Alba?

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Opinions on this name please.

It has really grown on me but struggling with a middle name to go along side it. Do you think Isobel goes well?

Thanks x

I have an Alba and in four years I can count on one hand the number of times it's been mispronounced.

I think it's going to become really popular (two baby Albas in my area tht I know of and one was inspired by mine), but hope I'm wrong.

There is a girl in DD's school called Alba. Her parents are both Spanish.

I think it is lovely, although maybe not with Isobel.

I know of an Alba (aged approx. 3) whose Mum is Spanish. I think it's pretty. How about Jasmin(e) as a MN?

I absolutely love the name alba (time travellers wife fan!) my husband does not share my love for the name (or the film!) I have 4 girls and I'm pregnant with our 5th and im definitely not allowed to use the name I think alba rose sounds lovely, but I agree that alba isobel doesnt quite sound right. x

I nearly chose Alba (I have Spanish roots) but went with Alma instead!

I love it and it was on our shortlist, for Latin links rather than Scots.

I think Alba Isobel is difficult though - the two vowel shapes/sounds are hard to run together.

How about Alba Mirabel/Maribel?

I'm not sue around the referendum, so definitely no political statement.

Can't use Iona as there is one in the family!

I absolutely love Alba (my husband is Scottish and the time travellers wife is my favourite book), I went and used it on my cat though and wish I had saved it for a future daughter.
I think Alba Rose is very pretty.

Isla?

Thane Think the Time Traveller's Wife uses the Spanish pronunciation of Alba, not the Gaelic - if you've gone with that version that's why you haven't heard anyone mispronounce it.

I like it but it does remind me of cheap stereos as pps have said. That might be me showing my advancing age though!

LOVE. Was our girl choice for DS who is an Albie instead.

Alba makes me think of cheap stereos, my children wouldn't think of that.

of love Alba! our top girls name, along with Isla.

I love*

Oh I see, squirrelled. I've only heard the Spanish pronunciation. Is the alternative commonly used then? How do you pronounce the Gaelic version?

The Scottish Alba sounds like Alla-pa to my ears.

I would assume it is Al-bah and I reckon most people would say it that way. If you're not living in Scotland then probably not an issue.

Thane the Scots Gaelic pronunciation is more like "Al-a-pa".

Listen to Runrig's "Alba" on You Tube for the Gaelic pronunciation.

florascotia it doesn't mean white in Italian, it means dawn. Same as Spanish.

I don't really like it, but really don't see how it would be pronounced incorrectly. People would say it exactly as it's written - al-ba. There are no strange diphthongs or vowels that could be mangled. They'd have to try reeeeally hard to get that wrong - and I've met some real idiots :)

If I met an Alba who wasn't obviously Spanish or Italian, I would pronounce it with a sort of puff of breath on the "b" which would make it sound more like Al-apah. And I don't think I'm a real idiot. That's how it's pronounced in Gaelic.

Even people who don't speak Gaelic will have come across Alba meaning Scotland if they live in Scotland - there's BBC Alba, it's on lots of official government stuff, etc.

Lovely, lovely, lovely name

I love the name Alba. But as said above, DH vetoed it straight away because of the link with the stereos.

Sorry Peppin - I was writing too quickly. Of course you are right. I meant to say 'white in Latin, dawn in Italian and Spanish'.