Malay Names · Boy
Wali name meaning
“protector; close friend; saint”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- W
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Wali
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Wali is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'protector' or 'close friend'.
What does Wali mean?
About the name Wali
Wali comes from Arabic waliyy, meaning protector, helper, friend or saint. Al-Waliyy is also one of the names of God, meaning the Protector. Other spellings include Waliyy and Wally.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | و ل ي · w-l-y |
| Syllables | Wa-li |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with W |
| Arabic script | ولي |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: ولي · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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- Iskandar♂Arabic form of Alexander, 'defending men'
- Saiful♂Sword (element sayf al-, 'sword of the')
- Nasir♂Helper
- Salim♂Safe, sound, intact
- Hasbullah♂God is sufficient
- Haris♂Guard
- Saifuddin♂Sword of the faith
- Selamat♂Safe
- Muhaimin♂Guardian
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