Names like Aliyah
Aliyah is a three-syllable Hebrew 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 sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Aliyah.
Anaiah Hebrew · biblical name meaning 'the Lord has answered'
Delilah Hebrew · delicate, weak, languishing
Aniyah English · modern coinage, related to the Aaliyah/Aniya family
Mariah Hebrew · variant of Maria/Mary
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Aliyah comes from.
Zariah Hebrew · modern name blending the Hebrew root 'Zerah' (dawn) with the biblical '-iah' (Yahweh) suffix
Sariah Hebrew · Book of Mormon name, believed to mean princess of the Lord
Taliyah Hebrew · modern elaboration of Talia, traditionally 'dew from God'
Neriah Hebrew · biblical name meaning 'lamp of the Lord'
The same feel
Also biblical and modern names.
Madelyn Hebrew · "woman of Magdala," from Magdalene, the fishing village on the Sea of Galilee; Madelyn is the streamlined American spelling of Madeline, part of the same vintage current that lifted Evelyn. Maddie leads its short forms
Selah Hebrew · word from the Psalms; meaning uncertain, possibly "to pause and reflect"
Arielle Hebrew · French-spelled feminine form of Ariel, "lion of God"
Makayla Hebrew · modern variant spelling of Michaela, "who is like God"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Aliyah, on a similar curve.
Moriah Hebrew · biblical place name (Mount Moriah); traditionally 'seen by God'
Hadassah Hebrew · myrtle tree; biblical name of Queen Esther
Aleah Arabic · phonetic variant of Aaliyah, 'exalted, noble'
Alannah Irish · feminine form of Alan, traditionally said to mean handsome or little rock
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