Alta

See also: alta, Alta., álta, älta, altă, and Alt-A

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Alta

  1. Abbreviation of Alberta, a province of Canada.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Alta

  1. A female given name possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in nineteenth century U.S.A.
    • 1870 Mary Mapes Dodge: St. Nicholas:A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls: page 725 (Little Menan Light):
      "I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -
  2. (rare) A male given name.
  3. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Finnmark, Norway

See also

References
  • U.S. Social Security Administration, accessed on December 15th, 2010: The first name Alta was included in the top 1000 female names in 1880-1956, and in the top 1000 male names in 1889, 1891, and 1895.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Alta

  1. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Finnmark, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Alta

  1. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Finnmark, Norway
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