Ali is a ♀ girl’s name and ♂ boy’s name. Ali thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Ali is an Arabic masculine name. Especially known by Ali ibn Abi Talib, a son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad. Besides, Ali is a short form of names beginning with “Al-“, e.g. Alexandra, Alexander, Alison or Alistair and thus a unisex name.
Ali means “high”, “lofty”, “elevated”, “sublime” or “noble” (from Arabic “ʿalā/عَلَا”). Deriving from e.g. Alexander or Alexandra, Ali means “defending men”.
The name Ali is ranked #7324 overall.
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