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Alba

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KateTTC123 · 15/12/2018 20:58

For both boy or girl. I know it seems to be more popular for girls but I think it sounds unisex

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mrsdaisyodonnell · 02/01/2019 01:15

I know a beautiful young lady called Alba. Beautiful name and love the meaning

jigsawpiece · 16/12/2018 20:16

Love Alba for a girl. The little girl in the Time Travellers Wife was so cute too :-)

ZebraKid71 · 16/12/2018 17:43

I like it for a girl, but it is definitely not unisex in my eyes.

wierdwords · 16/12/2018 13:42

Was also going to ask how you are pronouncing. The Gaelic is pronounced Al-uh-puh - there's a Runrig song called this if you want to look on YouTube. I don't think it makes for a good name really. But it's your choice.

Sparkers · 16/12/2018 13:34

I live in Spain. Alba is a girls name, and a very popular one, there are always at least 2-3 in every class.

daisypond · 16/12/2018 10:28

Alban is great for a boy.

Thissameearth · 16/12/2018 00:53

In my opinion it is too much for a Scottish child growing up in Scotland, to call them Scotland. Is the father Alex Salmond?! Smile I think it would be different if you lived in another country and had some distant Scottish heritage. However, generally I prefer names to be established as names, to reduce the chance that it will not date well.

LooksBetterWithAFilter · 16/12/2018 00:15

How are you saying it though the Garlic pronunciation makes it sound like it has more letters in it more ah-luh-buh than just Alba which is how I suspect a lot of people are pronouncing it in their head.

ScreamingValenta · 16/12/2018 00:08

My first association is the budget technology brand.

MarthasGinYard · 16/12/2018 00:07

I had an Alba Walkman age 13

Julianaa · 16/12/2018 00:07

Alba is a very popular girl's name in Spain. It means dawn.

I really like it. Would work well in English speaking countries as it is spelled as it's pronounced.

WendyCope · 16/12/2018 00:05

Every second girl in Spain is called Alba, extremely common here. You would be laughed out of town if you were a boy called Alba!

But only matters if you or they, ever live in Spain/work with Spaniards I suppose.

RCohle · 16/12/2018 00:01

I'm Scottish and it just makes me think of cassette players and the welcome signs at Edinburgh airport.

I'd certainly assume it was a girl's name.

Snowwontbelong · 15/12/2018 23:58

Has to be Hamish..

Pixel99 · 15/12/2018 23:53

I think Gareth Bales (ex Spurs) now Real Madrid's eldest DD is called Alba , so I've always thought of it as a (Welsh) girls name.

moredoll · 15/12/2018 23:40

How about

Sholto
Struan

Morvern
Eilidh

FairyFantastic · 15/12/2018 23:12

Hey OP! My DD was born in Scotland and I was so keen to have a Scottish name for her. DP wasn't so keen, but we compromised for a middle name. I loved the name Alba. In the end, sadly, we didn't go for it.
One word of caution though, even though people supported my choice of Alba, I found out loads of people actually didn't like it and associated it with the electronics, and a fair few of my Scottish friends didn't like it because it reminded them of BBC Alba thus the name of a tv channel and they didn't find it a baby name.

Personally, I still love it. I love it's various meanings too. Harris is a great name too and Harris and Alba seem nice together.

bigballss · 15/12/2018 23:11

I know a little girl called alba, lovely name and very pretty

olivertwistwantsmore · 15/12/2018 22:55

How about
Alyth
Iona
Skye
Rona
Katrina
Shona

FruminousBandersnatch · 15/12/2018 22:53

It’s gorgeous and I think it’s going to be one of those really popular names soon.

mistermagpie · 15/12/2018 22:50

I know a little one year old Alba! She's the only one I know, I think it's lovely. I live in Scotland where there is a sea of little Eilidh and Isla's and I think Alba is just that bit different.

Puffinhead · 15/12/2018 22:24

I know an Alba and she’s Spanish.

Blacktoffeecat · 15/12/2018 22:22

My first thought was the Time traveller’s wife.

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KateTTC123 · 15/12/2018 22:22

I am Scottish and I prefer scottish names. My ds is called Harris so I don't want another island name. I don't know the electronics company folk are talking about tbh

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olivertwistwantsmore · 15/12/2018 22:14

Are you Scottish? Do you live in Scotland?

I’m not sure. I don’t think it sounds nice to say. I like the meaning, but what are you saying? That your dd is Scotland? And yes, I thought of my 80s cassette player too...

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