Alberta is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words adal "noble" and beraht "right".[1] Alberta may refer to:
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Germanic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Noble and Bright |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Albert, Albertina, Albertine |
Translations
editNotable people named Alberta
edit- 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 Adams (1917–2014), American blues singer
- Alberta Alexandrescu, Romanian pianist
- Alberta Ampomah (born 1994), Ghanaian weightlifter
- Alberta Bigagli (1928–2017), Italian psychologist and poet
- Alberta Brianti (born 1980), Italian tennis player
- Alberta Cariño (died 2010), Mexican human rights defender
- Alberta Jeannette Cassell (1926–2007), American architect and children's book author
- Alberta Cleland (1876–1960), Canadian painter and educator
- Alberta Darling (born 1944), American educator and congresswoman from Wisconsin
- Alberta Gallatin (1861–1948), American stage and film actress
- Alberta Gay (1913–1987), mother of singer Marvin Gaye
- Alberta Pierson Hannum (1906–1985), American author
- 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 Johanna Meijer-Smetz (1893–1953), Dutch painter
- Alberta Jones Seaton (1924–2014), American zoologist
- Alberta Odell Jones (1930–1965), American attorney and civil rights icon
- Alberta Kinsey (1875–1952), American painter
- Alberta Lee (1860–1928), American stage and film actress
- Alberta Masiello (1915–1990), Italian-American conductor and opera singer
- Alberta Mayne (born 1980), Canadian actress, theatre producer, and social activist
- Alberta Mennega (1912–2009), Dutch botanist
- Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (1877–1951), American heiress and British aristocrat
- Alberta Neiswanger Hall (1870–1956), American composer and children's book author
- Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American television and film actress
- Alberta Nichols (1898–1957), American songwriter
- Alberta Pfeiffer (1899–1994), American architect
- Alberta Sackey (born 1972), Ghanaian footballer
- Alberta Santuccio (born 1994), Italian fencer
- Alberta Virginia Scott (c. 1875–1902), American educator
- Alberta Schenck Adams (1928–2009), American civil rights activist
- Alberta Sheriff (fl. 1998–1999), also known as Alberta, a singer from Sierra Leone
- Alberta Slim (1910–2005), Canadian country singer
- Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (born 1954), American congresswoman from Michigan
- Alberta Banner Turner (1909–2008), American professor and psychologist
- Alberta Uitangcoy-Santos (1865–1953), Filipino woman's rights activist
- Alberta Vaughn (1904–1992), American silent film actress
- Alberta Watson (1955–2015), Canadian film and television actress
- Alberta Whittle (born 1980), Barbadian-Scottish artist
- Alberta Williams King (1904–1974), mother of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Alberta Zanardi (born 1940), Italian sprint canoer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mfnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Albert". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
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