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