Alli Name Meaning & Origin
Alli
Origin of the name Allison:
Matronymic meaning "son of Alice."
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Nickname for "Allison" or "Alexandra."
Alli and Lila are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
USAGE: Finnish
PRONOUNCED: AHL-lee
OTHER LANGUAGES: Kalisha, Talisha (African American), Adalheidis, Adelais, Adela, Adelina (Ancient Germanic), Alícia (Catalan), Adéla (Czech), Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida (Dutch), Adelaide, Alice, Alicia, Adela, Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Ali, Alise, Alisha, Alishia, Alisia, Alison, Alissa, Alisya, Allie, Allison, Allissa, Ally, Allycia, Allyson, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyson, Alyssa, Alyssia, Elicia, Lecia, Lesia, Lisha, Lyssa (English), Adélaïde, Alice, Alix, Adèle, Alison (French), Adelheid, Ada, Aleida, Alida, Heida, Heidi (German), Adelaida, Aliz, Ada, Adél, Alida, Alíz (Hungarian), Ailís (Irish), Adelaide, Alice (Italian), Alise (Latvian), Aleit (Low German), Aalis (Medieval French), Adelajda, Alicja, Ada, Adela (Polish), Adelaide, Alice, Alícia (Portuguese), Adela (Romanian), Alisa (Russian), Aileas (Scottish), Alica (Slovak), Adelaida, Alicia, Adela (Spanish), Alis (Welsh)- Personal experiences with the name Alli
Often misspelled by others. Considered a "cute" name. There is a weight loss drug called Alli, although it is pronounced "ally."
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truthful, greatest
Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Al. This is also the Finnish word for a type of duck.
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Alli Sims, Alli Rogers, Alli Arnold, Alli Simpson
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Alli, title character in 2011 song Hey Alli