Alba (disambiguation)

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Alba, the feminine form of the Latin word albus 'white'; in Italian and Spanish it also means sunrise. It may also refer to:

• the white liturgical vestment Alb
• in many botanical names (mostly grammatically female), for species etcetera that are lighter or color (not always white or even whitish) then related ones; e.g. Alba roses, a group of roses named after the botanical species Rosa alba
• Alba (poetry), a Provencal genre of poetry
• SS Alba, which ran aground near St. Ives, Cornwall in 1939.

Toponyms

• Alba, the Goidelic name of Scotland
• the Latin name of Snake Island (Black Sea)

In Italy:

• Alba (CN), a town in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont
  • Republic of Alba (1796-1801)
  • Republic of Alba (1944)
• Alba Docilia, modern Albissola
• Alba Fucens near the lake Fucinus Lacus, in Samnium
• Alba Longa, Latium

In Romania:

• Alba County
• Alba Iulia, the capital city of the Alba County
• Alba, Botoşani, a village in Hudeşti Commune, Botoşani County
• Alba, Tulcea, a village in Izvoarele Commune, Tulcea County

In Spain:

• Alba, Spain, in Aragon
• Alba de Tormes, Castile-Leon (Origin of the Castilian noble House of Alba) and Alba de Yeltes

In the United States of America:

• Alba, Michigan
• Alba, Missouri
• Alba, Pennsylvania
• Alba, Texas
• Alba Township, Illinois
• Alba Township, Minnesota

people

Alba is a female first name in Italy, Spain and other Latin countries.

• Alba, Italian singer (80's)
• Alba (Ancient Rome)- king of Alba Longa
• Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, see also List of Dukes of Alba
• Jessica Alba, actress

brands, organisations and companies

• Alba (electronics), a brand of consumer electronics sold in the United Kingdom
• Alba (watch), a brand of wristwatch manufactured by Seiko
• Alba (rabbit), a genetically altered rabbit
• Alba (1907 automobile), an Austrian vintage car
• Alba (1913 automobile), a French vintage car
• Alba was a previous name of Italian football club A.S. Roma
• Alba Botanica, a brand of beauty products

acronyms

• ALBA Graduate Business School, a private, not-for-profit, Business School based in Greece
• Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas )
• ALBA (synchrotron), a synchrotron radiation facility in Barcelona, Spain
• ALBA (mission), OSCE's diplomatic mission in Albania
• ALBA, a company that specializes in milk products and is owned by the Hain Celestial Group
• Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts)

popular culture

• Alba, a planet in the fictional universe of Star Wars
• Alba is the son of Darkstalkers character Aulbath
• Alba Meira, a character from the King of Fighters series.
• Alba is the daughter of Henry and Clare DeTamble in the popular novel The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Alba is the precocious, sexy, devious, and beautiful thirteen-year-old heroine of novelist Delacorta's Diva series.
• Alba is the last and sixth novel in Delacorta's Diva series.