Alya (name)
| Alya | |
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| Pronunciation | [AH-lya] |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | heaven, divinity, loftiness |
| Other names | |
| See also | Aaliyah, Alia, Aalya |
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Alya is a common female name. Alya's origin is Old Greek, Germanic, Slavonic, Hebrew and Arabic.
In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina, Alina, Alevtina. It is formed in a manner similar to other colloquial Russian names (for example, Kostya for Konstantin, Anya for Anna, Vanya for Ivan).
In Arabic, Alya means heaven, divinity and loftiness.
In Hebrew, Alya means to ascend, to go up.
In Slavonic, Alya means scarlet, beautiful.
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