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For Ali ibn Abi Talib, see Ali. For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation).
Ali
PronunciationArabic: [ʕaˈliː] (no glottal stop)[citation needed]
Persian: [ʔæ'liː][citation needed]
Finnish: [ɑli][citation needed]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Finnish, others
Origin
MeaningHigh, exalted, noble (Islamic); various diminuitives (other languages)
Other names
Variant form(s)Aly, Alli

Ali (Template:Lang-ar, 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 Template:Lang-he, 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]

Islam

Given name

Males

Middle name

Females

Surname

Derived names

Male

Female

Entertainment

Stage name or pseudonym

Fictional characters

  • Ali (character), a Chinese cartoon character
  • Ali Baba, character described in the adventure tale of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
  • Ali Al-Saachez, character in the anime Gundam 00, one of the main antagonists of the show

See also

References

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