Aaliyah

From WikiName

 |female

 1

ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Aaliyah is a variation of Aliyah, which may come from either Hebrew or Arabic, or both. In both languages, the meaning is similar: in Hebrew, Aaliyah means "rising, ascending,"^[1] and in Arabic it means "lofty, sublime, exalted."^[1]

In Arabic, Aliyah may be considered a feminine version of the name Ali. In Hebrew, Aliyah referred to the journey of the Jewish people to the Promised Land of Israel.^[1]

POPULARITY

In the United States, Aaliyah first appeared on the top 1000 chart in 1994, debuting at number 202. 1994 was also the year that the pop singer known as Aaliyah had her first Number 1 single, "Back and Forth."^[1] The name Aaliyah reached a peak at 64 in 2002, and has remained in the top 100 since then. In 2007, it ranked as the 84th most popular girl's name.^[1]

The original spelling Aliyah also appeared in the top 1000 chart in 1994, and has remained in the top 500. It ranked at 215 in 2007. The spelling Aliya appeared in 1999 and has skirted the lower edges of the top 1000. It ranked at 738 in 2007.^[1]

Aaliyah is also a popular name in other countries. In Malta, it ranked as the 20th most popular girl's name in 2005, and has also been a top 100 name in New Zealand and England during the twenty-first century, as well as a top 500 name in Canada, Australia and Belgium.^[1]

FACTS

• Aaliyah, whose full name was Aaliyah Dana Haughton, was a very talented R&B singer with a successful career. She had six number one singles in nine years, and paired up with R&B superstars such as R. Kelly, Timbaland, and Missy Elliott. She appeared in several television shows, and acted in the 2000 film Romeo Must Die and the 2001 film Queen of the Damned. She was killed in a plane crash over the Bahamas on August 25, 2001.^[1] The popularity of the name Aaliyah, especially with this unusual spelling, is almost certainly due to the popularity of this short-lived star.

NAMESAKES

• In Judaism, an Aliyah may refer to several important rituals:
  • Aliyah La-Aretz: immigration to Israel; "ascending" to the promised land
  • Aliyah La-Torah: being called up to read from the Torah during a service— also called "Aliyot"
  • Aliyah L'regel: making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem during Passover, Shavuot or Sukkot.^[1]
• Aliyah was an Israeli political party in the 1990s. It was an acronym for what can be translated as "We People For a Renewed Israel."^[1]
• Aliya Linstrum Gallery: fine art gallery in Georgia
• Alice Aliya: perfume
• Aliya software

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Aaliyah Dana Haughton: singer and actress known simply as "Aaliyah" (born January 16, 1979)
• Aliyah Kailin Good (born 2003), daughter of country singer Jamie O'Neal
• Aliya Whiteley: author
• Aliya Campbell: actress
• Aliya Parcs: Filipino singer and model
• Aliya Quinn: bellydancer

OTHER AALIYAH'S

Aaliyah Abbott, Aaliyah Abdullah, Aaliyah Abdurrasheed, Aaliyah Alexander, Aaliyah Alfred, Aaliyah Ali, Aaliyah Alim, Aaliyah Allen, Aaliyah Alvarado, Aaliyah Andersson, Aaliyah Andrews, Aaliyah Ansari, Aaliyah Arrington, Aaliyah Arroyo, Aaliyah Asadi, Aaliyah Austin, Aaliyah Bady, Aaliyah Bailey, Aaliyah Bannister, Aaliyah Barclift, Aaliyah Barken, Aaliyah Barnhart, Aaliyah Abdallah, Aaliyah Abdulsalaam, Aaliyah Adams, Aaliyah Aguilera, Aaliyah Ahmed, Aaliyah Albright, Aaliyah Alston, Aaliyah Altaf, Aaliyah Amin, Aaliyah Amos, Aaliyah Anderson, Aaliyah Angie, Aaliyah Arnold, Aaliyah Asad, Aaliyah Ash, Aaliyah Ashburn, Aaliyah Atkins, Aaliyah Baily, Aaliyah Baker, Aaliyah Bakhsh, Aaliyah Balcom, Aaliyah Barnes, Aaliyah Babygirl, Aaliyah Abarzua, Aaliyah Tucker, Aaliyah Adesida, Aaliyah Sawyers, Aaliyah Anos, More results

Author: Sarena Emily Levinson

NOTES