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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?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Aulia is an Indonesian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show 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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