Name Alli Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Alli

Alli is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Alli thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.

What is the origin of the name Alli?

The unisex name Alli is a diminutive of several names beginning with “Al-“, e.g. Alice, Alison, Alexandra or Alexander.

What does the name Alli mean?

Allie means “noble natured”, “of noble type” or “noble person” (from Old High German “adal” = noble + “heit” = kind/sort/type) and “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men” (from ancient Greek “aléxein/ἀλέξειν” = to defend/protect + “anēr/ἀνήρ” = man).

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