Àlíyù name /à.lí.jù/
Àlíù (alternative)
Definitions
  1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali
  2. a surname from Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “Aliyu”. Reference: en-Aliyu-yo-name--fxDTblQ