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. 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), Span