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♂ Alva (boy)
What does Alva mean?
Alva 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Alva) is pronounced AL-vah. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Alva is "white". Also related to Latin Albin. Biblical name rarely used for men or women, in spite of Thomas Alva Edison's fame. Also form of Alvin.
STARTS WITH Al-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA ALBIN Al▼, Alben, Albyn, Alpin
FEMININE FORMS Allie, Alvarita
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alva Jamari (A.J.), ..
How popular is Alva?
Alva is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#793 out of 1220, Top 65%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#6796 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Alva entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its apex rank of #194 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Alva ranked in the Top 2000 are Alvin (#654 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Al, Alba, Albin and Alvah. Other variants, like Alpin, are seldom used. These relations of Alva were at the apex of their popularity 108 years ago (MEDIAN #723) and have become much less widespread since (#1775, DOWN 92.8%).
Similar Names
Alva▼ is alike in pronunciation to Alvie▼, Alvy, Elvio and Elvo. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abba, Abda, Abia, Abna, Adya, Ahava, Akiva, Alan▼, Alban, Alby, Aldan, Aldo, Alec▼, Aled, Alek, Alem, Alen, Alex▼, Alf, Alfa, Alfo, Alfy, Alga, Algar, Algy, Ali▲, Alia, Alic, Alik, Alin, Alix, Allan▼, Allvar, Aloj, Alon, Alpha, Alta, Alto, Aluf, Alun, Alvan, Alvar, Alvaro, Alven, Alvis, Alvyn, Alvys, Aly, Alyn, Ara, Arda, Arlea, Arv, Arvad, Arvy, Asa, Atlea, Ava, Ave, Avi▲, Avia and Eva. These names tend to be less frequently used than Alva.
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