Best Nicknames

Origin: Slavic

Meaning: “lofty, sublime”
Bosnian form of Ali

Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Ali, Alijah, Alijan, Elijah

Alija Book Quotes:
“Alija Djerzelez, a well-known hero of Moslem epic poetry
and a notable personage of the folk tradition, was, in the
view of contemporary historians, an actual person.”
Islam in the Balkans (1993)

Famous people named Alija or its variations

1. Alija Bešić (b. 1975) Luxembourgian pro footballer;
born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. Alija Behmen (b. 1940), Bosniak politician
3. Alija Izetbegović (1925-2003), Bosniak politician, first
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 

 
Alija Middle Names
Alija Faris
Alija Marko
Alija Petar
Alija Vedad