Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Aaliyah

Aaliyah (ah-lee-uh)
Origin: Arabic--"Rising, Ascending"
Syllables: 3
Style: African-American, Lacy and Lissome, African
Popularity: 63
Variants: Aliyah, Aliyah, Aleah, Alia
Nicknames: Ally
Sisters: Ashanti, Taniya, Rihanna, Amani, Iyanna
Brothers: Omari, Jabari, Josiah, Mekhi, Elijah

*The late R&B artist Aaliyah made this name a household word, and her image remains tied to it. Aaliyah is pure silken smoothness, practically a liquid name. It can be derived from a Swahili word meaning "most exalted" or the Hebrew term for "ascent".

Middle Name Pick: Aaliyah Sophia

Head and shoulders of a young woman with long, black hair and a broad facial expression, wearing a navy blue shirt baring the center of her chest along with a gold necklace that extends down her chest.

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