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Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It's a very old name for the country.

Alba or ALBA can also mean many other things around the world. Let's explore some of them!

Alba in Entertainment and Media

Characters in Stories and Games

  • Alba is a character in the Japanese video game Darkstalkers.
  • Alba also appears in the novel The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
  • Alba Meira is a character you might know from the Japanese video game series King of Fighters.
  • Alba Trueba is a character in the famous novel The House of the Spirits by Chilean author Isabel Allende.
  • Quercus Alba is a character in the video game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.

Video Games Featuring Alba

  • Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is a fun game from 2020. It was made by Ustwo Games and lets you explore nature.

Films and TV Shows with Alba

  • Alba is a film from Ecuador that came out in 2016.
  • BBC Alba is a special TV channel from the BBC. It broadcasts in Scottish Gaelic, the traditional language of Scotland.
  • Alba (TV series) is a Spanish drama television series.

Books and Poetry Called Alba

  • Alba is a novel written by Daniel Odier in 1985.
  • Alba (poetry) is a type of old Occitan poetry. These poems are usually about two lovers saying goodbye at dawn.

Music and Alba

  • Alba is the name of a Danish music group.
  • Alba Musica Kyo is another music group. It was started by Toyohiko Satoh.
  • "Alba" is also a song by the band Runrig. You can find it on their 1987 album The Cutter and the Clan.

Businesses and Organizations Named Alba

Brands and Companies

  • Alba (brand) is a British company known for making electronics. Sainsbury's owns this brand.
  • Alba (watch) is a sub-brand of the famous Seiko Watch Corporation.
  • ALBA is an American company that makes milk products. It's part of the Hain Celestial Group.
  • Aluminium Bahrain, often called AlBa, is a big company in Bahrain that produces aluminum.

Schools and Universities

  • ALBA Graduate Business School is a well-known school in Greece.
  • Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts is also known as ALBA. It's a famous art school in Lebanon.

Other Groups and Organizations

  • Alba Party is a political party in Scotland.
  • ALBA used to be called the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America. It's an organization where different governments work together.
  • Operation Alba was a peacekeeping mission in 1997. A group of countries sent forces to Albania to help keep peace.

People Named Alba

  • Alba (given name) is a popular first name.
  • Alba (surname) is also a family name.

Places Around the World Called Alba

Cities and Towns in Italy

  • Alba, Piedmont is a city in Italy. It's famous for its white truffles and wine.
  • Alba Fucens was an ancient town in Italy.
  • Alba Longa was another very old city in Italy.

Places in Romania

  • Alba County is a county in a region of Romania called Transylvania.
  • Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County. It has a lot of history.
  • Alba is also the name of a few villages in Romania.

Locations in Spain

  • Alba, Aragon is a town in Spain.
  • Alba de Tormes is another town in Spain. It's famous for its castle and history.
  • Alba is also a river in Spain.

Places in Ukraine

  • Cetatea Alba was the old Romanian name for Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. It's a city and port in Ukraine.
  • Snake Island (Black Sea) was known as Alba by the Romans.

Towns in the United States

Science and Technology Related to Alba

Biology and Nature

  • Alba (rabbit) was a special rabbit. It was genetically modified to glow in the dark!
  • Alba is a type of Bergenia stracheyi plant.
  • Quercus alba is the scientific name for the white oak tree. It's a common and important tree.
  • The Barn owl is also known by its scientific name, Tyto alba.
  • Linea alba (abdomen) is a white line of tissue that runs down the middle of your stomach.
  • Linea alba (cheek) is a white line you might see on the inside of your cheek.

Other Scientific Uses

  • ALBA (synchrotron) is a big science facility in Spain. It uses powerful light to study materials.
  • Alba Mons is a very large volcano on the planet Mars.

Sports Teams Named Alba

  • Alba Berlin is a well-known German basketball club.

Transportation and Alba

Cars and Motorcycles

  • Alba (1952 automobile) was a car made in Portugal.
  • Alba (motorcycle) was a German motorcycle from the 1920s.

Ships Called Alba

  • The SS Alba was a ship from Panama that was wrecked in 1938.

See Also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Alba para niños

  • Alb, a type of robe worn in Christian churches
  • Albion, a very old name for the island of Great Britain
  • Alban (disambiguation)
  • Album (disambiguation)
  • Albus (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Alba
  • All pages with titles containing Alba
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