- Meaning
- High, exalted, noble
- Arabic
- علي
- Say it
- 'a-LEE
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
Famous people with this name
- Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet and the fourth caliph
- Ali ibn al-Husayn, called Zayn al-Abidin
Other spellings
Aly, Alee
Names from the same root (ع ل و)
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Questions about Ali
What does Ali mean?
Ali means: High, exalted, noble.
Is Ali in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Ali a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ali is a boy’s name.
How do you write Ali in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Ali is written علي.