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Ali Fakih (born 1967), Lebanese footballer.Ali Eren Demirezen (born 1990), Turkish amateur boxer.Ali Daher (born 1996), Lebanese footballer.Ali Daei (born 1969), Iranian footballer.Ali Bacher, South African cricket batsman and administrator.Ali Alanç (born 1959), Turkish football manager.

Ali Alaaeddine (born 1993), Lebanese footballer.

Ali Campbell, British singer and member of UB40.

Ali Al-Zein, Lebanese actor and voice actor\.

Ali Shahalom, British-Bangladeshi comedian.

Ali Saad (actor), Lebanese actor and voice actor.

Ali Hassan (born 1972), Indian television actor.

Ali Gatie, Iraqi-Canadian singer-songwriter.

Ali al-Muktafi was the 10th century Abbasīd caliph from 902 to 908.

Ali ibn al-Mu'tasim, was a 9th-century Abbasid prince and son of Al-Mu'tasim.

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari, a Persian Muslim scholar, physician and psychologist.

868), tenth infallible Imam in Shia Islam. 766–818), eighth infallible Imam in Shia Islam. 713), grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth infallible Imam in Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Islam.

Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib) (601-661), cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam.

Al-Ali (The Sublimely Exalted), one of the 99 names of God in Islam.

This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured labourers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour at the end of slavery in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Īli also as a last name has become very popular on a global scale due to the spread of Islamic culture throughout the globe.

Ali is also a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri. In Old Norse, Áli and Åle are alternate forms of Onela. Among English-speakers as short for male and female names starting with "Al-" such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. The name Ali also arises in other traditions. Banu Hanifa, some rulers of Saba and Himyar) and identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g. For example, the Quran is a wonderful source for good names, as are the names of all the Prophets, the names of the Sahabah, and the names of Allah (with "Abd" in front).Arabic: Eminent, high, exalted, champion, nobleįinnish: Diminutive of Alexander (other languages)Īli ( Arabic: علي, ʿAlī) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion". It does not have to be an Arabic name, but in practice many Islamic names are Arabic because of their sources. It should not have a negative connotation, and should not relate to a false deity or an un-Islamic practice. A Muslim name should have a good meaning. (I won't get into Kunyas and geographical attributions - you can read some of the articles below for details on those). In Islam, the child is given one name, then the second name is the father's name or family name, and the third name is the grandfather's name or family name. Secondly, converts sometimes wonder if they have to change their names, and they also have difficulty sometimes choosing a baby name, partly because they may not understand the meanings of Arabic names, and of course they may not have all the Muslim relatives to name their babies after like some Muslims do.Īnother issue is that some cultures have the practice of giving a child two or more given names, which would not be appropriate according to the Islamic naming system. Some people can find the issue of naming a Muslim baby puzzling.įor one thing, some people wonder if a Muslim name must be an Arabic name (it doesn't have to be). Below are some good Islamic names for boys.