Aaliyah Name Meaning & Origin
Aaliyah
Pronunciation: ah-LEE-ə (key)
Origin of the name Aaliyah:
Variant of the Hebrew Aliyah (to ascend).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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My name is Aaliyah but it is pronounced ah-lie-ah not Alia.
- Nicknames for Aaliyah
Ally, Liyah, Aloo, Lulu, Lula, Yah Yah, Li, Liya, Aaliy
- Meanings and history of the name Aaliyah
Aaliyah means exalted, high, and sublime. This name is of Arabic, American, African, Hebrew and origin.
Feminine form of AALI. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah.- Famous real-life people named Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton - Singer and Actress
Aaliyah Mendes - Shawn's sister- Aaliyah in song, story & screen
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