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 [ syll. a-li-yah, al-iy-ah ] The girl name Aliyah is pronounced as ahLIY-ah- KEY. Aliyah is used chiefly in English and Arabic, and it is derived from Hebrew and Arabic origins. Hebrew and Arabic origin, English use: Derived from the elements 'aliyah' ascent ; '´alah' to ascend, to go up. In Hebrew 'aliyah' (ascent) refers to the return of the Jews to the Promised Land of Israel. This occurred when the state of Israel was established in 1948. The form Aaliyah was popularized by the R&B singer and actress Aaliyah (1979-2001). The name Aaliyah (English) and the name Aleah (English) are variations of Aliyah. In addition, Aliyah is a variation of the name Alya (Russian and Arabic) in the Arabic language. Alea (English spelling variant), Alia (Arabic spelling variant), and Aliya (Hebrew and Arabic spelling variant) are other forms of the name. Aliyah is popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also regarded as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.084% of baby girls were named Aliyah. It ranked at #192 then. Within all girl names in its group, Aliyah was the 2nd most popular after Aaliyah (English) in 2008. The name was twice as popular as Aliyah in that year. Baby names that sound like Aliyah include Aliya (Hebrew and Arabic), Aaliyah (English), Alala (Greek), Alheli (Spanish), Alila (English), Aliyya (Arabic), Aliyyah (Arabic), Aloha (Hawaiian), Alohi (Hawaiian), Ayala (Hebrew), Elia (English, French, Italian, and Hawaiian), Iola (English), Aalya (Arabic), Ailsa (Scottish), Ajla (Slavic), Alais (English), Alaula (Hawaiian), Alesia (English), Ali (English, Spanish, and Arabic), and Alie (Dutch and English). KEY: approx pronunciation for Aliyah: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
