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Names like Aaliyah

Aaliyah is a four-syllable Arabic name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same roots

Also Arabic names, from the tradition Aaliyah comes from.

Amirah Arabic · princess (feminine form of Amir)
Aminah Arabic · trustworthy, faithful; mother of the Prophet Muhammad
Ayah Arabic · means 'sign' or 'miracle' (a verse of the Quran)
Kamilah Arabic · perfect, complete (variant of Kamila)

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Aaliyah, on a similar curve.

Samiyah Arabic · variant of Samiya, traditionally 'elevated, sublime'
Leilah Arabic · variant of Leila, 'night'
Laylah Arabic · variant spelling of Layla, Arabic for 'night'
Saniyah Arabic · traditionally 'brilliance, splendor'; variant of Saniya
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