Aaliyah

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM	Mike C	update #96
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Arabic, English (Modern), African American (Modern)

Scripts عالية(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈʕaː.li.ja/(Arabic) /ə.ˈliː.ə/(English) /ɑː.ˈliː.ə/(English)

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Aali. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah. This name received a boost in popularity after she released her debut album in 1994, and also in 2001 after her untimely death in an airplane crash.