name
Ali
AH-lee
/ˈɑːliː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
ali
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kanuri (Lake Chad region); from Arabic Ali
- Meaning
- high, exalted, sublime; noble; cousin of the Prophet Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Aly, Aliy
Pronunciation tips
Stress on the first syllable in Kanuri; 'ah' is a fully open vowel; extremely common across the Kanuri-speaking world
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