Alva
AL-vuh
English form of Irish Ailbhe, Swedish and Norwegian feminine form of Alf
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Alva Origin and Meaning
The name Alva is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "white; elf".
While the male Alva or Alvah relates directly to the minor Biblical character, the female version is more likely an Anglicized form of the Irish name Ailbhe, or a feminine form the name Alf (and Alf- beginning names), popular in its native Sweden and Norway. Best known as Thomas Edison's middle name, Alva has true unisex roots.
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- Alva VanderbiltAmerican socialite and suffragette
- Thomas Alva EdisonAmerican inventor
- Alva GustafssonMinor actress, sister of Greta Garbo
- Alva Myrdalwinner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Alva in Pop Culture
- Alva Starmain character of movie/play 'This Property is Condemned"
- Alvafemale form of Alf, which means in "elf" in Swedish.
- Alva Stubbinscharacter in "The Rose Years" series by Roger Lea MacBride