Aaliyah (given name)
Aaliyah (Arabic: علية or عالية) is a female given name meaning "exalted one".[1] An increase in usage has been attributed to the fame of the singer Aaliyah.[2]
Notable people
- Aaliyah Alleyne (born 1994), West Indian cricketer
- Aaliyah Brown (born 1995), American sprinter
- Aaliyah Edwards (born 2002), American basketball player
- Aaliyah Fasavalu-Fa'amausili (born 2000), Australian rugby league footballer
- Aaliyah Haughton or mononymously Aaliyah (1979–2001), American singer and actress
- Aaliyah Nolan (born 1997), Bermudian footballer
- Aaliyah Palestrini (born 2003), Seychellois swimmer
- Aaliyah Powell (born 2002), British taekwondo practitioner
- Aaliyah Prince (born 2001), Trinidadian footballer
- Aaliyah Wilson (born 1998), American basketball player
See also
References
- "Aaliyah Name Meaning (Origin, Popularity & Nicknames)".
- Evans, Cleveland Kent (2007), "The Tsunami Curve and Popular Culture: Influences on Given Names", Names: A Journal of Onomastics, 55 (4)
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