The name Alijah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is Yahweh".

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A little bit Aliyah and a little bit Elijah equals an invented name that moves into the girls' column with its choice by Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Bassett for their daughter.  While there is good reason for this name to feel feminine, if you're not aware of the spelling variation, you're likely to just hear Elijah, both traditional and popular for boys. Then again, Noa is doing well for girls, so it wouldn't feel entirely out of place. 

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The name Alijah is a boy's name meaning "Yahweh is God".

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Elijah is in the US Top 10 and is popular across New Zealand, The Netherlands, and The UK. Spelling variation Alijah however only appears in the US charts, where it has ranked in the Top 1000 since 2001. Given to 700 boys in a recent year, for every one baby Alijah, there are 16 Elijahs. 
 
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, Elijah is composed of the elements ’el and yah which both refer to God. Alijah could be said to mean the same, although the change of initial could link it to the Hebrew element ala meaning "to rise, to ascend", to create the meaning "to ascend to God" , as in the name Aliyah.
 
This spelling variant changes the nickname for Eli to Ali, or perhaps EJ to AJ.

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