Alia (name)
Alia or Aleah is a surname and a feminine given name, in both cases variations of the name Aaliyah. Of Arabic origin, the name means "high" or "exalted". Notable people with these names include:
Surname
- Gjergj Elez Alia, a legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania
- Giuseppe Alia, murderer of Father Leo Heinrichs
- Malek Aït Alia, Algerian footballer
- Ramiz Alia, second and last Communist leader of Albania and head of state
Given name
Alia
- Alia Abdulnoor, Emirati imprisoned woman
- Alia Ahmed, Egyptian rhythmic gymnast
- Alia Ali, American visual artist of Bosnian and Yemeni heritage
- Alia Atkinson, Jamaican swimmer and five-time Olympian
- Alia Bano, British playwright of Pashtun origin
- Alia Bhatt, Indian actress
- Alia Ghanem, birth name of Hamida al-Attas, mother of Osama bin Laden
- Alia al-Hussein, Queen of Jordan
- Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan
- Alia Mamdouh, Iraqi novelist, author and journalist
- Alia Ouabdelsselam, French ice dancer
- Alia Penner, American pop artist
- Alia Humaid Al Qassimi, Emirati surgeon
- Alia Sabur, American materials scientist and world's youngest professor
- Alia Shawkat, American actress
- Princess Alia Tabba, Jordanian princess
Aleah
- Aleah Chapin, American painter
- Aleah Stanbridge, South African singer-songwriter, former singer of death/doom metal band Trees of Eternity.
Fictional characters
- Alia Atreides, in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
- Alia, in the Mega Man X video game series