Alta

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English

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Etymology 1

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Alta

  1. Abbreviation of Alberta, a province of Canada.

Etymology 2

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Alta

  1. A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (high), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.
    • 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 from Latin.
  3. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
  4. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

See also

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References

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  • [1] 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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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 Alta on Norwegian Wikipedia
 Alta (by) on Norwegian Wikipedia

Etymology

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Proper noun

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Alta

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 Alta on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Alta kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alta

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway