Alba (given name)

Alba (given name)
Alba is a unisex given name of Latin origin meaning "white". 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
References
ALBA means four/fourth in the Arabic language and also named in Uganda for both babies
See also
Alba (surname)
Alba (disambiguation)
Feminine given names
Given names derived from colors