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- ↑ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Alva (1)".
- ↑ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Alvah".
- ↑ "Girls' names 2012 - Statistics Sweden". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
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