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I pronounce it a-LEE-a and prefer the traditional spelling, Aliyah. The Aaliyah spelling has become popular because of the late singer. I actually used a search engine a while back to check out different Arabic baby name sites and even they didn't agree on the spelling (Alia, Aliyah, Alya). Then again, if Alia is the feminine form of Ali, then Alia makes sense. I know Aliyah is the Hebrew spelling. To answer your other question, I think the name has an absolutely gorgeous sound but is quite trendy. The different spellings put me off the name somewhat.