Alva is a unisex name of Arabic, English, German, Hebrew and Latin origin. Meaning in Arabic: Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name. Meaning in English: Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names. Meaning in German: Friend. Meaning in Hebrew: Brightness, exalted, exalted one. The form Alvah is used in the Old Testament. Meaning in Latin: White. Alva is a feminine form of Alvin and variant of Alvin. Famous bearer: prolific American inventor Thomas Alva Edison developed the electric light bulb. The name has 4 letters.
Celtic English Welsh
Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. From the Celtic Alan meaning harmony, stone, or noble.
English
Divine counselor.
English
Divine counselor.
English
Sage, wise. From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel. Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid, meaning old peace.
Arabic Biblical Hebrew
Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name. His rising up; his highness Exalted one; Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name.
Arabic Hebrew German Teutonic
Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name. Friend. Loved by all.
English German Spanish Latin Swedish
An Old English name meaning elf army. Alvar appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book; was revived in mid-20th century. Newscaster Alvar Liddell. Truth-speaker or guardian. White. Dwarf shrub.
German
Army of elves.
