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Alba
AlbaSay it AL-buh
- Meaning
- White (feminine of albus); in Italian and Spanish, dawn Lewis & Short, s.v. albus
- Say it
- AL-buh
Alba
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Alba meaning
Alba is an international girl's name of Latin origin.
White (feminine of albus); in Italian and Spanish, dawn
Alba is the feminine of Latin albus, "white". Lewis and Short's Latin dictionary explains that albus was a plain, matt white, unlike candidus, a dazzling white, and that Romans used it for white hair, white clothing and the white pebble a voter dropped to approve or acquit. Figuratively it could mean favourable or lucky. In Italian, Spanish and Catalan alba became the word for the dawn, the first white light of day, and that is the sense most families have in mind. Short and soft, Alba is easy to say in every Indian language.
Source: Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879), s.v. albus · entry albus · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lewis & Short, albus (alatius.com)
Popularity abroad
- #95 England and Wales, girls 2025
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