Ali (name)

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Ali is a male Theophoric Arabic name, derived from the Arabic root `-l-y which means "high". The first person to be given this name was Ali ibn Abu Talib, the Islamic leader and cousin with prophet Muhammad. His name is said to be derived from "al-Ali" (the [most] high), one of the 99 names of God.

Ali as a given name or a surname can be associated with:

Ali ibn Abu Talib, Islamic leader who lived in the seventh century
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari
Ali G, a satirical character invented by the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen
Ali I of Yejju (died 1788), an Ethiopian leader
Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819–c. 1866), an Ethiopian leader
Ali Mahafzah
Muhammad Ali (born 1942), the great boxer, also known as Cassius Clay
Ali (rapper), a hip-hop artist
Onela (Old Norse: Áli), a legendary Swedish king
Alison, or Alyson, or Allyson, or Allison as a nickname
Ali Al-Nasser (born 1974), Los Angeles, California based Korean martial artist

As a family name:

Ali (name)

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