Ali

A-li · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A male given name of Arabic origin, one of the most common names in the Muslim world.

  2. 2.

    Used as a surname.

Related words

See also: Ahmed, muhammad

Etymology

From Arabic Ali (عَلِيّ), meaning "high, elevated, exalted, sublime." The name was borne by Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam and an important figure in both Sunni and Shia traditions.