Given name & surname
Aliyu
Aliyu is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Yoruba.
Meaning & origin
Aliyu’s family of names
In Yoruba usage, Aliyu has a related form in Àlíù.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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