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أَولِيَا
Aulia
OW-lee-ah
“Friends of God; saints.”
About Aulia
Aulia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "friends of god; saints" — an Indonesian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Indonesian usage borrowed from Arabic 'awliya' (plural of 'wali') meaning 'friends of God, saints'. Used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Common Indonesian feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Indonesian · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Across the Malay world, names with these consonants arrived alongside Islam itself — first by sea, then by family lineage.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aulia
- What does the name Aulia mean?
- Aulia (أَولِيَا) means "Friends of God; saints". Indonesian usage borrowed from Arabic 'awliya' (plural of 'wali') meaning 'friends of God, saints'. Used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
- Is Aulia a name from the Qur'an?
- Aulia does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Indonesian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aulia a boy or a girl name?
- Aulia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aulia come from?
- Aulia is an Indonesian-Arabic name, built on the root letters W-L-Y. Common Indonesian feminine name.
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