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Ali

/AH-lee/Fulani & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

“A noble and elevated person”

In Fulani

How to say it
AH-lee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AliAly

From the same family

01Alima“Learned, knowledgeable, and wise”Fulanifemale→︎02Alimatou“Born on Monday”Fulanifemale→︎03Aliou“A West African form of Ali, meaning lofty, exalted, high, or noble.”Fulanimale→︎04Aliyu“Exalted and noble”Fulanimale→︎

In Somali

How to say it
AH-lee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AliCali

In Swahili

How to say it
AH-lee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AliAly

From the same family

01Alia“Arabic-derived: exalted, noble, and elevated”Swahilifemale→︎02Alima“Arabic-derived: knowledgeable and learned”Swahilifemale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
AH-lee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

From the same family

01Alima“Knowledgeable, learned”Woloffemale→︎02Alimatou“A wise and knowledgeable woman”Woloffemale→︎03Alioune“Noble and exalted”Wolofmale→︎