Gender | unisex |
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Language(s) | Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Galician |
Origin | |
Meaning | bright light, sunrise, "dawn" |
Other names | |
Related names | Dawn |
Alba is a unisex [1] given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn". [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]
Alba is also the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland and the alba is a subgenre of Occitan lyric poetry. [5]