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Ala - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ala

[ 2 syll. a-la, al-a ] The boy name Ala is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is EYLah KEY. Ala is largely used in the Arabic language and it is also derived from Arabic origins. The name is of the meaning exalted, elevated.

Ala is an Arabic short form of the name Aladdin (English). Alaa (Arabic variant spelling) is a form of Ala.

Ala is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Ala include Aly (English and Scottish), Elie (English and French), Eloi (French and Portuguese), Eloy (English and Spanish), Elya (Czech), Elye (Yiddish), Eyal (Hebrew), Élie (French), Alia (Arabic), Elihu (French, Scandinavian, and Yiddish), Elio (Italian), Eolo (Italian), and Eliyahu (Hebrew).

KEY: English pronunciation for Ala: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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