Ali (name)

Ali (, ʿAlī) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion". Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g. Banu Hanifa, some rulers of Saba and Himyar) and identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel.Thus, It is also a Jewish name which is derived from Eli. The pronunciation of the name is [ ah-lee, ah-lee for 1-4; ah-lee for 5 ].  This name was ranked #339 on the US Popular Names in 2021. 

The name Ali also arises in other traditions. Among English-speakers as short for male and female names starting with "Al-" such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. In Old Norse, Áli and Åle are alternate forms of Onela. Ali is also a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri. 

It is also a relatively popular name in English, ranking #339 in 2021 and is more commonly used in the language male.

 Islam 
 Al-Ali (The Sublimely Exalted)'', one of the 99  names of God in Islam'
 Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, first Shia imam.

 Given male name 
 Ali Hassan al-Majid, Iraqi politician and military commander
 Ali Mirzaei, Iranian weighlifter
 Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran

 Given female name 

 Ali Brown, (born 1971), American author

 Surname 

 Aamir Ali, Indian television actor

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