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 [ syll. a-lia, al-ia ] The boy name Alia is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is EYLiyah KEY. Alia's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. Alia is a variant of the name Ali (Arabic and English). Alia is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Alia, Ali (Arabic and English) was the most widely used in 2008. Alia has in the past century been mostly given to girls. Baby names that sound like Alia include Elihu (French, Scandinavian, and Yiddish), Elio (Italian), Eolo (Italian), Ala (Arabic), Aly (English and Scottish), Elie (English and French), Eliyahu (Hebrew), Eloi (French and Portuguese), Eloy (English and Spanish), Elya (Czech), Elye (Yiddish), Eyal (Hebrew), and Élie (French). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Alia: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
