What country is the last name Alba from?
2007-12-28 20:12:52 · 5 answers · asked by rocky_red_angel 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
According to www.ancestry.com its actually "Spanish, Italian and Romanian".
Alba
Spanish, Italian, and Romanian: habitational name from any of the places named in any of these languages with this element. Its meaning is various and disputed; the coincidence in form with Latin alba (feminine) ‘white’ is suggestive, but in many cases the name is pre-Roman and denotes a site on a hill or mountain.
hope this helps.
2007-12-28 22:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Alba
Spanish, Italian, and Romanian: habitational name from any of the places named in any of these languages with this element. Its meaning is various and disputed; the coincidence in form with Latin alba (feminine) ‘white’ is suggestive, but in many cases the name is pre-Roman and denotes a site on a hill or mountain.
2007-12-29 21:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. But it's also a town in Italy, Romania and Spain.
2007-12-29 04:18:46 · answer #3 · answered by ChatNoir 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The first one is right on at least on possibility. But it is also a Roman name, so it could have come down to you through Spanish, French, Romanian, Portuguese, or Italian ancestry.
Most likely Spanish or Italian, the other three didn't use this name as much.
2007-12-29 04:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the Flintstones Alba dalba doo
2007-12-29 04:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by wheelhog1966 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋