# Alba (given name)

Alba is a unisex given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn". In Spanish and Italian the name means sunrise or "dawn". 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.
Alba is also the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland and the alba is a subgenre of Occitan lyric poetry.

## Notable people

* Alba Arikha (born 1966), French-British writer
* Alba Arnova (1930–2018), Italian-Argentine ballerina and actress
* Alba August (born 1993), Danish-Swedish actress and singer
* Alba Aznar (born 1993), Spanish footballer
* Alba Baptista (born 1997), Portuguese actress
* Alba Raquel Barros (born 1952), Puerto Rican actress, comedian, and dancer
* Alba Bautista (born 2002), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
* Alba Gaïa Bellugi (born 1995), a French actress
* Alba Bouwer (1920–2010), South African journalist and author
* Alba Cabello (born 1986), Spanish synchronized swimmer
* Alba Calderón (1908–1992), Ecuadorian painter and activist
* Alba Caride (born 1980), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
* Alba Carrillo (born 1986), Spanish model and television presenter
* Alba Chrétien-Vaguet (1872–1963), French operatic soprano
* Alba Marina Cotes (born 1959), Colombian chemist and biologist
* Alba D'Urbano (born 1955), Italian textile and video artist
* Alba de Céspedes (1911–1997), Cuban-Italian writer
* Alba Alonso de Quesada (1924–2020), Honduran lawyer and academic
* Alba Delgado (born 1991), Salvadoran beauty pageant titleholder
* Alba Nydia Díaz (born 1955), Puerto Rican actress
* Alba Encarnación (1956–2012), Puerto Rican teacher and community leader
* Alba Flores (born 1986), Spanish actress
* Alba Consuelo Flores (born 1965), Honduran pedagogue and civil servant
* Alba Florio (1910–2011), Italian poet
* Alba Galindo (born 1981), American-Canadian model, television host, and sportscaster
* Alba García (born 1992), Spanish actress
* Alba Gonzalo (born 1997), Spanish ice hockey goaltender
* Alba Zoe Gržin (born 1996), Croatian canoeist
* Alba Herrera y Ogazón (1885–1931), Mexican pianist, writer, journalist, and teacher
* Alba Mellado (born 1992), Spanish footballer
* Alba Leonila Méndez (born 1968), Mexican politician
* Alba Merino (born 1989), Spanish footballer
* Alba Milana (born 1959), Italian long-distance runner
* Alba Molina (born 1978), Spanish-Romani singer
* Alba Montserrat (born 1984), Spanish football goalkeeper
* Alba Mujica (1916–1983), Argentinian actress
* Alba Mbo Nchama (born 2003), Equatorial Guinean sprinter
* Alba Parietti (born 1961), Italian television presenter, television personality, showgirl, actress, and singer
* Alba Petisco (born 2003), Spanish artistic gymnast
* Alba Planas (born 2000), Spanish actress
* Alba Polo (born 2001), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
* Alba Pomares (born 1995), Spanish footballer
* Alba Lucía Potes Cortés (born 1954), Colombian composer and teacher
* Alba Quintanilla (born 1944), Venezuelan composer, harpist, harpsichordist, pianist, singer, conductor, and pedagogue
* Alba Luz Ramos (born 1949), Nicaraguan lawyer and judge
* Alba Reche (born 1997), Spanish singer-songwriter
* Alba Redondo (born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Alba Reyes (born 1981), Puerto Rican actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder
* Alba Ribas (born 1988), Spanish actress
* Alba Rico, Spanish actress, singer, and model
* Alba Riquelme (born 1991), Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder
* Alba Roballo (1908–1996), Uruguayan lawyer, poet, and politician
* Alba Rohrwacher (born 1979), Italian actress
* Alba Rojo Cama (1961–2016), Mexican sculptor
* Alba Roversi (born 1961), Venezuelan telenovela and actress
* Alba Rueda (born 1976), Argentine politician
* Alba Ruiz (born 2003), Spanish footballer
* Alba Schwartz (1857–1942), Danish writer
* Alba Sidera (born 1979), Catalan journalist and author
* Alba Silvius, an ancient Roman king of Alba Longa
* Alba Solís (1927–2016), Argentine singer, actress, and vedette
* Alba Sotorra (born 1980), Spanish film director and documentary filmmaker
* Alba Spugnini (born 2000), Spanish handballer
* Alba Teruel Ribes (born 1996), Spanish racing cyclist
* Alba Torrens (born 1989), Spanish basketball player
* Alba Vázquez (born 2002), Spanish swimmer
* Alba Ventura (born 1978), Spanish pianist
* Alba Vergés (born 1978), Catalan economist and politician
* Alba Rosa Viëtor (1889–1979), Italian-American violinist and composer
* Alba Zaluar (1942–2019), Brazilian anthropologist