Malay Names · Boy
Alwi name meaning
“related to Ali; lofty”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعلوي
10
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Alwi
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Alwi is a boy's name from Arabic, a relational form of Ali, meaning 'related to Ali' or 'lofty'.
What does Alwi mean?
About the name Alwi
Alwi comes from the Arabic relational form ʿAlawī, built from ʿAlī, 'high' or 'exalted', and denotes a connection to the name Ali. A separate, similar-looking Arabic word, ʿulwī, means 'lofty', from ʿuluww. Alwee and Alwy are variants.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ع ل ي · ʿ-l-y |
| Syllables | Al-wi |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | علوي |
|---|
Compound names with Alwi
Sources
- Wiktionary: علوي · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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