Ali

A male given name from Arabic.

Proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. The Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam).

    Synonyms: Haydar

  3. A surname from Arabic.

Origin

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y).

Forms

Alis

Derived

Ali Baba Alid Alikhan Chemical Ali Comical Ali

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants.

Origin

Shortening.

Forms

Alis Aly Alee

Proper noun Entry 3

  1. Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • The Ngari area is now known as the Ali Prefecture of the TAR. Commonly called Ali, the Chinese-built town of Shiquanhe is the administrative center of the area.[…] Although the area of Ali Prefecture is around the same...
    • Liu cursed the lifeless wasteland around them. This wasn't another planet, it was Ali prefecture, Tibet. Altitude: 4,500 metres. And these astronomers were on a mission. - 2012 October 20, “Staring at the sun from the...
    • The Ali Cosmic Microwave Background Polarisation Telescope (AliCPT), perched at 5,250 metres (17,220 ft) in Tibet’s remote Ali prefecture, was finished this month after eight years of construction involving 16...

    Synonyms: Ngari

Origin

Etymology tree Mandarin 阿里 (Ālǐ)bor. English Ali Borrowed from Mandarin 阿里 (Ālǐ).