Girls name -Alba

[Emilywhitwam]

Hi
Our baby girl is 5 days old and me and my husband love the name Alba. We like that there won’t be 5 in her class, that it’s easy to pronounce and spell- however, when I have said it to people they have said Albie? Or Albert? Or asked me to repeat it… I don’t want to saddle my daughter with a lifetime of it?
Do you think it’s a good name choice ?
Her sister is Willow.

I know an Alba , I think it’s lovely . Her full name is the feminine of Albert, Albertine, which a French friend told me is quite an old fashioned name not used much now.

Alba = Scotland to me.

Do you have Scottish heritage?

It is rhe Spanish word for Dawn and quite popular in Spain.

First thing I thought of was, short for Albatross. Oops.

Alex Salmond.

Sorry, even without the association with Alex Salmond, it's not a euphonious name.

It's a budget brand of TVs.

I wasn't aware of the Scottish connection. To me, it's a beautiful place in Italy where I went on holiday once, and also the name of the daughter in The Time Traveller's Wife.
I like the name.

@KimikosNightmare

Alex Salmond.

Sorry, even without the association with Alex Salmond, it's not a euphonious name.

It means scotland in Gaelic. So I thibk you're a little bit reductory to only associate it with Alex salmon lol.

I mean it's a cute name. But I wouldn't name my daughter it in the UK if we were not scottish. Or she will have people asking her her whole life what her scottish connections are lol

So I thibk you're a little bit reductory to only associate it with Alex salmon lol

It's literally the name of his political party!!

@ticktockriojaoclock

So I thibk you're a little bit reductory to only associate it with Alex salmon lol

It's literally the name of his political party!!

Yes because it means Scotland!

It means Scotland in Gaelic but although in the 62 years I've lived in Scotland I've never once used it to refer to the country.

I think Alba is a lovely name. I know that it also means "white".

Pinkbonbon I am aware. But here in Scotland, the word Alba has been in most people's consciousness most recently because of Salmond, and it's worth pointing that out to the OP.

I know a few Alba's. It's quite popular among the Spanish community here although I know of Scottish ones too. I can't say I even remembered about the political party. That wouldn't put me off. It's a lovely name.

@SequinnedShawl

It's a budget brand of TVs.

My first thought too.

I love it!

“La Casa de Bernarda Alba” is the first thing I thought of (it’s a classic Spanish play). Although Bernarda Alba herself isn’t the most sympathetic character, it’s a great play. All female cast written in the 1930s, ahead of its time really!

I think it’s a lovely name, I like Albertine though, that has a lot of options for nn - Alba, Albie, Bertie, Bina, Tina.

Oh I LOVE Albertine!

In Italy it's short for Rosalba which is a bit old-fashioned but I like the Alba-Scotland connection (Alex S notwithstanding,)
It goes well with Willow.

It's Latin for white as well

Love the name Alba, my 4 year old has a friend Alba. Reminds me of Alba from The House of Spirits. I believe it means Sunrise in Italian which is lovely.

@Letsallscreamatthesistene

Oh I LOVE Albertine!

I'm a fan of Albertina. Took me a while for it to grow on me but one of my favs now!

OP Alba is a lovely name. You could call your baby Jane or Leyla or Louise or Hailey or Jasmine or Sky or Emma and someone will always have a bad connotation with it. Always. Go for the name that speaks to you.

I really like it.

@garlictwist

It's Latin for white as well

Yep, and I would feel a little uneasy about that.

How about Alma?