Arabic: Eminent, high, exalted, champion, noble Finnish: Diminutive of Alexander (other languages) Originated from: Arabia
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Ally, Aly, Alli, Alley, Allie, Aliy, Aliyy, Alee
In Arabic, Ali is derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion", and is used as both a given name and surname. 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, and some rulers of Saba and Himyar). It is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel.
Ali as a surname has become popular in domains under the influence of Islamic culture. This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured labourers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour after the end of the Transatlantic slave trade, in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name. Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names starting with "Al-", such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. In Old Norse, Áli and Åle are alternative forms of Onela. Ali is a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.[2]
Ali ibn Abi Talib (601–661), cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam
Ali ibn Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin) (c. 659 – c. 713), grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth infallible Imam in Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Islam
Ali ibn Musa (ar-Reza) (c. 766 – 818), eighth infallible Imam in Shia Islam
Ali ibn Muhammad (al-Hadi) (c. 829 – c. 868), tenth infallible Imam in Shia Islam
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For Ali ibn Abi Talib see Ali For other uses see Ali disambiguation Ali is a common unisex name AliThe name Ali written in Classical ArabicPronunciationArabic ˈʕalijj Persian ʔaeˈliː Turkish ˈali Urdu ʔeˈliː Finnish ˈɑli GenderMale or FemaleLanguage s Arabic Azerbaijani English Finnish Persian Turkish Urdu othersOriginMeaningArabic Eminent high exalted champion nobleFinnish Diminutive of Alexander other languages Originated from ArabiaRegion of originUniversalOther namesVariant form s Ally Aly Alli Alley Allie Aliy Aliyy AleeIn Arabic Ali is derived from the Arabic root ʕ l w which literally means high elevated or champion and is used as both a given name and surname 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 and some rulers of Saba and Himyar It is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew ע ל י Eli which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel Ali as a surname has become popular in domains under the influence of Islamic culture This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured labourers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour after the end of the Transatlantic slave trade in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago 1 The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names starting with Al such as Alice Alison Alisha Alistair Alexander or Alexandra In Old Norse Ali and Ale are alternative forms of Onela Ali is a Finnish male given name derived from Aleksanteri 2 Contents 1 Islam 2 Given male name 2 1 Arts and entertainment 2 2 Sports 2 3 Others 3 Given female name 3 1 Arts and entertainment 3 2 Sports 3 3 Others 4 Middle name 5 Surname 5 1 Arts and entertainment 5 2 Sports 5 3 Others 6 Derived names 6 1 Male 6 2 Female 7 Mononyms 7 1 Stage name or pseudonym 7 2 Fictional characters 8 See also 9 ReferencesIslam EditAl Ali The Sublimely Exalted one of the 99 names of God in Islam Ali ibn Abi Talib 601 661 cousin and son in law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad the fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al Abidin c 659 c 713 grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib fourth infallible Imam in Isma ili and Twelver Shia Islam Ali ibn Musa ar Reza c 766 818 eighth infallible Imam in Shia Islam Ali ibn Muhammad al Hadi c 829 c 868 tenth infallible Imam in Shia Islam Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al Tabari Persian Muslim scholar physician and psychologist Ali ibn al Mu tasim 9th century Abbasid prince and son of Al Mu tasim Ali al Muktafi Abbasid caliph from 902 to 908 Ali al Ridha descendant of Muhammad and the eighth Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al Abidin Imam in Shiʻi Islam Husayn ibn Ali Abu Abd Allah or Imam Husayn a grandson of Muhammad Hasan ibn Ali the firstborn son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of Muhammad Ali ibn al Athir 12th and 13th century Islamic historian and geographer Ali Jaunpuri 1800 1873 Islamic scholarGiven male name EditArts and entertainment Edit Ali Akbar Navis Indonesian author Ali Gatie Iraqi Canadian singer songwriter Ali Hassan born 1972 Indian television actor Ali Kiba born 1986 Tanzanian singer and songwriter Ali Ozgenturk Turkish film director Ali Rehman Khan Pakistani actor Ali Saad actor Lebanese actor and voice actor Ali Saleem Pakistani television host Ali Salem Egyptian playwright Ali Shahalom British Bangladeshi comedian Ali Al Zein Lebanese actor and voice actor Ali Campbell British singer and member of UB40Sports Edit Ali Adnan Kadhim born 1993 Iraqi footballer Ali Alaaeddine born 1993 Lebanese footballer Ali Alanc born 1959 Turkish football manager Ali Annabi Tunisian fencer Ali Asfand born 2004 Pakistani cricketer Ali Bacher South African cricket batsman and administrator Ali Daei born 1969 Iranian footballer Ali Daher born 1996 Lebanese footballer Ali Demic Bosnian basketball player Ali Eren Demirezen born 1990 Turkish amateur boxer Ali Fakih born 1967 Lebanese footballer Ali Farahat Egyptian chess player Ali Farokhmanesh born 1988 American basketball player and coach Ali Fayad disambiguation multiple people Ali Gaye born 1998 American football player Ali Ferit Goren 1913 1987 Austrian Turkish Olympic sprinter Ali Gunes Turkish footballer Ali Kaya athlete born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in 1994 Kenyan Turkish long distance runner Ali Kires Turkish footballer Ali Marpet born 1993 American football player in the NFL Ali Marwi Kuwaiti footballer Ali Musse born 1996 Somali footballer Ali Noorzad Afghan basketball player Ali Olmez Turkish footballer Ali Omari Afghan footballer Ali Ozturk footballer born 1986 Turkish footballer Ali Ozturk footballer born 1987 Turkish footballer Ali Sabeh born 1994 Lebanese footballer Ali Sami Yen Turkish Association football entrepreneur Ali Sanchez Venezuelan professional baseball player Ali Sari born 1986 Turkish taekwondo practitioner Ali Tandogan Turkish footballer Ali Topaloglu born 1998 Turkish track and field athlete with Down syndrome Ali Turan Turkish footballer Ali Williams born 1981 New Zealand rugby union player Ali Nihat Yazici Turkish chess official Ali Efe Yegin born 1993 Turkish professional motorcycle racerOthers Edit Ali Aaltonen Finnish Red Guard commander Ali al Abdallah Syrian writer and human rights activist Ali Akdemir Turkish scientist Ali Alatas Indonesian diplomat Ali Aldabbagh Iraqi engineer and politician Ali Abu Awwad Palestinian pacifist Ali Babacan Turkish politician Ali Mohammad Besharati born 1945 Iranian politician Ali Bozer Turkish politician Ali Brownlee 1959 2016 English sportscaster Ali Cetinkaya Turkish Army officer Ali al Dandachi Syrian scout leader Ali Dizaei born 1962 Anglo Iranian police officer and criminal Ali Dzabic 1853 1918 Bosnian mufti Ali Erdemir Turkish scientist Ali Fadel Iraqi politician Ali Hassan al Majid 1941 2010 Iraqi politician and mass murderer Ali Jarbawi Palestinian politician Ali Kaya serial killer born 1979 Turkish serial killer Ali Kemal Bey Turkish journalist newspaper editor and poet Ali Khademhosseini born 1975 Iranian Canadian bioengineer Ali Khamenei born 1939 Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989 Ali Kordan 1958 2009 Iranian politician Ali ibn Abbas al Majusi 11th century physician Ali Maksum Indonesian Islamic leader Ali al Masudi al Masʿudi Arab historian geographer and traveler Ali Mech 13th century tribal chief Ali Akbar Moinfar Iranian politician Ali Moulana Sri Lankan politician chairman of Eravur Urban Council Ali Qanso Lebanese politician Ali Ismet Ozturk born 1964 Turkish aerobatics pilot Ali ibn Ridwan 11th century astrologer Ali Sabanci Turkish businessman Ali Sadikin Indonesian politician Ali Said Raygal Somali politician Ali Sastroamidjojo 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia Ali Sayyar 1926 2019 Bahraini journalist and politician Ali Shayegan 1903 1981 Iranian politician Ali Tayebnia born 1960 Iranian academic and politician Ali Wallace naturalist assistant to naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace Ali Wazir Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement Ali Yafie Indonesian Islamic leader Ali Yusuf Kenadid Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo Ali I of Yejju died 1788 Ethiopian leader Ali II of Yejju c 1819 c 1866 Ethiopian leaderGiven female name EditArts and entertainment Edit Ali Barter born 1986 Australian singer songwriter Ali Bastian born 1982 English actress Ali Benjamin American author Ali Brown born 1971 American author Ali Brustofski born 1993 American singer Ali Bryan Canadian novelist Ali Caldwell born 1988 American singer Ali Cobrin born 1989 American actress Ali Cobby Eckermann born 1963 Australian poet Ali Ewoldt born 1982 American theatre actress Ali Fedotowsky born 1984 American television presenter Ali Gass American curator Ali Hillis born 1978 American actress Ali Kay American model Ali Landry born 1973 American model and actress Ali Larter born 1976 American actress Ali Lee born 1982 Hong Kong actress Ali Liebegott born 1971 American writer Ali Liebert born 1981 Canadian actress Ali Lohan born 1993 American model and actress Ali MacGraw born 1939 American actress Ali McGregor Australian soprano Ali Michael born 1990 American fashion model Ali Rogers born 1991 American beauty pageant titleholder Ali Ryerson born 1952 American flutist Ali Shaw born 1982 Scottish television presenter Ali Smith born 1962 Scottish author Ali Sotto born 1961 Filipino actress Ali Spagnola American musician Ali Sparkes born 1966 British author Ali Stephens born 1991 American model Ali Stone born 1992 Spanish record producer Ali Stroker born 1987 American actress Ali Tamposi born 1989 American songwriter Ali Wentworth born 1965 American actress Ali Wong born 1982 Vietnamese Chinese American comedianSports Edit Ali Bernard born 1986 American Olympic athlete Ali Brigginshaw born 1989 Australian international rugby league player Ali Frantti born 1996 American volleyball player Ali Johnson born 1998 English footballer Ali Krieger born 1984 American soccer player Ali Loke born 1993 Welsh squash player Ali Riley born 1987 American born New Zealand soccer player Ali Viola born 1976 American softball playerOthers Edit Ali Cupper born 1980 Australian politician Ali Hewson born 1961 Irish activist Ali Hogg born 1980 Australian activist Ali Holman born 1973 American author Ali Vincent born 1975 American spokeswoman Ali Watkins born 1992 American journalistMiddle name EditAbbas Ali Khalatbari 1912 1979 Iranian diplomat Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar born 1976 Bengali MLA of Assam Ahmad Ali Sepehr 1889 1976 Iranian historian and politician Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri 1898 1959 Bengali author and journalist Ajmal Ali Choudhury 1916 1971 Bengali politician Akbar Ali Khan Bangladeshi economist Golam Ali Chowdhury 1824 1888 Bengali landlord and philanthropist Hatem Ali Jamadar 1872 1982 Bengali politician Janab Ali Majumdar Bengali politician Lotf Ali Khan c 1769 1794 last Shah of the Zand dynasty of Persia Mahbub Ali Khan 1934 1984 Bangladeshi chief of naval staff Mehmet Ali Birand 1941 2013 Turkish journalist Mohammad Ali Varasteh 1896 1989 Iranian statesman Mohammed Ali Qamar Bengali boxer Morshed Ali Khan Panni Bangladeshi politician Najib Ali Choudhury Bengali Islamic scholar Osman Ali Sadagar 1856 1948 Bengali Assamese politician and educationist Rowshan Ali Chowdhury 1874 1933 Bengali journalist Sherman Ali Ahmed Bengali MLA of Assam Wajid Ali Choudhury Bengali MLA of Assam Wajed Ali Khan Panni 1871 1936 Bengali aristocrat Wajid Ali Khan Panni II Bangladeshi politician Yakub Ali Chowdhury 1888 1940 Bengali essayistSurname EditArts and entertainment Edit Aamir Ali Indian television actor Ahmad Ali 1910 1994 Pakistani writer Ahmad Ismail Ali 1917 1974 Egyptian army officer Alauddin Ali 1952 2020 Bangladeshi music composer Ali born 1968 Indian film actor Begum Nawazish Ali born 1979 Pakistani television host Filiz Ali born 1937 Turkish pianist Imtiaz Ali born 1971 Indian film director Laylah Ali born 1968 American visual artist Mahershala Ali born 1974 American actor Shahalom Ali better known as Ali Shahalom comedian and television presenter Rashied Ali 1935 2009 American drummer Rucka Rucka Ali born 1987 American rapper radio personality singer comedian and satirist Sadeq Ali 1800 1862 Bengali poet writer and judge Somy Ali born 1976 Bollywood actress Syed Murtaza Ali Bengali writer and historian Tatyana Ali born 1979 American actress and singerSports Edit Awais Ali born 2005 Pakistani cricketer Abdulaziz Ali born 1980 Qatari footballer Hameen Ali born 1977 American football player Imtiaz Ali born 1954 former West Indian cricketer Imtiaz Ali Trinidadian cricketer Jusif Ali born 2000 Finnish footballer Laila Ali born 1977 American television personality and former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007 daughter of Muhammad Ali Meral Yildiz Ali born 1987 Romanian Turkish female table tennis player Moeen Ali English cricket player Muhammad Ali 1942 2016 born Cassius Clay American boxer activist and philanthropist Mohamed Ali born 1992 Indian professional footballer Nur Ali born 1974 Pakistani American racing driver Rahman Ali born 1944 born Rudolph Valentino Clay American boxer brother of Muhammad Ali Veronica Porche Ali American psychologist and the former wife of boxer Muhammad AliOthers Edit Ahmadu Ali born 1936 Nigerian politician Anwar Ali Pakistani economist Ayaan Hirsi Ali born 1969 writer and politician Altab Ali factory garment worker murdered by three teenagers in a racist attack in East London Ayub Ali 1919 1995 Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educationist Ayub Ali Master 1880 1980 British Bangladeshi social worker and entrepreneur Azad Ali IT worker and civil servant for the HM Treasury Azmin Ali born 1964 Malaysian politician Dina Ali an Indian activist Enam Ali founder of the British Curry Awards Spice Business Magazine and Ion TV Hassan Al Ali former General Secretary of the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association Ilias Ali Bangladeshi politician Bangladeshi politician Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh National Party Abul Aziz Muhammad Ismail Ali 1868 1937 Urdu poet and activist Jobeda Ali social entrepreneur documentary filmmaker and Chief Executive of Three Sisters Care Kazim Ali born 1971 American poet novelist essayist and professor Mahbub Ali Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament Mahmud Ali statesman Indian Freedom Movement leader statesman Mockbul Ali British diplomat and former Islamic Issues Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Munsur Ali British film producer screenwriter and director Mustafa Ali Malaysian politician Muhammad Shamsi Ali born 1967 Indonesian American Muslim scholar Siraj Ali British Bangladeshi restaurateur and philanthropist Nasim Ali UK Labour Party politician councillor and former Mayor of Camden Noble Drew Ali 1886 1929 founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America Ragib Ali industrialist pioneer tea planter educationalist philanthropist and banker Rushanara Ali born 1975 British politician Sabahattin Ali 1907 1948 Turkish novelist and journalist Safiye Ali 1891 1952 Turkish physician Saleem Ali born 1973 Pakistani American scholar Salim Ali 1896 1987 Indian ornithologist and naturalist Samina Ali Indian American author and activist Sarfraz Ali born c 1977 convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker Shah Muhammad Ibrahim Ali 1872 1931 Bengali poet and Islamic scholar Shohid Ali Bengali advocate Sonni Ali died 1492 first king of the West African Songhai empire Syed Mohammad Ali 1928 1993 Bangladeshi journalist founder of Bangladesh The Daily Star Syed Mohsin Ali former Minister of Social Welfare Syed Mujtaba Ali author journalist travel enthusiast academician scholar and linguist Sheikh Razzak Ali 1928 2015 author journalist and politician in Bangladesh Takis Mehmet Ali German politicianDerived names EditMale Edit Abdul Ali Ali Reza Ali Sher disambiguation Barkat Ali Mehmet AliFemale Edit Aaliyah Aliye AliyaMononyms EditStage name or pseudonym Edit Ali actor Telugu comedian and TV presenter Ali French rapper born 1995 French rapper of Moroccan origin Ali graffiti artist Ali American rapper aka Ali Jones American rapper Ali South Korean singer Ali wrestler ring name of Pakistani American professional wrestler Adeel Alam Ali B Dutch rapper Ali B DJ British DJ Ali Bongo magician 1929 2009 stage name of British comedy magician William Wallace Ali G stage persona used by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen Ali Hassan actor born 1972 Indian television actor Ali Official British Bangladeshi comedian Big Ali American rapper and DJFictional characters Edit Ali character a Chinese cartoon character Ali House a character in the television series House Ali Baba a character in the folk tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Bombay a character in the television series M A S K Ali Osman a character in the soap opera EastEnders Ali Al Saachez a character in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Ali a character in The Land Before Time IV Journey to the MistsSee also EditAlli disambiguation Allie Alley surname Prince Ali disambiguation Turkish nameReferences Edit gt Top 25 Surnames in T amp T www tntisland com Kustaa Vilkuna Marketta Huitu and Pirjo Mikkonen Etunimet published in Joka kodin suuri nimikirja Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho 1990 This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ali name amp oldid 1134188390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
