Alva

Hebrew
"his highness"

Alva Origin and Meaning

The name Alva is a boy's name of Hebrew, Spanish origin meaning "his highness".

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# 947 in the US

Alva Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Alva

  • Alva Adams
    Governor of Colorado
  • Alva Blanchard Adams
    U.S. Senator
  • Alva Clark Forney
    Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
  • Alva Duer
    American college basketball coach
  • Alva Johnston
    Pulitzer Prize,winning journalist, author and biographer
  • Alva Leon "Allie" Paine
    American basketball player
  • Alva Revista Fitch
    United States Army lieutenant general
  • Alva Romanus Baptiste
    Saint Lucian politician

Alva in Pop Culture

  • Alva
    farmer Arphaxed Turnbull's son by his first wife in "The War Widow" (1894) by Harold Frederic