Forename علي

Around the world, علي (علي , Ali , Aly ) is a prevalent boy's forename. The first name علي is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is a prevalent predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, Lebanon, and Syria, where it is a prevalent masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Pakistan, and Egypt. Also, علي is the last name as well as the forename.

علي is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name علي

VARIANT	COUNTRY
علي	Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, Iran
Aly, Ali	Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt
Alí	Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria

First names said to be same

'Ali, 'Ly, Aelius, Al, Aliah, Aliou, Alireza, Allée, Alī, Eli, Elie, Ely, Elî, Sofu, Âli, Əli, Αλή, Αλί, Али, Алий, Алі, Илай, Или, Элай, Эли, Элий, Әли, אלי, עלי, إلي, إيلي, على, علی, عيلي, আলি, আলী, അലി, アリ, アリー, エリ, エリー, 埃利, 阿利, and 阿里

First name علي in the context

علي is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eli Ayase , the fictional character from Love Live! School Idol Project; Ali Baba , the character from the folk tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, One Thousand and One Nights; علي الزيبق المصري , character in One Thousand and One Nights; Ali G , the fictional character created by Sacha Baron Cohen, Da Ali G Show and Eli "Weevil" Navarro , the fictional human, Veronica Mars, and in many other works.

Characteristic surnames

عمر, الملكي, الكعبي, سليمان, العامري, العراقي, العبيدي, العبودي, الحسيني, الساعدي, الدراجي, الجبوري, الربيعي, الخفاجي, التميمي, المالكي, الموسوي, الكناني, ابراهيم, عبدالله, البصراوي, القحطاني, الطائي, المحمداوي, الاسدي, الشمري, سعد, حسن, احمد, عباس, سالم, سعيد, حسين, حيدر, خالد, صالح, محمد, ناصر, كريم, كاظم, قاسم, يوسف, العلي, محمدي, محمود, الحربي, الحنين, الشهري, and الكربلائي