<P> Ali ( Arabic : علي ‎ , ʿAlī ) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ - l-w , which literally means `` high '' , `` elevated '' or `` champion '' . It is a common name in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world . Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew : עֵלִי ‎ , Eli , which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel . </P>
<P> Ali ( Arabic : علي ‎ , ʿAlī ) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ - l-w , which literally means `` high '' , `` elevated '' or `` champion '' . It is a common name in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world . Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew : עֵלִי ‎ , Eli , which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel . </P>
where does the last name ali come from
where does the last name ali come from
Arabic root ʕ - l-w , which literally means `` high '' , `` elevated '' or `` champion ''
Arabic root ʕ - l-w , which literally means `` high '' , `` elevated '' or `` champion ''