Alli

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Alina, Alisa, and Alfhild; also a bird name from alli (“long-tailed duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑlːi
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧li

Proper noun

Alli

1. a female given name
   • 2015, Raija Oranen, Hirmuinen mies, Teos, →ISBN, page 190:

     Neiti Valve oli ollut Paasikivelle Alli jo jonkin aikaa, mutta tietysti vain kun he olivat kahden kesken. Alina Amanda. Mutta Alli oli Paasikiven mielestä mukava kutsumanimi, juuri sellainen kuin nainen itsekin, pehmeä, mutkaton, kepeä, mutta samalla määrätietoinen.

     Miss Valve had been Alli to Paasikivi for some time now, but only between the two of them. Alina Amanda, but Paasikivi thought Alli was a nice nickname, just like the woman: soft, easy-going, light, yet determined.

Declension

Derived terms

• allit

Statistics

• Alli is the 273^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,914 female individuals (and as a middle name to 718 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• -illa, lila

Hausa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàl.líː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

• Audio (Nigeria)

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Proper noun

Àllī m

1. a male given name

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatlɪ/
• Rhymes: -atlɪ

Proper noun

2=Alla

Alli m

1. a male given name

Declension