Girl · Germanic
Alberta
Say it: al-BUR-tuh
Meaning
Feminine of Albert, from Germanic adal 'noble' and berht 'bright'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1900s
In the United States
- 70,714 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1909, about 1 in 471 girls
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Alberta |
|---|---|
| German | Alberta |
Famous bearers
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, after whom the Canadian province is named
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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