Ever heard the name Alia?

certain names sound awkward in Slavic languages, such as Ali (which in Serbo-Croatian, at least, means "but"). So, among Muslims, it's lengthened to Alija, which, even though it's grammatically feminine, is used as a masculine name.

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Melodic_Interview210@reddit

Bosniak muslim male name, written Alija. Christian equivalent would Ilija.

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Early-Show2886@reddit

In Turkish Aliya and Ayla different meanings.

Ayla is pre-muslim old turkic name. have to do with Moon.

Aliya is female form from Ali

Arabs have this name oftenm Alia , mostly shiites

But i guess also Bektashi have Alia as female name.

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GimmeFuel6@reddit

I knew a girl named Alia, she was Muslim, from Jordan

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ristiberca@reddit

Yes

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BardhyliX@reddit

In Kosovo there's more women than men with that name, usually "Ali" is used for men as per grammatical rules of Albanian

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BardhyliX@reddit

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BardhyliX@reddit

There's also the variant Alija which is most popular in areas where Bosniaks/Gorani live.

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Ujemegaz@reddit

Gjergj Elez Alia

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User20242024@reddit

Maybe in Dune movie?

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5telios@reddit

Saint Alia of the knife?

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AfraidObject8082@reddit

Both a girl and a boy name, but the accent is different. It's more common as a boy name, I've only heard of a few older women called Alija (Usually spelled with a j)

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narisha_dogho@reddit

Alia Bhatt is a Bollywood actress

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SimicAscendancy@reddit

Heard of it in Dune at least

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Adept-One-4632@reddit

https://i.redd.it/mgz5yhlpn1zg1.gif

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The_usual_suspect131@reddit

Alija was my grandfather’s name. If i ever have a daughter, I would love to name her after him. I live in a country where Alija would be considered a feminine name.

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BWC_Python@reddit

Alia Itzebegovic

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YourFath3r@reddit

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PasicT@reddit

There is Ajla which is a female name and Alija which is a masculine name.

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OctogenerianCoder@reddit

Yes, I know several girls named Alia or Alja. It is indeed a girl's name.