Alya_(name)

Alya (name)

Alya (name)

Add article description

Alya is a female name that originates from Ancient Greek, Slavonic, Hebrew, and Arabic.

Quick Facts Pronunciation, Gender ...

In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina, Alina, Alevtina, Alexandra, or Alla. It is formed in a manner similar to other colloquial Russian names (for example, Kostya for Konstantin, Anya for Anna). Russian citizens of Muslim ethnical minorities also have the name of "Aliya" of probably Arabian descent, which is never used by Russians, and is both a full and a short name.

In Arabic, Alya means sky, heaven, and loftiness.[1]

In Hebrew, Alya means to ascend, to go up.

In Slavonic, Alya is derived from the word алая ("scarlet") in the meaning of "beautiful".[2]

Notable people with the name

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Alya". behindthename.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Alya - Meaning of Alya". Retrieved 4 February 2017.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Alya_(name), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.