Aliya

Pronunciation: ah-LEE-ə (key)

Names related to Aliya: Aaliyah

Hebrew name meaning "to ascend." Var: Aliyah.

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Personal experiences with the name Aliya: | Edit: Its my name. I love it, its feminene, and not too old or young. I wish it had more letters or a different spelling though. Great name.
Nicknames for Aliya: | Edit: leelee, liya, lee, Ali, Liyah, Li-Li, Al, Iyah, Yah, Yoyo, Ahha, Ali-baba, Aladdin, yah yah, allie, alah
Meanings and history of the name Aliya: | Edit: Aliya is a beautiful name and it means high or above.
Aliya (Hebrew: עלייה Translit.: ʿAliya Translated: "ascent") is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael). It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida ("descent").1 The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile. Large scale immigration to Eretz Israel and later Israel began in 1882.2
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