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Alieah
Pronounced uh-LEE-uh /ΙΛli.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Alieah is a phonetic respelling of Aliyah, a name shared by Hebrew and Arabic. In Hebrew aliyah means 'ascent' or 'going up,' while the Arabic aliyah is the feminine of Ali, 'exalted, high, sublime.' The reshuffled spelling is a modern American touch on a well-established name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Alieah respells Aliyah, a name at home in both Hebrew, where it means 'ascent,' and Arabic, where it is the feminine of Ali, 'exalted, high.' The alternate letters mark it as a modern American variant of a name with deep roots.
It appeared in the United States mainly in the later two-thousands and twenty-tens, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in this spelling, and stayed rare while Aliyah flourished. A girl named Alieah then is a child or teenager now.
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What does the name Alieah mean?
It is a respelling of Aliyah, meaning 'ascent' in Hebrew and 'exalted, high' in Arabic.
How do you pronounce Alieah?
It is said uh-LEE-uh /ΙΛli.Ι/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Alieah a boy or girl name?
Alieah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Alieah?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the two-thousands.