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auntie
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 Posted: 04/04/21 10:37 am ::: The name Aaliyah |
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Please excuse my ignorance. I have noticed that recently there are a number of young players with this name spelled Aaliyah or Aliyah. Is there a particular reason?
I ask because aliyah (usually pronounced slightly differently: a-LEE-ah) means going up in Hebrew. It can refer to making a blessing for the Torah (scripture) reading or to immigrating to Israel. Is there another meaning associated with the name?
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| Posted: 04/04/21 11:32 am ::: |
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I'm guessing it's because of the popular singer about 20 years ago. Those babies are just now arriving at college.
She was killed in a plane crash around that time. I'm guessing that a lot of parents got the name from her.
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| Posted: 04/04/21 1:54 pm ::: |
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| I mean, then the next logical question becomes "what made her parents choose that name?" which we might not necessarily know.
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| Posted: 04/04/21 1:57 pm ::: |
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| Aaliyah is an Arabic name meaning exalted or, archaically, high born
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| Posted: 04/04/21 9:41 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| Aaliyah is an Arabic name meaning exalted or, archaically, high born |
I wonder if the Arabic name and the Hebrew word come from the same root, then. They're both in the same language family.
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| Posted: 04/04/21 9:42 pm ::: |
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| Queenie wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| Aaliyah is an Arabic name meaning exalted or, archaically, high born |
I wonder if the Arabic name and the Hebrew word come from the same root, then. They're both in the same language family. |
Probably, but can't say for certain
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