Alia
[ˈeɪliə]Meaning
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء, عالية or عليّة; also an Old German form of Ella
Background Story
Alia is an alternate transcription of the Arabic names علياء (see Alya 1), عالية (see Aaliyah) and عليّة (see Aliya 1), and it is also an Old German form of Ella 1. It is used in African American, Azerbaijani, English, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Tatar, Turkish, Urdu and Uzbek. In English it is borrowed from Arabic عَالِيَة, the feminine form of Ali.
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Aaliya
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Adalyn
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Alee
A variation of the name Ali, which means exalted or noble
Aliz
The Hungarian form of Alice, from the Old German for 'of noble kind'.
Anna
Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament
Arja
Variant of Irja, apparently coined for early 20th century poems
Ayda
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Azia
Recorded as a feminine given name in English; not documented as a word with a meaning
Aziza
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