Alba (given name)

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Alba
Given Name

Gender female
Meaning "dawn"
Region of Origin Latin
Origin Spanish, Italian
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Alba is a female given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn."[1] 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.

Alba is also the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland and the alba is a subgenre of Occitan lyric poetry.[2]

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