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Personal experiences with the name Alba: | Edit

We named our daughter this. Only afterwards I realized it was the same name used in the "Time Travelers Wife" movie/book. We fell in love with this name after we heard the meaning of it.

Nicknames for Alba: | Edit

Ali, Al, Albie, the name itself can be a nickname for Alberta

Meanings and history of the name Alba: | Edit

Alba is the gaelic name for ancient Scotland. Alba in Latin means "bright, white", but was also a place name in Roman Italy, for example Alba in Piemonte which is probably the most famous one (for it's truffles and wine), or Alba Fucens (now only a historical site) in Abruzzo.
Alba in Italian means "dawn".
Alba means "white pearl"

Famous real-life people named Alba: | Edit

Celebrity Actress Jessica Alba (Is it her last name).

Alba in song, story & screen: | Edit

Alba is the daughter of Clare and Henry in "The Time Traveler's Wife"(both the book and the film).