottish football (soccer) manager *

Ally Law Alistair Law (born 12 February 1997) is an English YouTuber from Southampton. His videos feature parkour, with him climbing on a range of buildings and cranes, as well as doing 'overnight challenges', where he and a group of friends attempt to ...

(born 1997), English YouTuber and urban explorer *

Ally McCoist Alistair Murdoch McCoist, (; born 24 September 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and TV pundit. McCoist began his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone before moving to English side Sunderland i ...

(born 1962), Scottish football (soccer) player *

Ally MacLeod Alistair Reid "Ally" MacLeod (26 February 1931 – 1 February 2004) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is perhaps best known for his time as the Scotland national football team manager, including their appearance at t ...

(1931–2004), Scottish football (soccer) player, and manager *

Ally Maxwell Alistair Espie Maxwell (born 16 February 1965) is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently a youth coach for SC Del Sol Soccer Club in the United States, having previously played for Motherwell, Rangers a ...

(born 1965), Scottish football (soccer) coach and former professional footballer *

Ally Shewan Ally Shewan (born 5 August 1940) is a Scottish former footballer.Ally Shewan
AFC ...

, Scottish football (soccer) player

Surname

Aziza Sleyum Ally Aziza Sleyum Ally is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes ...

, Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania * Carl Ally (1924–1999), American advertising executive who founded Ally & Gargano *

Haji Ally Haji Ally Matumla (born May 25, 1968) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country as a bantamweight at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, ...

(born 1968), Tanzanian boxer *

Tony Ally Antonio "Tony" Pietro Ally (born ''Ali'', 17 August 1973) is a British diver. Early life Ally was brought up in Catford, London and had a difficult start to life after being diagnosed with a hearing disorder during childhood. When he was nine, ...

(born 1973), British diver

Fictional characters

Ally Dawson Alistair John Dawson (25 February 1958 – 26 July 2021) was a Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers. In 2011, Dawson was inducted into Rangers' Hall of Fame. Playing career Dawson was signed as a s ...

from the television series ''

Austin & Ally ''Austin & Ally'' is an American comedy television series created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that aired on Disney Channel from December 2, 2011 to January 10, 2016. The series stars Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, and Calum W ...

'' * Ally McBeal from the television series '' Ally McBeal''

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