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 AdamsGovernor of Colorado
  • Alva Blanchard AdamsU.S. Senator
  • Alva Clark ForneyLieutenant Governor of South Dakota
  • Alva DuerAmerican college basketball coach
  • Alva JohnstonPulitzer Prize,winning journalist, author and biographer
  • Alva Leon "Allie" PaineAmerican basketball player
  • Alva Revista FitchUnited States Army lieutenant general
  • Alva Romanus BaptisteSaint Lucian politician
  • Thomas Alva Edison

Alva in Pop Culture

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