The name Ali has two meanings:
1. This is a pet form of feminine names starting with "Ali" (for instance, Alice or Alison).
2. This is a masculine name meaning "exalted, sublime" in Arabic.
Famous bearers
Bearers include Ali ibn Ridwan (988 - c. 1061), a Egyptian astrologer, astronomer, and physician;
Ali Shariati (1933 - 1977), an Iranian sociologist and revolutionary;
Ali MacGraw (born 1939), an American actress.
A bearer of the surname is Mohammed Ali (born 1942), an American boxer.
