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Alba en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑlbə/
  • audio
  • /ˈælbə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Alba.

Meanings

  1. A county of Transylvania, Romania.

Relateds

Alba Iulia · Russia Alba

Translations (6)

ro Alba (county of Romania) · uk А́лба (county of Romania) · ru А́лба (county of Romania) · de Karlsburg (county of Romania) · pl Alba (county of Romania) · hu Fehér (county of Romania)

Alba en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑlbə/
  • audio
  • /ˈælbə/

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1. Related to albino, Albania and Elbe. More at Albany.

Meanings

  1. (historical, poetic, rare) Scotland, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286.

Deriveds

Albanian

Alba en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑlbə/
  • audio
  • /ˈælbə/

Etymology

From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Aluminium Bahrain.
  2. A female given name from Spanish alba (“dawn”), of modern usage.
  3. A habitational surname from place names of obscure origin.