Ali

Summary 1 Etymology 2 Variants 3 Popularity of the name 4 Name Arabic 4.1 As a personal name or surname 4.2 As surname 5 Name of person of Scandinavian mythology 6 Other 7 Notes and references 8 Annexes 8.1 Article Related

Etymology

There are two names Ali, very different from one another:

• The Arabic name "Ali" means "high up". The classical Arabic language allows a distinction between defined Ali (who would be in French, preceded by the article) or Al-Aliyy vocalizing, a name which is only suitable for God, and Ali undefined (which would be preceded by French Article one) or vocalizing Aliyyun a little Ali, "servant of the Great."

The name of Ali begins with the consonant 'ain which is pronounced the back of the throat

The name refers to Ali ibn Abi Talib , son of the prophet of Islam Muhammad and fourth and last of the caliphs of Islam rachidiin. It is therefore very used.

• The Scandinavian name Ali could have given the family name Alison became in turn name Allison : This is a hypothesis that remains to be verified.

Variants

• Arabic name in European languages, is written either Ali or `Ali

• feminine form: form related Alya ( Arabic `aliyah ': very high) is attested in Arabic, and its variant Aalia in Swahili.

• African form: form related or Aliou Alioune is very common in the countries of West Africa such as Mali , the Senegal or the Mauritania.

Popularity of the name

The name is very popular among Muslims of all ages. First name frequently used in Shiite populations, it remains also among the Sunnis. You can find the name Ali in most countries of Latin America as well as first among Muslims than among Christians, like other Arab names like Leila, etc..

Arabic Name

As a personal name or surname

• Ali ibn Abi Talib , son of Muhammad.
• Ali az-Zahir , caliph seventh Fatimid from 1021 to 1036.
• Muhammad Ali and Mohamed Ali (1769-1849), viceroy of Egypt, considered the founder of modern Egypt.
• Mehmed Ali , Turkish statesman (1815-1871).
• Ali Pasha , the name of different Beys of the Ottoman Empire.
• Ali (Andrew) Mcili (1940-1987), Algerian politician and lawyer French.
• Al Rodrguez Araque , former oil minister Venezuela.
• Ali Landry , former Miss USA ( 1996 ).
• Ali Baba is an imaginary

As surname

• Uludj Ali (1520-1587), Admiral Ottoman ;
• Rashied Ali (1935 -), drummer in jazz American ;
• Mohamed Ali , aka Cassius Clay (1942 -), boxer American ;
• Tariq Ali (1943 -), historian , writer and political commentator British , origin Pakistan ;
• Ali (1972 -), rapper American;
• Ali , the French rap group Lunatic ;
• Nojoud Ali (1998 -) Yemeni divorcee at the age of ten years.
• Ali , a film by Michael Mann about the life of Cassius Clay said Mohamed Ali

Personal name of Norse mythology

• Ali , the son of Odin
• Ali , the son of Loki
• Ali , a king of the sea , perhaps similar to the following
• Ali , king of Uppland , perhaps identical to the previous

Other

• ALI Amplifier Linear Integrated Electronics
• ALi Corporation manufacturer of chipsets

Place Names:

• Ali Rajpur , a city in India
• Sidi Ali is a Moroccan site that produces mineral water and is the name of the water sold across the country.

References