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Alima - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Alima

[ 3 syll. a-li-ma, al-ima ] The girl name Alima is pronounced aaLIYMah KEY. Alima is of Arabic origin. It is used mainly in Arabic and Hebrew. The name Alima means 'skilled in music and dancing; sea maiden'.

Alima is not often used as a baby girl name. It is listed outside of the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Alima include Alaina (English), Alana (English), Alanah (English), Alani (English), Alanna (English), Alannah (English), Alawna (English), Alayna (English), Alena (Russian, English, and Czech), Alhena, Alina (English and French), Allana (English), Allanna (English), Allannah (English), Alona (English and Hebrew), Aluma (English and Hebrew), Alwina (German), Alyna (Russian), Aolani (Hawaiian), and Eilean (English).

KEY: English pronunciation for Alima: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Alima