Alba (given name)
Alba is a "unisex" [1] given name of Latin origin meaning "white" [2]. In Spanish and Italian the name means sunrise or "dawn".[3] In Spanish and Italian speaking countries it is considered to be a female name. It can also be used as a Spanish surname, as in the actress Jessica Alba, or a title, as in the Spanish Dukedom of Alba. It may also be considered a feminine version of Albert or Albinus or of names beginning with the Germanic Alf.[4]
| Gender | unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Galician |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | white, sunrise, "dawn" |
Alba is also the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland and the alba is a subgenre of Occitan lyric poetry.[5]
Notable people
- Alba August (*1993), Danish-Swedish actress
- Alba Baptista (*1997), Portuguese actress
- Alba Calderón (1908–1992), Ecuadorian painter
- Alba Flores (*1986), Spanish actress
- Alba Gaïa Bellugi (born 1995), a French actress
- Alba Milana (born 1959), an Italian long-distance runner
- Alba Mujica (1916-1983), Argentinian actress
- Alba Nydia Díaz (born 1955), Puerto Rican actress
- Alba Redondo (*1996), Spanish footballer
- Alba Ribas, Spanish actress
- Alba Rohrwacher (born 1979), Italian actress
- Alba Silvius, an ancient Roman king of Alba Longa
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