Alta en · PROPN · etymology 1
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.
alt of Alberta
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Alta. | alternative | lexicographic |
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Alta en · PROPN · etymology 2
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A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.
"I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -
1870 Mary Mapes Dodge: St. Nicholas:A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls: page 725 (Little Menan Light)
- (rare) A male given name from Latin.
- A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
- A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.