Alva - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Alva \a-

, also used as boy's name Alva, is pronounced AL-vah. It is of Swedish origin, and its meaning is "elf". Also Anglicised form of the traditional Irish Gaelic name Ailbhe, meaning "white, noble bright". Better known as a man's name, as in Thomas Alva Edison.

Alva has 7 variant forms: Alba, Albina, Albine, Albinia, Allie, Alvah and Alvit.

For more information, see also the related name Alvarita.

Baby names that sound like Alva are Elva, Alvy, Alfa, Olva and Ulva.

Alva is a very common first name for women (#1172 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#7632 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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