'Ali
 Calligraphic representation of Ali name | |
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈʕalijj] Persian: [ʔæˈliː] Turkish: [ˈali] Urdu: [ʔəˈliː] Finnish: [ɑli] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic, Azerbaijani, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Finnish, others |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Arabic: High, exalted, champion, noble Finnish: Diminutive of Alexander (other languages) Originated from: Arabia |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Aly, Alli, Alley, Allie, Ally |
Ali (Arabic: علي, ʿAlī) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion". Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g. Banu Hanifa, some rulers of Saba and Himyar) and identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel.
The name Ali also arises in other traditions. Among English-speakers as short for male and female names starting with "Al-" such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. In Old Norse, Áli and Åle are alternate forms of Onela. Ali is also a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.[1]
Ali also as a last name has become very popular on a global scale due to the spread of Islamic culture throughout the globe. This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured laborers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour at the end of slavery in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.[2]
Islam[]
- Al-Ali (The Sublimely Exalted), one of the 99 names of God in Islam
- Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib) رضي الله عنه (601-661), cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, the fourth Caliph in Sunni Islam, and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam.
- Ali ibn Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin) (с. 659 - c. 713), grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth infallible Imam in Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Islam.
- Ali ibn Musa (ar-Reza) (c. 766–818), eighth infallible Imam in Shia Islam.
- Ali ibn Muhammad (al-Hadi) (c. 829 - c. 868), tenth infallible Imam in Shia Islam.
- Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari, a Persian Muslim scholar, physician and psychologist
Given male name[]
- Arts and entertainment
- Ali Akbar Navis, Indonesian author
- Ali Hassan (born 1972), Indian television actor
- Ali Özgentürk, Turkish film director
- Ali Rehman Khan, Pakistani actor
- Ali Saad (actor), Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Ali Saleem, Pakistani television host
- Ali Salem, Egyptian playwright
- Ali Shahalom, British-Bangladeshi comedian
- Ali Al-Zein (born 1949), Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Sports
- Ali Alaaeddine (born 1993), Lebanese footballer
- Ali Alanç (born 1959), Turkish football manager
- Ali Annabi, Tunisian fencer
- Ali Bacher, South African cricket batsman and administrator
- Ali Daei (born 1969), Iranian footballer
- Ali Daher (born 1996), Lebanese footballer
- Ali Demić, Bosnian basketball player
- Ali Eren Demirezen (born 1990), Turkish amateur boxer
- Ali Fakih (born 1967), Lebanese footballer
- Ali Farahat, Egyptian chess player
- Ali Farokhmanesh (born 1988), American basketball player and coach
- Ali Güneş, Turkish footballer
- Ali Kaya (born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in 1994), Kenyan-Turkish long-distance runner
- Ali Kireş, Turkish footballer
- Ali Marpet (born 1993), American football player in the NFL
- Ali Marwi, Kuwaiti footballer
- Ali Musse (born 1996), Somali footballer
- Ali Noorzad, Afghan basketball player
- Ali Nuhić, German-born Bosnian footballer
- Ali Ölmez, Turkish footballer
- Ali Omari, Afghan footballer
- Ali Öztürk (footballer born 1986), Turkish footballer
- Ali Öztürk (footballer born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Ali Sabeh (born 1994), Lebanese footballer
- Ali Sami Yen, Turkish Association football entrepreneur
- Ali Sánchez, Venezuelan professional baseball player
- Ali Sarı (born 1986), Turkish taekwondo practitioner
- Ali Tandoğan, Turkish footballer
- Ali Topaloğlu (born 1998), Turkish track and field athlete with Down syndrome
- Ali Turan, Turkish footballer
- Ali Williams (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player
- Ali Nihat Yazıcı, Turkish chess official
- Others
- Ali Aaltonen, Finnish Red Guard commander
- Ali Abu Awwad, Palestinian pacifist
- Ali Akdemir, Turkish scientist
- Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist
- Ali Alatas, Indonesian diplomat
- Ali Babacan, Turkish politician
- Ali Bozer, Turkish politician
- Ali Brownlee (1959–2016), English sportscaster
- Ali Çetinkaya, Turkish Army officer
- Ali al-Dandachi, Syrian scout leader
- Ali Dizaei (born 1962), Anglo-Iranian police officer and criminal
- Ali Džabič (1853–1918), Bosnian mufti
- Ali Erdemir, Turkish scientist
- Ali Fadel, Iraqi politician
- Ali Haider Khan (1900–1963), Nawab of Longla
- Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941–2010), Iraqi politician and mass murderer
- Ali İsmet Öztürk (born 1964), Turkish aerobatics pilot
- Ali Jarbawi, Palestinian politician
- Ali Kaya (serial killer) (born 1979), Turkish serial killer
- Ali Kemal Bey, Turkish journalist, newspaper or and poet
- Ali Khademhosseini (born 1975), Iranian-Canadian bioengineer
- Ali Kordan (1958–2009), Iranian politician
- Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi, 11th century physician
- Ali Maksum, Indonesian Islamic leader
- Ali Mech, 13th-century tribal chief
- Ali Mehdi (born 1985), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Syed.
- Ali Moulana, Sri Lankan politician, chairman of Eravur Urban Council
- Ali Qanso, Lebanese politician
- Ali ibn Ridwan, 11th century astrologer
- Ali Sabancı, Turkish businessman
- Ali Sadikin, Indonesian politician
- Ali Said Raygal, Somali politician
- Ali Sastroamidjojo, 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia
- Ali Shayegan (1903–1981), Iranian politician
- Ali Tayebnia (born 1960), Iranian academic and politician
- Ali Wallace (naturalist), assistant to naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace
- Ali Wazir, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
- Ali Yafie, Indonesian Islamic leader
- Ali Yusuf Kenadid, Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo
- Ali I of Yejju (died 1788), Ethiopian leader
- Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819 – c. 1866), Ethiopian leader
- Mohammed Ali bin Johari (1976–2008), Singaporean convicted murderer
Given female name[]
- Arts and entertainment
- Ali Barter (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter
- Ali Bastian (born 1982), English actress
- Ali Benjamin, American author
- Ali Brown (born 1971), American author
- Ali Brustofski (born 1993), American singer
- Ali Bryan, Canadian novelist
- Ali Caldwell (born 1988), American singer
- Ali Cobrin (born 1989), American actress
- Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963), Australian poet
- Ali Ewoldt (born 1982), American theatre actress
- Ali Fedotowsky (born 1984), American television presenter
- Ali Hillis (born 1978), American actress
- Ali Kay, American model
- Ali Landry (born 1973), American model and actress
- Ali Larter (born 1976), American actress
- Ali Lee (born 1982), Hong Kong actress
- Ali Liebegott (born 1971), American writer
- Ali Liebert (born 1981), Canadian actress
- Ali Lohan (born 1993), American model and actress
- Ali MacGraw (born 1939), American actress
- Ali McGregor, Australian soprano
- Ali Michael (born 1990), American fashion model
- Ali Rogers (born 1991), American beauty pageant titleholder
- Ali Ryerson (born 1952), American flutist
- Ali Shaw (born 1982), Scottish television presenter
- Ali Slaight, Canadian singer
- Ali Smith (born 1962), Scottish author
- Ali Sotto (born 1961), Filipino actress
- Ali Spagnola, American musician
- Ali Sparkes (born 1966), British author
- Ali Stephens (born 1991), American model
- Ali Stone (born 1992), Spanish record producer
- Ali Stroker (born 1987), American actress
- Ali Tamposi (born 1989), American songwriter
- Ali Wentworth (born 1965), American actress
- Ali Wong (born 1982), Vietnamese-Chinese-American comedian
- Sports
- Ali Bernard (born 1986), American Olympic athlete
- Ali Brigginshaw (born 1989), Australian international rugby league player
- Ali Johnson (born 1998), English footballer
- Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player
- Ali Loke (born 1993), Welsh squash player
- Ali Riley (born 1987), American-born New Zealand soccer player
- Ali Viola (born 1976), American softball player
- Others
- Ali Cupper (born 1980), Australian politician
- Ali Hewson (born 1961), Irish activist
- Ali Hogg (born 1980), Australian activist
- Ali Holman (born 1973), American author
- Ali Vincent (born 1975), American spokeswoman
- Ali Watkins (born 1992), American journalist
Middle name[]
- Abbas Ali Khalatbari (1912–1979), Iranian diplomat
- Lotf Ali Khan (c. 1769–1794), last Shah of the Zand dynasty, of Persia
Surname[]
- Arts and entertainment
- Aamir Ali, Indian television actor
- Ahmed Ali (1910–1994), Pakistani writer
- Alauddin Ali (1952–2020), Bangladeshi music composer
- Ali (born 1968), Indian film actor
- Begum Nawazish Ali (born 1979), Pakistani television host
- Filiz Ali (born 1937), Turkish pianist
- Imtiaz Ali (born 1971), Indian film director
- Mahershala Ali (born 1974), American actor
- Shahalom Ali, better known as Ali Shahalom, comedian and television presenter
- Rashied Ali (1935–2009), American drummer
- Rucka Rucka Ali (born 1987), American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist
- Sadeq Ali (1800–1862), Bengali poet, writer and judge
- Somy Ali (born 1976), Bollywood actress
- Syed Murtaza Ali, Bengali writer and historian
- Tatyana Ali (born 1979), American actress and singer
- Sports
- Abdulaziz Ali (born 1980), Qatari footballer
- Hameen Ali (born 1977), American football player
- Imtiaz Ali (born 1954), former West Indian cricketer
- Imtiaz Ali, Trinidadian cricketer
- Jusif Ali (born 2000), Finnish footballer
- Laila Ali (born 1977), American television personality and former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, daughter of Muhammad Ali
- Meral Yıldız Ali (born 1987), Romanian-Turkish female table tennis player
- Moeen Ali – English cricket player
- Muhammad Ali (1942–2016; born Cassius Clay), American boxer, activist and philanthropist
- Mohamed Ali (born 1992), Indian professional footballer
- Rahman Ali (born 1944; born Rudolph Valentino Clay), American boxer, brother of Muhammad Ali
- Others
- Ahmadu Ali (born 1936), Nigerian politician
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969), writer and politician
- Altab Ali, factory garment worker murdered by three teenagers in a racist attack in East London
- Ayub Ali Master, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London, which became a hub for the British Asian community
- Azad Ali, IT worker and civil servant for the HM Treasury. He is also the Islamic Forum of Europe spokesman, founding chair of the Muslim Safety Forum and vice-chair of Unite Against Fascism
- Dina Ali, an Indian activist
- Enam Ali, founder of the British Curry Awards, Spice Business Magazine and Ion TV
- Hassan Al-Ali, former General Secretary of the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association
- Ilias Ali, Bangladeshi politician, Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh National Party
- Jobeda Ali, social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and Chief Executive of Three Sisters Care
- Kazim Ali (born 1971), American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor
- Mahbub Ali, Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament
- Mahmud Ali (statesman), Indian Freedom Movement leader, statesman
- Mockbul Ali, British diplomat and former Islamic Issues Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Munsur Ali – British film producer, screenwriter and director
- Muhammad Shamsi Ali (born 1967), Indonesian-American Muslim scholar
- Siraj Ali – British Bangladeshi restaurateur and philanthropist
- Nasim Ali, UK Labour Party politician, councillor and former Mayor of Camden
- Noble Drew Ali (1886–1929), founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America
- Ragib Ali, industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker
- Rushanara Ali (born 1975), British politician
- Sabahattin Ali (1907–1948), Turkish novelist and journalist
- Safiye Ali (1891–1952), Turkish physician
- Saleem Ali (born 1973), Pakistani-American scholar
- Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist and naturalist
- Samina Ali, Indian-American author and activist
- Sarfraz Ali (born c. 1977), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker
- Shohid Ali, Bengali advocate
- Sonni Ali (died 1492), first king of the West African Songhai empire
- Syed Mohammad Ali (1928–1993), Bangladeshi journalist, founder of Bangladesh The Daily Star
- Syed Mohsin Ali, former Minister of Social Welfare
- Syed Mujtaba Ali, author, journalist, travel enthusiast, academician, scholar and linguist
Derived names[]
Male[]
Female[]
Mononyms[]
Stage name or pseudonym[]
- Ali (actor), Telugu comedian and TV presenter
- Ali (French rapper) (born 1995), French rapper of Moroccan origin
- Ali (graffiti artist)
- Ali (American rapper), aka Ali Jones, American rapper
- Ali (South Korean singer)
- Ali (wrestler), ring name of Pakistani-American professional wrestler Adeel Alam
- Ali B, Dutch rapper
- Ali B (DJ), British DJ
- Ali Bongo (magician) (1929–2009), stage name of British comedy magician William Wallace
- Ali G, stage persona used by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen
- Ali Hassan (actor) (born 1972), Indian television actor
- Ali Official, British-Bangladeshi comedian
- Big Ali, American rapper and DJ
Fictional characters[]
- Ali (character), a Chinese cartoon character
- Ali (House), a character in the television series House
- Ali Baba, a character in the folk tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- Ali Bombay, a character in the television series M.A.S.K.
- Ali Osman, a character in the soap opera EastEnders
- Ali Al-Saachez, a character in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Ali, a character in The Land Before Time IV: Journey to the Mists
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kustaa Vilkuna, Marketta Huitu and Pirjo Mikkonen. Etunimet, published in Joka kodin suuri nimikirja. Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, 1990.
- ^ ">Top 25 Surnames in T&T". www.tntisland.com.
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