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By itself, I actually think it's a great name.
But it is entirely too associated with the pop singer. People will think of her in the context of Madonna before even the Virgin Mary (what the phrase "the Madonna" refers to). As with the names Beyoncé, Aaliyah (in the U.S. at least), and Cher, people will assume the bearer is named after the singer.
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But it is entirely too associated with the pop singer. People will think of her in the context of Madonna before even the Virgin Mary (what the phrase "the Madonna" refers to). As with the names Beyoncé, Aaliyah (in the U.S. at least), and Cher, people will assume the bearer is named after the singer.
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it's funny ...
But Aaliyah is pretty much a mainstream name, very common and not especially tied to the singer. You're unlikely to meet more than one Beyoncé or Madonna or Cher in your lifetime, but little Aaliyahs are everywhere.
But Aaliyah is pretty much a mainstream name, very common and not especially tied to the singer. You're unlikely to meet more than one Beyoncé or Madonna or Cher in your lifetime, but little Aaliyahs are everywhere.
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Aaliyah is a name outside of the singer, though - unlike those other examples.
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it didn't get much use ...
Not enough to chart, anyhow, till after the singer became well known.
Not enough to chart, anyhow, till after the singer became well known.
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Really?
I haven't met a single one, and I live near a major city. Maybe it's regional...?
I haven't met a single one, and I live near a major city. Maybe it's regional...?
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I think there is 4 at the school I teach at. All white. Various spellings
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I've met a few. It's fairly common in the black community.
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I've met lots, it's common with Black and Arab families or any families who practice Islam.
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I saw the name Aaliyah on a class roster once and was expecting her to be black, but when I met her she was very white. (For some reason I would have expected one of the shorter versions on a white kid. Like Aliya)
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I have a friend named Aaliyah, she's black. I think it's a really pretty name.
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Yes, it's quite popular in various spellings, and has been for years. Especially with Black families but not exclusively.
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Yes. I knew an Alia who was born in the late 1970s.
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