Alba (given name)

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Alba
Genderunisex
Language(s)Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Galician
Origin
Meaningbright 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]

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Alba is also the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland and the alba is a subgenre of Occitan lyric poetry. [5]

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  2. "Alba Meaning | Best 8 Definitions of Alba". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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  4. "Alba – Nordic Names Wiki – Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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