Alia

Alia is primarily an Arabic feminine name derived from the root meaning high, elevated, or sublime, closely related to the masculine name Ali and the fuller feminine form Aaliyah. It has long been used across the Arab world and among Muslim communities globally as an expression of nobility and exaltation. The name also has an independent Germanic origin, where it arose as a short form of names beginning with the element ald, meaning old, or other Germanic roots. Variant and cognate forms include Aaliyah, Aliya, and Aliyah.