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Alia (name)

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Alia or Aleah is both a surname and a feminine given name which are both variations of the name Aaliyah. Of Arabic origin the name means “high” or “exalted”. The name is prominent in Europe in countries such as Italy, Spain, France and Poland.

Surname

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  • Gjergj Elez Alia, a legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania
  • Giuseppe Alia, murderer of Father Leo Heinrichs (1867–1908)
  • Malek Aït Alia (born 1977), Algerian footballer
  • Ramiz Alia (1925–2011), second and last Communist leader of Albania (1985–1991) and head of state (1982–1992)

Given name

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Alia

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Aleah

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  • Aleah Chapin (born 1986), American painter
  • Aleah Stanbridge (1976–2016), South African singer-songwriter, former singer of death/doom metal band Trees of Eternity.

Fictional characters

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  • Alia Atreides in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
  • Alia in the Mega Man X video game series

See also

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  • Alija — a surname and a given name
  • Aliya — an Arabic given name that is the feminine form of Ali, meaning "high" and "exalted" (also spelled Aaliyah or Alia)
  • Aliah