| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Germanic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Noble and Bright |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Albert, Albertina, Albertine |
Alberta is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words adal "noble" and beraht "right".[1] Alberta may refer to:
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Notable people named Alberta
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939), daughter of Queen Victoria and namesake of the Canadian province
- Alberta of Agen (died 286), Roman martyr
- Alberta, Queen of Castile (fl. 1071), wife of Sancho II
- Alberta Brianti (born 1980), Italian tennis player
- Alberta Gallatin (1861–1948), American stage and film actress
- Alberta Gay (1913–1987), mother of singer Marvin Gaye
- Alberta Hunter (1895–1984), American jazz singer and songwriter
- Alberta Martin (1906–2004), once thought to have been the last surviving widow of a Confederate soldier
- Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (1877–1951), American heiress and British aristocrat
- Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American television and film actress
- Alberta Nichols (1898–1957), American songwriter
- Alberta Sheriff (fl. 1998–1999), also known as Alberta (singer), a singer from Sierra Leone
- Alberta Vaughn (1904–1992), American silent film actress
- Alberta Watson (1955–2015), Canadian film and television actress
- Alberta Williams King (1904–1974), mother of Martin Luther King Jr.
See also
- Albert (given name)
- Albert (surname)
- Alberta (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Alberta
References
- ↑ "Mfnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Albert". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
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