Ali (name)

For Ali ibn Abi Talib, see Ali. For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation).
Ali
Pronunciation Arabic: [ʕaˈliː] (no glottal stop)
Persian: [ʔæ'liː]
Finnish: [ɑli]
Gender Male
Language(s) Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Finnish, others
Origin
Meaning High, Exalted, Noble (Islamic); various diminuitives (other languages)
Other names
Variant form(s) Aly, Alli
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Ali (Arabic: علي‎, ʿAlī) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high" or "elevated". It is a common name in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי ‎, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel.

The name Ali also arises in other traditions. Among English-speakers as short for male and female names starting with "Al-", or the Old Norse man's name Áli. It can also be an English nickname, as a shortened form of Alexandra, Alison, Alice, Alistair, or Alexander.

Ali is also a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.[1]

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  1. ↑ Kustaa Vilkuna, Marketta Huitu and Pirjo Mikkonen. Etunimet, published in Joka kodin suuri nimikirja. Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, 1990.
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